Attendee Evaluation Results Show 47th Annual PAPSA Conference to be a Great Success!
Attendee evaluation information for the 47th Annual PAPSA Conference has revealed our 2026 conference to be a terrific success! In fact, ratings of presenters and other conference items were an average of nearly 4.5 out of 5 stars.
As has been our tradition Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Special Education Director Dr. Carole Clancy and Colleen Schultz, M.Ed., RN CSN, Chief of the PDH Division of School Health Services, opened the conference with valuable information from Harrisburg.
Other sessions featured Dr. Greg Egnor, Director of Student Services for the Burrell School District, on MTSS That Addresses Students’ Academic, Behavioral, Academic, Social, and Mental Health Needs; Jeff Remington, STEM Outreach Liaison, College of Education’s Center for Science and the Schools, Penn State University, on Shaping an AI-Ready Future: A Journey from Understanding to Readiness and Fluency; Dr. Brandon Pardoe and his team from Williamsport Area SD on From Awareness to Action: A District’s Journey to Becoming Trauma-Informed; Maria Ronneburger, PaTTAN State Lead for EL, on The Top Three Mistakes Schools Make When Using Spoken Language Interpreting for IEP Development; and a panel consisting of Sharon Montanye, Esq., Dr. Michelle Reichard-Huff, Berks IU Director of Early Childhood & Student Services, Leigh Dalton, Esq., and Mr. Jim Brophy, Boyertown Area School District and BCIU Board member, on Bridging Law and Board Governance: What Pupil Services Leaders Need to Know.
The last day of the conference featured the widely acclaimed 23rd Paul Stevens Memorial Legal Seminar, with attorneys from the firm of Sweet Stevens Katz & Williams and focused on salient legal issues in the areas of special education and pupil services on both the state and national levels, as well as a segment on Avon Grove’s AI implementation process as presented by Dr. Mike Ubbens.
All attendees were provided with links to presenter materials and recordings of each day of the conference.
We look forward to seeing you on April 7-9, 2027 at The Inn At Leola Village for our 48th Annual PAPSA Conference!
2026 NAPSA Conference
The 60th annual conference of the National Association of Pupil Services Administrators (NAPSA) will be held at a site and dates to be determined. Further information will be posted on NAPSA’s website and will appear in the PAPSA News as well. Be on the lookout!