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Master the Essentials of Special Education Leadership: Join UNI’s Leadership Camp 1.3

UNI Educational Leadership training at CRAEA

Improve your school’s leadership and staff support at Leadership Camp 1.3, hosted by the University of Northern Iowa. This two-day workshop takes place April 7 and 14 at Central Rivers AEA. Led by special education expert Dr. Susan Etscheidt, the sessions offer a space for educators and administrators to solve real-world problems and improve how they evaluate special education programs.

Comprehensive curriculum

Leadership Camp 1.3 is designed to be a deep dive into the legal, ethical, and practical side of special education leadership. Key modules include:

  • Legal foundations: Special Education history, IDEA, IEP compliance, and 504 Plan essentials.
  • Inclusive excellence: Exploring disability, ableism, microaggressions, and the intersection of Equity, UDL, and MTSS.
  • Student support: Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), discipline protocols, and school-based mental health services.
  • Evaluation & personnel: Special Education teacher evaluation and managing paraprofessional services.
  • Rights & resolution: Parental rights, mediation, and effective IEP facilitation.

Workshop details

  • Dates: April 7 & 14, 2026
  • Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • Location: Central Rivers AEA – Cedar Falls office
  • Format: Face-to-face instruction with additional assignments to be completed outside of the workshop.

Earn graduate credit for just $100

Through a generous grant from the Kern Family Foundation, UNI is able to offer this workshop at a significantly subsidized rate. Participants can earn one unit of graduate credit (useful for evaluator license renewal) for a total tuition of only $100.

Registration information

To participate, please complete the following steps:

  1. Workshop Sign-Up: Register for the workshop sessions via this Google Form.
  2. Optional Graduate Credit: If you wish to receive UNI graduate credit for license renewal, you must also enroll through UNI’s Online & Distance Education portal.

Questions? For enrollment questions, contact Janelle Finke at UNI Online & Distance Education:

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