Pre-Conference: July 28 | Wenatchee, WA Conference: July 29-30 | Wenatchee, WA
Join educators from across Washington at the 2026 Integrated MTSS Conference in the newly remodeled Wenatchee Convention Center! This year’s theme – Aligning for Impact: Inclusive Systems That Work – brings together leaders, teachers, specialists, and support teams for two powerful days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration.
Kick off the experience with our July 28th Pre-conference, featuring role-specific learning for Special Education Directors, School Psychologists, and Threat Assessment teams. The July 29th & 30th Conference will be filled with dynamic keynote speakers, including Priya Parker, and Nidhi Sachdeva, who will spark meaningful reflection on leadership, systems, and gathering with purpose.
We are also seeking presenters who can inspire through the strands of Innovate, Include, Inspire. Bring your best Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) practices, ideas, and success stories to educators statewide!
Come learn, connect, and elevate MTSS implementation across Washington!
2026 Keynote Presentations
Wednesday, July 29 | Priya Parker
Priya Parker is helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time.
She is a facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters , the executive producer and host of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart , and the host of The Art of Gathering Digital Course.. Parker has spent 20 years helping leaders and communities have complicated conversations about community and identity and vision at moments of transition. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India.
Parker is a founding member of the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network. She studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia.
Parker’s The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Riverhead, 2018) has been named a Best Business Book of the year by Amazon, Esquire Magazine, NPR, the Financial Times, 1-800-CEO-READS and Bloomberg. She has spoken on the TED Main Stage, and her TEDx talk on purpose has been viewed over 3 million times. Parker’s work has been featured in numerous outlets including the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , NPR, TED.com, Forbes.com, Real Simple Magazine, Oprah.com, Bloomberg, Glamour, the Today Show and Morning Joe. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Anand Giridharadas , and their two children.
Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva is a leading Canadian researcher in the Science of Learning, specializing in the intersection of educational technology and evidence-informed learning design. Her work spans a wide range of contexts, including teacher education, post-secondary instruction, continuing professional education, and teaching expertise. She teaches online learning and microlearning from a cognitive science perspective at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. A recognized expert in translating educational research into practical classroom strategies, Dr. Sachdeva coauthors the globally-read Science of Learning newsletter and currently serves as Chair of researchED Canada.
U.S. Secret Service Research, Analysis and Key Findings of Targeted and Averted School Violence
For over 25 years, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has conducted research on the thinking and behaviors of those who commit acts of targeted school violence, in an effort to prevent future acts from occurring. Key findings from this research indicate that establishing multidisciplinary threat assessment teams and encouraging school communities to report concerning behaviors are critical steps in the prevention of targeted violence.
This presentation will highlight case studies, key findings, and recommendations from NTAC’s latest research reports examining targeted school violence and averted attacks at K-12 schools in the United States. It will also focus on how communities can use a multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment approach to identify and assess students exhibiting concerning or threatening behaviors and apply appropriate interventions to ensure safety and promote successful outcomes for the students.
Safer Schools Together is committed to ending school violence by encouraging school districts to create positive, safe, and caring learning environments for every student, staff, and parent. Using best practices from the field of School Safety and Threat Assessment, SST assists teams in the early identification and intervention of individuals on the pathway to violence. We offer professional training for law enforcement agencies, school districts, and community partners. With comprehensive prevention and intervention strategies, SST provides School Safety and Threat Assessment Teams with the tools needed, to build capacity and sustainability. Our services are designed to ensure students, staff, schools, and communities have access to a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment, both online and offline.
Susan is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and worked as a Professor in School Psychology at Eastern Washington University (2005-2026). She has served in multiple leadership roles for WSASP, including president (2012-2014) and NASP Delegate (2019-2022). She led the WSASP writing team for the 2014 Professional Practice Guidelines for Evaluating Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and was the lead author on the Using Response to Intervention for Evaluating SLD section of the guidelines.
Over the past two decades, Susan has supported RTI and MTSS at the state level. She completed the National Center for Response to Intervention (NCRTI) Train-the-Trainer in 2011 and served as one of four RTI Evaluators for the Improving Core Subject Instruction for all Students Pilot Project (HB 2136) and the Retooling Instruction through Response to Intervention, 2009-2012. She co-developed a state training manual with NEWESD 101, Using the NCRTI Integrity Rubric and Washington RTI Site Interview form to Evaluate and Assist Teams with Implementation (2012). Susan served on the OSPI Specific Learning Disabilities Cadre (2019-2021) and was a faculty member for the Washington Administrators Improving MTSS (AIMS) project. She served on the writing team for the OSPI 2024 revisions to guidelines for SLD identification.
In 2024-2025, Susan revised the 2012 Washington State semi-structured interview and facilitator’s guide to align with the American Institutes for Research (AIR, 2025) MTSS Fidelity of Implementation Rubric for school leadership teams to identify needs and priorities for improved MTSS implementation. Susan also provides PREPaRE crisis prevention and response training and served as the coordinator for EWU’s graduate certificate in Social and Emotional Learning for Educational Equity (SEL-EE).
The WA CASE Special Education Pre-Conference offers a focused, high-impact learning experience designed specifically for special education leaders. This session brings together state and district expertise to examine the intersection of policy, practice, and leadership. Participants will engage in timely discussions on federal and state guidance, navigate complex processes such as community complaints and due process, and deepen their understanding of special education finance. The pre-conference also provides opportunities for collaborative problem-solving through facilitated consultancy, allowing leaders to learn directly from real district challenges. Attendees will leave with practical strategies, clearer insights, and strengthened connections to support their work in leading effective and compliant special education systems.
Track options: Special Education, School Psychs, Threat Assessment
10:00am-12:00pm – Sessions
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-4:00pm – Sessions
Conference Day 1: Wednesday, July 29
7:30-8:30am – Breakfast
8:30-9:00am – Welcome
9:00-10:30am – Keynote – Priya Parker
10:45am-12:00pm – Concurrent Session I
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-2:00pm – Concurrent Session II
2:15-3:15pm – Concurrent Session III
3:30-4:30pm – Concurrent Session IV
4:30-6:30pm – Reception
Conference Day 2: Thursday, July 30
7:30-8:30am – Breakfast
8:30-9:00am – Welcome
9:00-10:30am – Keynote – Nidhi Sachdeva
10:45am-12:00pm – Concurrent Session V
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-2:00pm – Concurrent Session VI
2:15-3:15pm – Concurrent Session VII
3:30-4:30pm – Closing Remarks & Raffle Giveaway
District Travel Access Grants
To ensure equitable access, we’re offering $500 District Travel Access Grants, funded by our generous sponsors. These grants help offset travel, lodging, or registration costs, enabling district teams across Washington to participate.
Are you interested in presenting at the 2026 MTSS Integrated Conference in Wenatchee, WA?
OSPI and NCESD are excited to host Washington’s Integrated MTSS Conference taking place at the Wenatchee Convention Center in Wenatchee, WA, July 28 – July 30. Deadline to submit presenter form is: March 31, 2026.
Premium exhibitor placement + two (2) registrations
Option to sponsor a networking break or reception
Other logo opportunities available upon request.
Gold Level | $20,000
Everything listed in the Silver Level, PLUS:
Includes 8 District Travel Access Grants ($4,000)
Recognition as a Travel Access Champion
Verbal acknowledgment during opening session
Featured post-conference sponsor highlight
Two exhibitor tables or expanded booth + four (4) registrationsOpportunity to introduce a keynote or featured session
Hosted sponsor–district networking experience
Other logo opportunities available upon request.
Exhibitor | $1,250
Exhibitor Registration is designed for organizations seeking visibility and connection with educators and system leaders across Washington State. Exhibitor registration does not include sponsorship recognition.
One exhibitor table
One full conference registration (2 days)
Listing on the conference website as an Exhibitor
Access to 700+ attendees, including district leaders, ESDs, and OSPI representatives
Additional Registration Options
Additional full conference registration: $150(discounted from the standard $200 rate)
