WI FACETS Endless Possibilities Conference

Engaging Every Family for Student Success

Friday, August 2nd, 2024 | 8:00 am – 3:30 pm | $50

Teamwork makes the dream work! We’ve all heard this phrase, but how can we create teams to make that dream a reality? The Endless Possibilities conference will provide resources and tools to build effective teams to support our students with disabilities to succeed in school as well as in life!

Learn from families who have built positive partnerships with their children’s schools and communities as well as from experts in the areas of equity and inclusion, mental health, and neurodiversity. Educators and families are encouraged to attend the conference together.

This year we have also partnered with Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) to host our first in-person conference since 2019! WCTC’s Pewaukee campus offers a state-of-the-art venue on a beautiful, easily accessible campus, for a day of engaging in-person learning and community. WCTC campus maps and directions to WCTC can be found here.

More information:

A limited number of parent scholarships are available to cover the registration fee. For registration questions, including parent scholarship and purchase order information, please contact WI FACETS. Registration closes Wednesday, July 24th, 2024.

Session Descriptions

Session Descriptions (Spanish)

Presenter Biographies

Presenter Biographies (Spanish)

Keynotes

The Influence and Effect of SMALL’s Engagements

with Troney Small and Dr. Ricardo Anderson

The Keynote will engage participants in a personal expressive talk about his family’s journey. The connections with families, parents, and children allow relationships to thrive in ways to create a pathway that is eased for children to reach their full potential. When there is an understanding and respect of each family’s dynamics, beliefs, values, and priorities, individuals show a genuine effort to work together to achieve the goals for the family. Troney will discuss the impact of “Adultification” and raise awareness about how our community can strengthen partnership with families for student success for all.

Troney Small and Dr. Ricardo Anderson presented at the 2023 Endless Possibilities Conference. The response from participants in their session was so overwhelmingly positive, we asked them to return to the 2024 Endless Possibilities Conference as the Keynotes.

Don’t take our word for it.

“I loved all of the (conference) content and am excited to share it with my coworkers and client’s families in the field!”

“Thank you for the low cost and all your work securing professionals in the field!”

Sessions to include:

  • Family Partnering and Community Engagement Action Planning with Troney Small and Dr. Ricardo Anderson

  • Respecting, Honoring, and Valuing Families from All Walks of Life with Cheri Sylla and Xia Yang

  • Understanding “Sensory” with Katie Berg

  • Keeping Individuals with Disabilities in Charge of their Lives: Supported Decision-Making and Early Choice-Making with Fil Clissa and Molly Murphy

  • The Power of Presence: A Mindful Approach for Community Self-Care and Well-Being with Ambrose Wilson Brown

  • Lessons Learned Along a ReMARKLEable Journey with Hunter Markle and Tim Markle

  • Welcome to College: Accessible and Inclusive with Kay Eibl

  • Empowering Students: Teaching Kids about their Brain with Katie Berg

  • Powerful Partnerships: Collaborative IEPs and Parent-School Collaboration with a parent advocate, school administrator, and a teacher or service provider