The National Center on Inclusive Education Summer Institute
When Behavior Gets in the Way:
Creating Caring Schools and Communities
Conference
Sponsorship Prospectus
Dates: July 29-31, 2013
Location: Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH
National Center on Inclusive Education
The National Center on Inclusive Education Summer Institute
When Behavior Gets in the Way:
Creating Caring Schools and Communities
About the Conference
The National Center on Inclusive Education Summer Institute
“When Behavior Gets in the Way: Creating Caring
Schools and Communities” will feature nationally
recognized keynote speakers, networking opportunities,
and documentary screenings and discussion with awardwinning filmmaker Dan Habib.
Participants will also be able to mix-and-match breakout
sessions from five distinct content strands, including:
• Every Student College and Career Ready: Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Schools
• The Communication and Behavior Relationship:
Focus on Augmentative Communication and
Students Taking the Alternate Assessment
• Inclusive Classroom Strategies that Promote
Positive Relationships, Behavior, and Learning
• Youth Leadership
• Contemporary Issues
The conference will give an estimated 300 educators,
school administrators, policymakers, parents, and youth
self-advocates the tools to welcome and support ALL
students, including those with disabilities and challenging
behaviors.
During the conference, numerous expert presenters
will discuss and promote evidence-based practices that
improve educational and employment outcomes for
youth with disabilities, while improving the overall school
climate.
The National Center on Inclusive Education Summer Institute
When Behavior Gets in the Way:
Creating Caring Schools and Communities
Conference Keynote Presenters
Lydia Brown
“Reconstructing Special Education
within a Neurodiversity
Framework”
Dan Habib
“Film Premiere on Restraint and
Seclusion”
Lydia Brown is an autistic writer
and disability rights activist.
She is a student at Georgetown
University, where she is working
to establish, develop, and sustain a
disability cultural center. As part of her internship with the
Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Lydia works on disability
policy issues. In 2011, Lydia served on the adult services
subcommittee of the Massachusetts Special Commission
Relative to Autism, where she provided recommendations
on autism and criminal justice related to legislation she
has written. She blogs at www.autistichoya.com.
Dan Habib is Filmmaker in
Residence at the UNH Institute
on Disability. His latest film Who
Cares About Kelsey? has been
screened at film festivals, national
conferences, and school districts
around the country and has garnered media attention
in Education Week magazine and on New Hampshire
Chronicle and Boston public radio station WBUR. Who
Cares About Kelsey? is Habib’s second feature-length
film; his previous work includes the Emmy-nominated
documentary Including Samuel, which was broadcast
nationwide on public television stations in fall 2009.
George Sugai
JoAnne Malloy
“Multi-tiered Support Systems:
Effective and Efficient Strategies to
Prevent Challenging Behaviors”
George Sugai (“Su-guy”) is
Professor and Carole J. Neag
(“Nee-ag”) Endowed Chair in
the Neag School of Education at
the University of Connecticut.
His professional interests include effective classroom and
behavior management practices, school-wide discipline,
social skills instruction, and positive behavior supports.
He has been a classroom teacher, program director, and
camp counselor. Currently, he is co-director of the OSEP
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
(www.pbis.org) and director of the UConn Center on
Behavioral Education and Research (www.cber.org).
“We Are Here: Stories of Youth in
Transition to Adulthood”
JoAnne Malloy is a clinical
assistant professor at the UNH
Institute on Disability. She has
directed four nationally-funded
projects in youth transition,
employment of individuals with
serious mental illness, and dropout prevention (with a
focus on youth and young adults with serious emotional
disturbance). JoAnne was part of the team that developed
the RENEW (Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural
Supports, Education, and Work) model in 1996 and has
since developed and directed projects that have continued
to refine and expand implementation and evaluation of
the RENEW model.
sponsorship opportunities
Platinum – $5,000 (2 Available)
• Three complimentary conference registrations.
• Opportunity to brand main conference room with
banners, corporate signs, and marketing items
(placement at the discretion of conference staff).
• One full-page advertisement in the conference
program.
• Special recognition of sponsorship during daily
welcoming and closing remarks.
• Logo prominently displayed during plenary sessions
and as a screensaver in all breakout rooms.
• One conference scholarship, given to a deserving
attendee, in your name.
• Exhibitor table in conference lobby. A total of 10
tables are available on a first come, first served basis.
Exhibitors are allowed to bring two people from their
business or organization that will staff the table and are
permitted to attend breakout strands.
• Statewide and national exposure before, during,
and after the conference through the event website,
social media, promotion by state and national
partners, and the Institute on Disability’s Vision
& Voice Newsletter. Estimated reach: 20,000
individuals.
• Literature table access for printed material.
• Branded materials/literature in participant “takehome” bags.
Gold – $2,500 (3 Available)
• Two complimentary conference registrations
• One 3/4-page advertisement in conference program
• Exhibitor table in conference lobby. A total of 10
tables are available on a first come, first served basis.
Exhibitors are allowed to bring two people from their
business or organization that will staff the table and are
permitted to attend breakout strands.
• Statewide and national exposure before, during,
and after the conference through the event website,
social media, promotion by state and national
partners, and the Institute on Disability’s Vision
& Voice Newsletter. Estimated reach: 20,000
individuals.
• Literature table access for printed material
• Branded materials/literature in participant “takehome” bags
Silver – $1,000 (5 Available)
• One complimentary conference registration.
• One half-page advertisement in conference
program.
• Exhibitor table in conference lobby. A total of 10
tables are available on a first come, first served basis.
Exhibitors are allowed to bring two people from their
business or organization that will staff the table and are
permitted to attend breakout strands.
• Statewide and national exposure before, during,
and after the conference through the event website,
social media, promotion by state and national
partners, and the Institute on Disability’s Vision
& Voice Newsletter. Estimated reach: 20,000
individuals.
• Literature table access for printed material.
• Branded materials/literature in participant “takehome” bags.
Bronze – $400 (10 Available)
• One quarter-page advertisement in conference
program.
• Exhibitor table in conference lobby. A total of 10
tables are available on a first come, first served basis.
Exhibitors are allowed to bring two people from their
business or organization that will staff the table and are
permitted to attend breakout strands.
• Statewide and national exposure before, during,
and after the conference through the event website,
social media, promotion by state and national
partners, and the Institute on Disability’s Vision
& Voice Newsletter. Estimated reach: 20,000
individuals.
• Literature table access for printed material.
• Branded materials/literature in participant “takehome” bags.
Product Donation for 300 Participants
• Listing in conference program.
• Literature table access for printed material.
• Branded materials/literature in participant “takehome” bags.
The National Center on Inclusive Education Summer Institute
When Behavior Gets in the Way:
Creating Caring Schools and Communities
sponsorship commitment form
In order to receive full benefits, please register online or mail this form to the contact below no later than May 1, 2013.
Online sponsorship registration available at www.events.unh.edu/RegistrationForm.pm?event_id=11672
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Sponsorship Level:
Platinum – $5,000
Gold – $2,500
Silver – $1,000
Bronze – $400
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Please send completed form to:
Jaime Roscoe, Project Development Assistant
UNH Institute on Disability, 56 Old Suncook Road, Suite 2, Concord, NH 03301
Questions? Contact Jaime Roscoe at jaime.roscoe@unh.edu or 813.545.6185