Date: January 30, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU, & Georgene Moon, M.Ed., SMU
Description: Evaluators are often overwhelmed with data but still missing what matters most. This session clarifies what qualifies as learning data, how it differs from performance snapshots, and how to prioritize data that actually inform eligibility decisions.
Date: February 13, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU
Description: Bosco is more than a data repository. This session demonstrates how Bosco K12 supports hypothesis-driven evaluation, pattern seeking, and efficient synthesis of multiple data sources throughout the evaluation process.
Date: February 18, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU & Georgene Moon, M.Ed., SMU
Description: AI can support evaluators - but it cannot evaluate. This session explores ethical and practical ways evaluators can use AI to organize information, clarify thinking, draft language, and support decision-making, while maintaining professional judgment, compliance, and confidentiality. Participants will learn what AI can do well, what it cannot do, and how to use it responsibly within the evaluation process.
Date: February 20, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU & Georgene Moon, M.Ed., SMU
Description: Strong evaluations begin with strong questions. Participants will learn how to move from scattered referral information to focused referral questions and testing hypotheses that guide purposeful assessment and reduce over testing.
Date: February 27, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU
Description: Norm-referenced test scores do not reflect isolated skills - they reflect performance on complex tasks with varying cognitive, linguistic, motor, and executive demands. This webinar helps evaluators move beyond score interpretation by systematically examining task demands embedded within norm-referenced assessments.
Date: March 6, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU
Description: Language mediates learning across reading, math, and writing. Participants will explore how language demands influence academic performance and how to interpret academic difficulties through a language-access lens during comprehensive evaluations.
Date: March 13, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU
Description: The standard score is not the conclusion. This webinar focuses on extracting meaningful information from norm-referenced tests through behavioral observations, error analysis, and conditional interpretation, while maintaining standardized administration.
Date: March 20, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12 & SMU
Description: When data does not agree, evaluators often feel stuck. This session walks through practical strategies for identifying patterns across learning, contextual, and performance data and distinguishing meaningful patterns from misleading profiles.
Date: March 25, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Frank Dykes, Ph.D
Description: Most times we are scrambling to get data from teachers, related service providers and parents. What do you do if you have multiple measurements and qualitative data to sift through. In this session, we will discuss some strategies and participants will share what works for them.
Date: March 26, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Becki Robertson, M.Ed., Riverside Insights
Description: Too often, math evaluations stop at low scores without explaining why math is difficult for a student. This session guides evaluation professionals in using the Woodcock-Johnson V (WJ V) to identify meaningful patterns across multiple sources of data. Participants will learn how to move beyond standard scores to build clear, defensible evaluations that inform instruction and intervention. Practical examples will demonstrate how to translate WJ V data into evaluation conclusions educators and families can truly understand - without over-testing or over-reliance on isolated scores.
Date: April 8, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Georgene Moon, M.Ed., SMU & Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D., Bosco K12, SMU
Description: Exclusionary analysis should be evidence-based, not assumptive. This session provides practical tools for documenting and ruling out exclusionary factors using learning data, observations, and instructional response, rather than relying solely on test scores.
Date: April 17, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Jennifer Tuggle, M.Ed., Director of Special Education
Description: This training helps educators ensure meaningful parent participation in the ARD and evaluation process in alignment with federal and state special education requirements. Participants will learn practical strategies to support informed consent, clearly communicate evaluation and IEP decisions, and facilitate collaborative meetings that strengthen compliance and student-centered outcomes.
Date: May 1, 2026 (12-1pm CST)
Trainer(s): Julissa Romero, M.B.E., President, Learning Minds Diagnostics
Description: We will focus on effective collaboration between ARD and LPAC committees to ensure cohesive, compliant, and student-centered decision-making in public schools. Participants will explore the distinct and overlapping roles of ARD and LPAC, with emphasis on aligning language proficiency data, special education services, and instructional support for dually served students. The presentation will highlight best practices for coordination, documentation, and communication across committees, address common compliance pitfalls, and offer practical strategies for conducting aligned meetings that support equitable access to instruction and services. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to strengthen ARD-LPAC collaboration and improve educational outcomes for dually identified students.
Recorded: April 3, 2025
All C-SEP users should watch this complimentary webinar where Dr. Stephens and Dr. Schultz discuss updates to policy and testing practices, which in turn have a minor but fundamental impact on the C-SEP methodology.
Passcode: aH+%1*52
Resources: C-SEP 2.0 Handout
Access the Recording
Date: April 3, 2025
Resources: Honoring Grief Slides
Resources: Compassionate handout
