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2026 SSTAGE Promising Promising Practices Conference \;

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January 14\, 2026 | \;The Classic Center\, Athens\, GA
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Member Registration Fee: $325.00 | Non Member Registrat ion Fee: $425.00
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For Group Regis trations (10 or more get a discount) send spreadsheet with names/email add resses to jwhitehead@gael.org by December 20\, 2025. \;
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The 19^th Annual high ly acclaimed SSTAGE Promising Practices Conference will feature an opening session\, as well as a breakout session\, with Dr. Towanda Harris\, autho r of The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting\, Evaluating\, and Implementing Resources and Practices. Dr. Harris will equip educators with practical strategies to design inclusive literacy instructi on that supports all learners while leveraging data to inform and enhance instructional decisions. Attendees will explore equitable literacy practic es and data-driven approaches to meet diverse student needs effectively.
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Concurrent conference sessions will focus on the most pro mising practices for Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)\, Response to Intervention (RtI)\, Student Support Teams (SST)\, Science of Reading and Instruction\, Tier 1 Instruction\, and Whole Child Supports\, Health\, &am p\; Safety featuring elementary\, middle\, and high schools along with dis tricts from around the state implementing highly effective practices with successful outcomes\, and a wide array of special interest topics that are informative and practical from expert educators including several from Ga DOE/GaMTSS.
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Questions? Email Joan Whitehead at \; jwhitehead@gael.org
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< span style="text-decoration: underline\;">Cancellation/Refund Policy: \;To cancel participation for a n event\, SSTAGE must receive written notice (email jwhitehead@gael.org) s even calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop/conference. An administ rative fee of $100.00 will be charged for cancellations. Requests for a re fund must be received in writing at least seven calendar days prior to the start of the conference and must be addressed to jwhitehead@gael.org. SST AGE encourages participants to find a substitute. Replacements will be wel come\, and there will be no charge to transfer a registration to a colleag ue for the event. Advance notice of replacements is preferred. If an indiv idual registers and does not attend the event\, he/she will be marked as a "no show" and the full conference fees shall apply. Registrants are respo nsible for payment. Refunds will not be made for &ldquo\;no shows&rdquo\;. Refunds and reimbursements will not be transferable to other workshops or conferences. In the event of inclement weather which may impede or preven t conference attendance\, or which may give cause to fully cancel the conf erence\, a credit will be provided to the \;registrant or school/system. Refunds will not be made \;for \;con ference cancelations do to COVID-19\, severe weather or weather \;even ts \;which may cause the conference to \;cancel. SSTAGE is not res ponsible for United States Postal Service mail or electronic mail failures . \;
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