NSPA Fall Conference 2026
September 17th & 18th in person Kearney, NE
Thursday September 17th Schedule:
8:30 Check-in & Coffee
9:00 NSPA President Opening Remarks
9:15 NASP Presidential Address - Jason Pedersen "Empower. Build. Elevate. Realizing the Promise of School Psychology"
10:00 - “How Comprehensive School Psychological Services Come to Life in MTSS” with NASP President Jason Pedersen
12:00-12:45 - Lunch
12:45-1:30 General Meeting & Awards
1:30-3:30 Haleigh Carlson, Perry Law
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-5:00 Dyslexia with Jessica Shepard/Closing Remarks
Social event immediately following the conference
Cunningham's Journal on the Lake
610 Talmadge St Suite A, Kearney, NE 68845
Friday September 18th Schedule:
7:30 -8:30 Breakfast
8:00-8:30 NSPA President Opening Remarks
8:30-9:30 - Breakout 1
+Theresa Nicholls “Sneak Peek: Nebraska’s Dyslexia Implementation Guide: Technical Support for Assessment Specialists”
+Christian Vera“Adverse Effect and the Golden Thread”
+Katelyn Voigt & Troy Baker Using a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework to Determine Eligibility for Students with Characteristics of ADHD
9:30-9:45 - Transition/Break
9:45-10:45 - Breakout 2
+Karen Haase & Amanda Dabney - “It’s Complicated: School Psychologists relationship status with special education law.”
+Dr. Jean Anderson & Mikki Bohling “A Deeper Understanding of Specially Designed Instruction”
+Kyndra Bendickson “High School Collaboration”
10:45-11:00 - Transition/Break
11:00-12:00 - Breakout 3
+Katelyn Voigt & Missy Sears “Neurodiversity-affirming Framework for Supporting Students with ASD in Special Education”
+Maria Jimenez “pre referral considerations for multi-lingual learners”
+Papillon-LaVista Katrina Gill-Glover - “Are Those Your Words or Mine: AI Supports in Report Writing and Communication”
