CURRENT OFFERINGS
Summer + Fall 2026 CPI Sessions
To better meet the needs of our member districts, we are offering several CPI training format options.
Please click here to view the available CPI dates and sign up.
Visuals for All
You are not going to want to miss this one!
Join us for a hands-on professional learning experience! Learn how to select, create, and implement evidence-based visual supports that increase student independence, improve communication, reduce anxiety, and strengthen classroom success.
Participants will:
-Understand why visual supports work and the research behind them
-Match visual supports to individual student needs.
-Explore visual supports across the school day.
-Create individualized visual supports during guided breakout sessions.
-Develop an implementation plan for immediate classroom use.
-Guided visual creation sessions with ready-to-use templates.
-Video-based learning and practical implementation strategies from Linda Hodgdon, author of "Visual Strategies for Improving Communication."
Workshop Dates: 9/11/2026
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Location: BMP Tri-County Sped Co. Main Office
Address: 400 Galena Street, Tiskilwa, IL
Limit: 20
Lunch: A light lunch will be provided.
CPDUS: 6 Hours
Cost: Cooperative Members- Free, Out of Cooperative-$40
High-Impact Strategies for Creating Structured Environments
Join us for a hands-on professional learning experience! Learn how to create structured classroom environments that increase student independence, improve engagement, reduce confusion, and support success for students with diverse learning needs.
Participants will:
-Explore the core components of a structured learning environment.
-Examine strategies for physical classroom organization, visual schedules, work systems, routines, and visual supports.
-Learn how classroom structure can help students understand expectations, navigate transitions, and complete tasks more independently.
-Evaluate their own classroom environment and identify areas for improvement.
-Collaborate with colleagues to problem-solve common classroom challenges.
-Develop practical strategies that can be implemented immediately within their programs.
Hands-on activities, practical classroom examples, and ready-to-use ideas will be embedded throughout the session.
Workshop Dates: 10/14/2026
Time: 12:00-3:00
Location: BMP Tri-County Sped Co. Main Office
Address: 400 Galena Street, Tiskilwa, IL
Limit: 20
CPDUS: 3 Hours
Cost: Cooperative Members- Free, Out of Cooperative-$40
When You've Tried Everything: Using the Data-Based Individualization and Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity to Increase Student Progress
What do you do when a student is receiving an intervention, but the expected progress still is not happening?
In this session, participants will develop a working knowledge of the DBI Process, and where to obtain more resources, discuss efficient ways to collect and use diagnostic data, and last, will preview the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity, and how the DBI process supports student learning outcomes. The overlap of these processes with existing school structures will be emphasized.
Presenter: Dr. Matthew Layton
Date: 11/06/2026
Time: 8:30-11:30
Location: Illinois Valley Community College
815 North Orlando Smith Rd.
Oglesby, IL 61348
Room: CTC 124
PD/CE Hours: 3
What Is SLD?
Understanding RtI and Child Find Requirements in Illinois
Confused about the path to SLD eligibility? You are not alone.
The process of identifying a specific learning disability can feel confusing, especially when teams are trying to separate legal requirements from local practices. During this facilitated watch party, we will use a previously recorded session presented by attorney Brandon Wright to break down Illinois requirements for RtI, Child Find, and SLD eligibility. Participants will also have time to discuss how those expectations show up in their own schools.
Together, we will examine what must be documented during an SLD evaluation, what Illinois requires within a district RtI plan, and the role of data, problem-solving, instruction, and intervention. Participants will also consider what truly qualifies as an intervention and where current practices may need clarification or improvement.
This session is designed for general education teachers, special education teachers, interventionists, and administrators who want a clearer understanding of the path to SLD eligibility.
Presenter: Mallory Boehm-Benassi
Date: November 4, 2026
Time: 1:00-3:00
Location: Via Zoom
PD/CE Hours: 2 Hours
A Framework to Support Executive Functioning Skills
Do your students know what to do but still struggle to get started, stay organized, and finish the task?
Do your students struggle to stay on task, complete assignments, find their materials, or turn in work even when it is finished? These challenges are often connected to executive functioning skills and can significantly affect a student’s access, independence, and academic progress.
This session will explore the overlap between executive functioning and learning disabilities, with a focus on how schools can respond through intentional instruction and support. Participants will examine the process from identifying a student’s needs and writing an appropriate IEP goal to selecting and implementing specially designed instruction for related skills.
Practical strategies will be shared for supporting individual students, along with ways to adapt instruction for small-group or whole-class settings. Participants will leave with concrete ideas for teaching skills such as organization, task initiation, planning, self-monitoring, and work completion.
This session is designed for general education teachers, special education teachers, and administrators who want practical tools to help students become more organized, independent, and successful.
Presenter: The IL SLD Support Project
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
PD/CE Hours: TBD
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