2024 AZCEC Annual State Conference

2024 ArizonaCEC & ArizonaCASE and AZCEC Annual Meeting 

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Virtual Annual Conference
Our Voices | Our State | Be AmAZing!

February 27 + 28, 2024 | Tuesday and Wednesday

2:00 - 6:30 pm each day


6:30-7:15 pm Wednesday Join us for the AZCEC Annual Meeting

Keynote Speakers, Special Interest Sessions, Vendor Booths, and Award Presentations!

Early Bird Rates end January 26, 2024: 

CEC members $69
Non-CEC members $89
Teams of 3 - $69 per person
Special Rate for AZCEC Student Chapter Members ONLY - Get code from your student chapter university advisor

$20 extra after January 26th. 

Keynote Speaker February 27th - Dr. Greg Benner

Dr. Gregory J. Benner is the Helen and Pat O’Sullivan Professor in the College of Education at the University of Alabama. He has a knack for grassroots collective impact—getting whole communities including families, child welfare, mental health, and schools on the same page to meet needs of the whole child. In February 2018, he received the President's Award from the Northwest Positive Behavioral Supports Network for his leadership of school improvement. He is co-founder of the Tacoma Whole Child Initiative, a comprehensive blueprint for sustainable school and community transformation.

Keynote Speaker February 28th - Heather Pierson

Heather R. Pierson joined Udall Shumway PLC in 2009. She is a member of the School Law section, representing the firm’s education law clients throughout the State. Prior to joining Udall Shumway, Ms. Pierson taught behavior disordered students. During her teaching career, Ms. Pierson was involved in the development and implementation of Individualized Education Plans (“IEP”) and behavior plans and attended several trainings on special education and regular education interventions and strategies. Ms. Pierson primarily focuses her practice on special education and disability related matters. She routinely defends school districts and other public educational institutions in matters related to disability law matters, such as special education due process hearings, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) complaints, Section 504 due process hearings, mediation, and special education state complaints. She provides daily advice and assistance in matters related to special education, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, student discipline, personnel issues and student records. She has also given in-service workshops to district personnel on a wide range of special education and disability related topics and speaks at state-wide conferences.

Session Topics Include

• Behavior and Discipline
• Inclusion
• Instructional Strategies
• Staff Support and Leadership.

Daily Schedule

1:45-2:00 Visit vendors and post on the conference social wall, create your personal agenda

2:00-3:15 Conference Sessions - your choice

3:30-5:00 Keynote Speakers

5:15-6:30 Conference Sessions