Sessions of 2025 Summer Conference: Shelly Thome
Mrs. Thome, Shelly
Premier Series Instructor
West-MEC School District #402
Shelly Thome serves as the Director of Exceptional Student Services at West-MEC, where she oversees special education, 504, and intervention services. In her more than 25 years of career in education, she has performed roles as a social worker, counselor, liaison, and ESS manager. Shelly is the architect of the multi-tiered systems of support in her district. Shelly serves as Chair of an Association for Career Technical Education mentorship program. Shelly currently serves on the ACTE Counseling and Career Development Division Policy Committee and recently completed her term on the ACTE Region V Policy Committee. In Shelly’s professional roles, she collaborates with secondary and post-secondary institutions to provide career development and student support services for all students. Shelly has a Master’s degree in Career and Agency Counseling from Chapman University.
Sessions:
5301: Premier Series: Serving Exceptional Students in CTE
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Westin La Paloma
- Interdisciplinary
This one-day course is designed to provide CTE educators and other interested parties with a broad understanding of special education. During the course of this interactive workshop, we will cover a range of topics include special education law, modifications, accommodations, interventions, supports, the special education process, the Response to Intervention process and more. Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to serve exceptional students enrolled in CTE courses more effectively.
5000: Strategies for Working with Adolescents with Anxiety
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Loews Ventana Canyon
- Interdisciplinary
- School Counseling
The number of students experiencing anxiety in our schools has grown dramatically in recent years. This workshop is dedicated to increasing understanding of anxiety as well as gaining strategies for working with adolescents with anxiety. This session will be interactive in nature and will provide several resources and low-intensity strategies for participants to use in their schools. (ADE Sponsored)
