Please join us for the 2026 CSSP annual fall conference:
Meeting the Moment: Responding to Today. Shaping Tomorrow
Nov. 5-7, 2026 at the beautiful Grand Hyatt in Vail.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Thursday - November 5, 2026
*Preconference attendees receive 6.5 hours of NASP-approved credits
8:00-3:30: Using MTSS to Improve Intervention and Inform Eligibility Decisions
Amanda VanDerHeyden, PhD
MTSS provides a framework for improving learning outcomes through effective screening, instruction, intervention, and data-based decision making. This workshop will unpack assessment and intervention from the risk decision through progress monitoring, class-wide intervention, diagnostic assessment, and intensified intervention. Participants will learn how to use data from well-implemented intervention systems to evaluate student response, guide instructional decisions, and support defensible evaluation and eligibility decisions.
4:00-6:00: The State of School Psychology in Colorado: Responding to Today, Shaping Tomorrow*- Krista Klabo, EdS, Ben Ellis, EdS
*This session will fulfill 2 hours of the Law/Ethics requirement for NCSP renewal
Friday - November 6, 2026
7:00-8:00 - Breakfast.
8:00-9:00 - Keynote: Dr. Lyons
9:15-10:00 Business Meeting/Awards
Friday Sessions will include: Non-suicidal Self-Injury; Conducting Culturally Responsive Interviews; Kindergarten Readiness in Colorado; Interventions for Internalizing Behaviors in Adolescents; My Deaf Dad; Adult Sexual Misconduct; AI Reliability Concerns in Aggregating Mass School Shooting Data; Practitioner Perspectives on Rural School Psychology; Good Grief; Feedback That Sticks: Questions and Levels of Information; Supporting Military Connected Students in Colorado Schools. Plus Poster Sessions and Happy H0ur/Fishbowl Raffle!!
Saturday - November 7, 2026
7:00-8:30 - Networking Breakfast.
Saturday Sessions will include: Introducing the SRS-3; Effective Threat Assessment Interviews with K-12 Students on the Autism Spectrum; A Queer Endeavor Beyond the Standard Drill: Unique Considerations for Emergency Preparedness, safety Planning, and Response; Attendance Is a System Signal: Using the Wise Mind Data Protocol to Move from Urgency to Action; Real-Time Nervous System Assessment and Neuro-Somatic Tools for School Psychologists; Data Dive Workshop: Using AU Data to Challenge Assumptions and Strengthen Systems; among others!!
2026 CSSP Conference Fees
Pre-Conference: Thursday, Nov. 5th (8:00 am—6:00 pm) includes both day and evening sessions! lunch on your own
CSSP Regular, Associate, & Early Career Members: $185
Non-Members: $250 Student Members: $80
late fee after October 15: $20
Pre-Conference: Thurs. Evening Session ONLY 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (if NOT attending the Thursday all-day pre-conference session)
Non-Members: $50 Members: $40 Students: $10
BUNDLE: Regular Conference: Friday, Nov. 6th (8:00 am-5:30 pm) & Saturday, Nov. 7th (7:30 am—2:30 pm) includes Friday & Saturday breakfast; lunch on your own
CSSP Regular, Associate, & Early Career Members: $300 Non-Members: $490
Student Members: $140
late fee after October 15: $20
Friday, Nov. 6th ONLY (8:00 am-5:30 pm) includes Friday Breakfast
CSSP Regular, Associate, & Early Career Members: $185 Non-Members: $300 Student Members: $85
late fee after October 15: $20
Saturday, Nov. 7th ONLY (8:00 am—3:30 pm) includes Saturday breakfast
CSSP Regular, Associate, & Early Career Members: $160 Non-Members: $260 Student Members: $70late fee after October 15: $20
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Members: Log in and click the Member Registration tab at the top of the page to get the discounted conference rates!
Click the link below to book your guestroom at the Grand Hyatt Vail at the group rate of $175 per night (deadline to book at this discounted rate is Oct. 14):
https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/EGEGH/G-CSS2
For any call-in guest, here is the group code G-CSS2
Daily Resort Fee: Waived
Nightly Valet Parking: $20 per vehicle
Nightly Self Parking: $15 per vehicle
A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation. 1 night deposit of room & tax will be due at the time of booking. You have 7 days prior to your arrival to cancel and receive a full refund.
Our in-house reservations team would be happy to assist if you need assistance with your booking. We can be reached at 970-306-0139 between 8am-5pm MST Monday through Friday and 8am-4pm MST on Saturdays.
