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Prosper Connects '26
Prosper Connects 26: Your Ultimate Professional Learning Adventure!
Get Ready for the most incredible day of learning in Prosper ISD! July 30th at Walnut Grove High School | Over 300 Sessions Await!

Calling all educators! Prepare for a day packed with inspiration, innovation, and incredible learning opportunities. From the electrifying drumline welcome to the delicious indoor lunch options from the Walnut Grove cafeteria serving up a variety of food, this isn’t just another professional development day – it’s a celebration of education!
✨ Highlights:
  • 👕Attire: Favorite Team Jersey, jeans, and comfortable shoes
  • 🚍Grab the Shuttle from Rock Hill HS (16061 N Coit Rd, Frisco, TX 750) for easy parking (runs every 20 min)
  • 🥁 Epic Drumline Kick-Off
  • ☕Breakfast Options: Union Coffee and Baked Goods & Sonic
  • 🌮 INSIDE Lunch options provided by Aramark and Hardy’s Cafe: Union Coffee, Cane’s, Chick-fil-A, Jimmy John’s, Sonic, Pizza Hut, Greens & Grains, Sushi, Taco Line, & Hardy’s Cafe
  • 🧠 GT Credit Sessions Available (sessions that are orange = GT)
  • 📚 Up to 6 Professional Learning Hours
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Case Manager Tips and Tricks (370)
Thursday July 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Session will provide examples and models, organizational outlines, communication tools, shortcuts/visuals for Embrace, and various other tools for ensuring a developed relationship of understanding between members of the ARD committee (i.e. with students, guardians, supporting staff, teachers, admin) along with a consistent routine in order to become and maintain successful case manager duties.

Target skills that will be addressed for attendees:
1. Acquire applicable organizational skills that can be applied to each individualized case load student
2. Acquire skills and tools to effectively communicate with all pertinent (need-to-know) individuals
3. Acquire understanding and knowledge of utilizing Embrace as a case manager
4. Acquire skills and knowledge to build rapport with caseload students and guardians
5. Acquire skills to establish an effective routine suitable for each individual case manager that can be adapted for each individual student with an IEP
Speakers
avatar for Jessi Burris

Jessi Burris

Resource/inclusion teacher and case manager, Prosper High School
Hello! My name is Jessi Burris and I am an English inclusion and resource teacher at Prosper High School. I will be starting my 17th year in education as a case manager and inclusion/resource teacher, and my 8th year at Prosper High School.

While I have primarily taught English in the resource/inclusion setting, I have also taught math, science, and social studies, as well as social skills and reading courses for students with dyslexia. My experience includes Kingston High School in Oklahoma, Sherman High School and... Read More →
avatar for Alexis McKinney

Alexis McKinney

Centralized Team Lead/ Functional Academics Teacher, Prosper ISD
Hello! I am Alexis McKinney and I currently teach Functional Academics at THE Prosper High School. I will be starting my 7th year of Teaching in Special Education and my 3rd year at PHS.I have taught across multiple special education settings including Life Skills, Inclusion/Resource... Read More →
Thursday July 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
  Special Education, 6-8, 9-12

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