CAPSS is grateful to the following partners for their generous sponsorship
of the CAPSS Dinner at the 2025 AASA Convention.
BetterLesson connects K-12 educators with comprehensive professional learning solutions that support implementation and instruction of green-rated curricula for student centered classrooms. Through research-based professional development centered on student outcomes, educators gain the necessary skills to create meaningful student-centered learning experiences that meet all students’ needs. Our comprehensive learning plans incorporate in-person, virtual, group, and self-directed learning experiences throughout the full school year, creating scaffolds of support aligned with how adult learners actually learn. By intentionally aligning professional learning to strategic goals, we enable districts to unlock the full potential of every educator, and thus, every student. BetterLesson is proud to be a leading provider of evidence-based instructional approaches for HQIM and student-centered teaching recognized by ESSA.
Anna Salone, Vice President of Sales
anna.salone@betterlesson.com
Suki Shergill, Director of Partnerships
suki.shergill@betterlesson.com
Cartwheel Care is a trusted mental health partner to schools. As a licensed medical practice, we partner exclusively with districts to provide evidence-based mental healthcare with no-waitlist for students, staff and families. We help kids and families get back on their feet when they're struggling and help schools build Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to catch more kids before they fall.
Joe English, CEO & Founder
Juliana Chen, Chief Medical Officer
Since 2009, Effective School Solutions has implemented clinically robust, MTSS-aligned programs that improve mental health & behavior management for high-risk students. The company offers a collaborative, high touch, partnership model to support every aspect of program delivery, along with data driven progress monitoring to track program effectiveness, There are built-in financial sustainability mechanisms & proven efficacy, with multiple third-party studies supporting program effectiveness.
Mental Health Programs in Schools - Effective School Solutions
Mike Roseman, M. Ed., Senior Vice President of District Partnerships
mroseman@effectiveschoolsolutions.com
Amy Conklin - Director of District Partnerships, Connecticut
aconklin@effectiveschoolsolutions.com
Allison Whitman, Executive Clinical Director
awhitman@effectiveschoolsolutions.com
"At Just Right Reader, we do whatever it takes to accelerate student achievement and create joyful reading experiences through high-quality Science of Reading materials and resources, an extensive family engagement platform, and a commitment to personalized learning. Our library of over 850 English and Spanish decodable books, aligned with all core phonics programs, offers structured and engaging phonics practice, while Take-Everywhere Decodable Packs deliver personalized, data-driven practice that extends beyond the classroom for literacy success."
Jamie Hays, Partnership Coordinator
jamie.hays@justrightreader.com
Jennifer Fosegan
jennifer.fosegan@justrightreader.com
Shipman & Goodwin is a large Connecticut law firm with a team of more than 30 lawyers with more than 40 years of experience assisting and advising Connecticut schools. With the resources of a large firm and expertise in all areas of the law, including business contracts, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation and employment law, Shipman offers schools effective and efficient solutions to any and all problems they confront. The firm’s clients include over 100 public school districts, charter schools, magnet schools, and other educational entities, as well as related organizations and associations. In addition, Shipman’s lawyers regularly teach, write and speak on school law matters. Their broad experience and academic and other professional activities permit them to assist school law clients in the full range of education law matters promptly and cost-effectively.
https://www.shipmangoodwin.com/
Thomas Mooney, Esq.
TMooney@goodwin.com