Registration Process

STARNET Region V is an Early Childhood Special Education grant project and therefore priority registration is given to family members of young children with special needs and professionals working with children ages 3-5 with IEPs, as well as others working in ISBE-sponsored projects.  Priority registration is also given to persons living and/or working in Region V (the city of Chicago) unless the workshop is in collaboration with another Region or training entity.  All others will be registered on a first come, first served basis. 

Fill out the workshop registration form and submit one form per person. Registrations are accepted by fax or mail on a first-come, first-served basis.   Phone registrations are not accepted.  If the workshop is filled, you will be placed on a waiting list and contacted if there is an opening. Do not automatically assume that you are accepted. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OR WAITING LIST LETTER FROM OUR OFFICE at least two weeks prior to the workshop, please call us for additional information. Mail or fax your registration as directed on the registration form.  You may also download our calendar and workshop registration forms from our web site at StarnetChicago.org.

Submitting a registration form does NOT automatically guarantee participation. If you register for other individuals, please notify them that you have done so. We request that you notify us of any registration substitutions.

General Information

Certificate:

STAR NET provides a Certificate of Attendance with contact hours and other pertinent information at the completion of each workshop. This can be used to document your attendance at our professional development activities. Attendance for the entire session is necessary in order to receive a certificate. Contact hours cannot be adjusted to meet individual needs.  No certificates will be given to participants if they arrive thirty (30) minutes after the session begins or leave prior to the completion of the presentation. In order for us to maintain appropriate records, you will be requested to sign in before the workshop begins and upon return from lunch (for full-day workshops). In order to assist you, we include our CPDU and CE license numbers as well as CDA content and Early Intervention (when applicable) subject area on all certificates.

Continuing Education Credit:

STARNET is an approved provider of workshops. We are not the approval entity for the domains listed below. Those Illinois teachers who are presently working on teacher recertification may count STARNET workshop contact hours if it meets the needs of their approved five-year plan. For all others attending a STARNET workshop, confirm with your particular continuing education agency as to whether the workshop for which you are registering will be approved for credit.

§ Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) for Illinois teacher recertification through ISBE

§ Continuing Education (CEs) contact hours (not to be mistaken for CEUs) for Speech/ Language Pathologists, Audiologists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, and Social Workers through the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations (IDPR)

§ Early Intervention Credentialing Credit for Early Intervention professionals through Illinois Early Intervention Training Program. Not all STARNET workshops will be approved for EI credits. You may verify approval by checking the E.I. Training web site: www.illinoiseitraining.org or calling  708/444-8460, Ext. 23

§ Child Development Associate (CDA) subject area hours

Collaborative Events:

Some of the listed trainings, workshops, conferences and events may not be sponsored and/or facilitated by STARNET staff. If a contact phone number or different registration mailing address is given, please call that number for additional information. Do not mail your registration to our office. Mail it to the address listed on the flyer.

Accessibility:

All workshops/in-services will be held at sites that are accessible. Please make your request for special accommodations such as sign language interpreters or translated materials at least thirty (30) days before the scheduled event.  Please call Cristyn Davis at 773-553-5720 to verify receipt of your request.

Endorsement:

Participants should understand that STARNET does NOT endorse specific treatments or methods for children with disabilities. Our events present a variety of current research-based practices that are being used with young children.