Moving, Grooving & Improving - 70 Years of MSPA!: MSPA 2026 Fall Conference

Moving, Grooving & Improving

70 Years of MSPA! 

MSPA 2026 Fall Conference

MSPA is proud to announce our two day conference on October 22nd & 23rd at the Sheraton Four Points in Norwood. The title this year, Moving, Grooving & Improving - 70 Years of MSPA! highlights our interest in providing a place where school psychologists across the commonwealth come together for learning and connection.  

There are 23+ sessions planned for this year. Our keynote is Dr. Steven Feifer, who will be speaking on stress and anxiety's effect on learning.  Sessions will span a range of topics. We will also have a poster session featuring the work of our university partners, and sessions designed for supervisors (see below for more information). 

Click here for the schedule (subject to change) and explore the many session offerings!

Supervision Strand - The School Psychology Supervision Strand  is designed for school psychologists who want to learn or enhance their skills and knowledge in providing effective supervision to school psychology trainees.  There will be three sessions designed to to support participants in developing their supervisory competencies, including intentional and reflective supervision, supervising academic interventions and case studies, and managing difficult ethical issues. This strand is open to all skill levels - novices, experienced professionals, and those hoping to become supervisors are encouraged to attend. 

Questions

If you have any questions about the conference and/or registration, please contact Shannon Barry & Catherine Rossi, mspaconference@gmail.com.

Registration will close on Sunday, October 18 at 11:30 PM.

Please remember that we are an all volunteer organization and we ask for your patience when waiting for responses.

Hotel

Want to stay overnight? MSPA has a room block for 10/21 (Wednesday) and 10/22 (Thursday). The "cut-off date" for accepting reservations in this room block is Monday, 9/21/26 at 5 PM. Reservation requests received after 5 PM will be accepted on a space-availability and rate-availability basis. Please direct all room reservation inquiries to reservations at 781.769.7900 or email Lucy.Finnerty@hobbsbrook.com. 

Payment Information

Payment by credit card: Credit cards can be processed through the registration process on this event page.

Payment by personal check:  Complete the registration form, print invoice, and mail check (with invoice) made out to MSPA at least one week PRIOR to the event. 

Payment by district-funded purchase order: Complete registration, print or save invoice, share invoice with your district, and have district e/mail purchase order at least one week PRIOR to the event. Please note that the discounted group rates (3+) are per-person, require everyone from the district to sign up as guests under one person, and that person must be a MSPA member. 

Please contact Christina Dwyer, Treasurer (mspatreasury@gmail.com) with any questions about payment options. 

Please note, MSPA charges a $75 cancellation fee for cancellations received less than seven days prior to the conference.

Continuing Education Policy

The conference can be used for PDPs to meet  the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education contact hour requirements. The DESE requires the completion of 10 hours of related professional development and a project to count as valid PDPs. Please see DESE PDP requirement information for details. Each participant is responsible for knowing and meeting the DESE licensure requirements.

CE HOURS: The Massachusetts School Psychologists Association is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to sponsor continuing education (CE) for psychologists. In keeping with NASP requirements, these are awarded in contact hours only. CE hour certificates  will be awarded at the end of each workshop. MSPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Arriving more than 15 minutes late or failing to stay for the entire workshop/program will result in the inability to obtain a PD certificate. Certificates will only be distributed to individuals who have arranged for payment.