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and the Social-Emotional Framework. This three-hour Leadership and Effective Collaboration September Ready: Sparking
session will provide supervisors and teacher leaders
an opportunity to begin unpacking the new standards Through Challenging Times Virtual Collaboration
and appendices. Many practical implications of (PSEL Standards 6 and 7) (PSEL Standards 7 and 10)
implementation, including professional development Jul. 27, 2020; 10 am - Noon
and curricular revisions, will be explored through Jul. 28, 2020; 9 am - Noon
peer-to-peer and facilitated discussion. Presenter: Denise Hecht, MBA, Assistant Presenters: Emil Carafa, Coordinator of
Executive Director of New Jersey Principals Professional Learning, FEA; Vicki Duff,
and Supervisors Association and Chief Coordinator of Professional Learning, FEA;
September Ready: Mental Financial Officer of The Foundation for Susan Gilbert, Coordinator of District Grant
Educational Administration
Health Reopening Protocols for Schools Fee: Free to Members/$75 Non-Members Projects
Jul. 23, 2020; 9 am - Noon Developing a collaborative and positive school Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE culture during challenging times places many September is on the horizon, with a landscape that
looks rather different. While teams may be comfortable
Director; Maureen Brogan, LPC, DRCC , demands on leaders. When leaders engage in and adept with face-to-face collaboration, how does
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, self-reflection and develop a deeper understanding this translate to the virtual world? This professional
Statewide Coordinator for Traumatic Loss of their leadership style and preferred patterns of development workshop will engage educational leaders
Coalitions for Youth; George Scott, EdS LMFT; behavior, they deepen their ability to lead under and teachers to examine a vision for collaboration in
Susan Coyle, MA, Traumatic Loss Coalitions pressure and change. In this session, participants the virtual world, which will be key to the discussion
for Youth Coordinator for Middlesex County, will discover and engage in a research-based, self- of equitable learning. Participants will be actively
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care; actualizing process. By understanding the leadership involved in looking closely at key structures important
Geta Vogel, FEA Consultant & Retired styles and unique strengths of themselves as well to virtual collaboration by focusing on the vital element
Principal as colleagues, participants will be able to build of building relationships and strategies to guide
greater levels of collaboration and connection, key
Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members components of a positive school culture. collaborative conversations, while considering the
This workshop will address key legal requirements valuable role protocols provide to this process. This
workshop will help establish the tools for addressing the
that schools must address and protocols that should important question of “What will September look like?”.
be put into place in order to address the mental All New Code of Student
health needs of students and staff during remote
instruction and while preparing for the reopening of Conduct Certificate Program September Ready: Mental Health and
schools. This will include a review of legal protections
related to mental health that are available under Jul. 27 - 29, 2020 Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools
state and federal law, recent guidance from the Fee: $400 members/$500 non-members - Grades 6-12
CDC, U.S. Department of Education and New Jersey This Certificate Program will empower every
Department of Education, and model protocols and school leader to develop and implement a Code (PSEL Standards 5, 6 and 10)
tools for school districts to proactively plan for and of Student Conduct that is fair, equitable, legally Jul. 28, 2020, 1 pm - 3 pm
support students and their families. Participants will sound and effective. An essential part of every school Presenters: Kaitlin Mulcahy, Ph.D., LPC,
also learn about the protocols that should be in place administrator’s role is addressing the challenges IMHM, Associate Director; Jennifer Faasse,
to address the mental health needs of staff members that occur when students fail to adhere to the code
in light of the global pandemic and its aftermath. MA, LPC, Coordinator for School-Aged
of student conduct. That challenge is made even Mental Health Clinical Services; Center for
greater by current events, such as addressing student Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health,
Formative Assessment: The Real discipline in the age of COVID-19 and the impact of Montclair State University
students witnessing horrific incidents of racial injustice,
Driver of Instruction (PSEL Standards 4 along with the worldwide response to those events. Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members
and 10) Those who purchase the full 3-day Certificate This session will introduce school personnel to the
importance of using trauma-informed strategies to
Jul. 23, 2020; 9 am - Noon Program will also receive access to a comprehensive promote relational and emotional wellness in schools.
online course - Getting to the Truth: A Toolkit for
Presenters: Heather Moran, Immediate Conducting Effective Student Investigations, along with We will review the science of safety as foundational
Past President NJPSA, Principal, Logan additional pre-recorded content on conducting virtual to learning and connecting, and the impact of stress
Middle School; Pamela Moore, Assistant investigations, an overview of legal requirements related and trauma on the learning process. We will also
Superintendent, Millville Public Schools to the code of student conduct, and an overview of discuss strategies to promote relational and emotional
Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members requirements related to student discipline for incidents wellness in the classroom, and systemic changes
necessary to become a trauma-informed school.
Assessment occurs all day, every day, in each involving students with disabilities.
classroom. The majority of assessments in our Participants can still register for individual days at
classrooms are assessments for learning. Thus, it is $100 for non-members and $125 for non-members Back to School for Students
imperative that the assessments we choose to create but the additional content is only available for those With Significant Special Education
and use are aligned to the learning objectives we set who purchase the full Certificate Program.
for students. These assessments can then provide the Day 1 - Adapting the Code of Conduct to Needs: Managing the Uncertainty to
evidence to determine if the instruction that is taking COVID 19 Maximize Success (PSEL Standards 5, 6,
place is having an impact on the learning of every Jul. 27, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm
student. High quality formative assessment focuses Presenter: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL and 10)
on the engagement and motivation of students to ONE Supervisor. of Legal Research and Jul. 28, 2020; 9 am - Noon
learn, the feedback cycles that are built in to respond Content Development Presenter: Michael C. Selbst, Ph.D., BCBA-D
to student learning outcomes, and the instructional
practices that lead to the evidence of learning. Day 2 - Adapting the Code of Conduct to Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members
This session will provide leaders with strategies to Ensure Equity Based on Race and Other As millions of students and educators return to
answer the following questions: Protected Classes school (in-person or remotely) in September, there
• What is the purpose of assessment and how does Jul. 28, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm remains a great deal of uncertainty. Educating
students with significant special education needs
it help us to measure the impact of our work? Presenter: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE requires careful consideration of their unique
Director
• What do we expect from formative assessments? Day 3 - Adapting the Code of Conduct to strengths and challenges and likely raises more
• What are formative assessments telling you that Address Specialized Populations questions than answers. This is compounded by
you want and need to know about students’ Jul. 29, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm issues surrounding social distancing, student health
learning needs? Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE and medical issues, behavior challenges, the need
• How do we support PLCs to create and implement Director; John Worthington, Esq., LEGAL for prompting, developing social interactions, etc..
authentic and meaningful assessments ONE Consultant This webinar will include information to guide
• How are assessments being used to deepen successful programming, including dedicated
planning time, collaboration among staff and
student commitment to learning? between the home and school, specific strategies to
• What does an equitable system of assessment address students’ academic, social, emotional, and
look like? behavioral needs, and self-care supports for staff
and parents.