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their core (tier 1) instructional program as well as benefit from such programming. Moreover,
student/school data use to identify which students these same students’ mental health issues,
are struggling and need supplemental/more disruptive behavior, and/or aggressive behavior
intensive support. can significantly impact others’ learning and
safety and can negatively affect the school’s
Building Greater Understanding climate. Additionally, punitive measures are
often ineffective and may escalate problems.
About Native American History in A systematic approach must encompass more
NJ: Decolonizing Classrooms and individualized, intensive, comprehensive, and
sustained interventions. There should be multi-
Curriculum (PSEL Standard 4) tiered interventions to provide universal support
Sponsored by the Kidsbridge Tolerance (tier 1) to minimize and prevent the occurrence
Center and NJPSA/FEA with support from of new behavioral and emotional issues, and
the New Jersey Council for the Humanities interventions to address those individuals who
May 10, 2019; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at FEA are at-risk (tier 2) and those who present with
Presenter: Arla Patch the most imminent challenges (tier 3).
Fee $25 This interactive workshop will discuss these
challenges and best practices for intervention.
This session is intended to provide administrators Participants will have the opportunity to
and educators the facts and the tools to teach learn how one school is implementing a
the true history of the First Peoples, Columbus comprehensive set of concrete, effective
and the first Thanksgiving. Participants will learn interventions implemented within a public
the historical context and impact of the shared school district: school-based mental health
history that non-Native communities have with services, Positive Behavior Support in Schools
Indigenous peoples in New Jersey, both past and (PBSIS), innovative educational programming
present. A wide variety of teaching tools will be for students with significant social-behavioral
provided including informational websites and issues, after-school programming, student
classroom activities. ambassadors, staff mentoring of students, guest
Arla Patch is a teaching artist, author, and social speakers, social-emotional learning, gang and
justice activist. Living in Maine, she became in- violence prevention training, parent workshops,
volved in the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare etc. This has increased student attendance,
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the first decreased discipline problems and referrals,
effort in the country to address what happened increased academic performance, and improved
to Native children in the child welfare system. Her school culture and climate.
role as Community Engagement Coordinator for
Maine Wabanaki REACH (reconciliation, engage-
ment, advocacy, change and healing) created Corrective Action Plans and
opportunities for educating the non-Native Maine Progressive Supervision
population about the need for the Truth Commis-
sion. She has partnered with NJ Native American May 15, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at Egg Harbor
chiefs and Kidsbridge to create this new program Township Public School District
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE
Hot Issues in School Law Director; Nancy Richmond, Ed.D., FEA
Consultant
May 10, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm Fee: $150
at Brick Township PD Center TEACHNJ has rewritten the rules on tenure and
Presenter: Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL evaluation, and there is an emerging body of
ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and case law on what constitutes a legally defensible
Content Development corrective action plan, as well as the other
Fee: $150 aspects of progressive supervision that are now
This workshop will address current expected. This hands-on workshop will provide
developments in a variety of legal issues, participants with concrete strategies and
including HIB case law and legislative issues, templates to use in addressing staff members
TEACHNJ regulations and Arbitration Decisions, proactively through progressive supervision, in
student safety, recent legislative enactments, order to reduce the need to impose corrective
social media, First Amendment rights and action plans. Participants will learn how to
responsibilities, and other current and ongoing have necessary, but uncomfortable discussions
school law topics. with staff members about areas in need of
improvement. Participants will also learn about
the essential elements of corrective action
Innovative School-Based plans and the necessary steps to take to follow
Interventions for Students through on their implementation.
with Significant Emotional and
Behavioral Issues Improving Instructional Systems
May 14, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA and Supports for Mathematics
Presenters: Michael Selbst, Ph.D., BCBA-D Within the New Jersey Tiered System
(Director of Behavior Therapy Associates); of Supports Framework (PSEL
Richard Goldstein, M.A. (Principal of
Lakewood Middle School); Scott Horowitz, Standards 3, 4, 5, and 10)
Ed.D. (Assistant Principal of Lakewood Middle Day 3 - May 15, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
School); Deborah Rolston, M.A. (Assistant Presenter: Paul Riccomini Ph.D. , Associate
Principal of Lakewood Middle School) Professor of Education, Penn State College of
Fee: $149 Education
Despite school personnel’s best efforts to Fee: $149 per day
provide effective educational programming, The purpose of this Professional Learning Series
students who present with significant emotional is to identify the core principles of effective
and behavioral issues often struggle to mathematics programs focusing primarily on

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