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Closing Keynote:
Gender Identity & Expression: Supporting Transgender Students & Families
~ Jeff Perrotti, Founding Director, Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education’s Safe Schools Program for LQBTQ & Questioning Students
This informative closing keynote will highlight policies, best practices, and resources for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students, with a focus on transgender and gender diverse youth. As students are beginning to socially transition their gender as early as preschool, this session will provide a context for understanding gender identity and expression, and feature the experiences of children, parents, and school personnel who have successfully navigated this terrain.
Agenda Day #3 ~ Thursday September 24, 2020
Time
8:00 – 8:30am 8:30 – 8:45am 8:45 – 9:15am 9:15 – 9:30am 9:30 – 10:15am 10:15 – 10:45am 10:45 – 11:30am 11:30 – Noon
Activity
Registration
Keynote Introduction, Dr. Carl Ladd
Closing Keynote, Jeff Perrotti
Break (visit BP Pavilion for Raffle Entries!) Concurrent Sessions – Block #1 (see page 7) Break (visit BP Pavilion for Raffle Entries!) Concurrent Sessions – Block #2 (see page 7) Closing Thoughts & Raffle Prizes
Location
NHSAA Campus Welcome Area Mt. Washington Conference Hall Mt. Washington Conference Hall NHSAA Campus/BP Pavilion Various (see page 7)
NHSAA Campus/BP Pavilion Various (see page 7)
Mt. Washington Conference Hall
Jeff Perrotti is the founding director of the Massachusetts Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students, an antibullying initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. He is the co-author, with Kim Westheimer, of the book, When the Drama Club is Not Enough. Jeff has conducted numerous workshops on gender, sexual orientation, and school climate for school administrators, counselors, teachers, nurses, parents, and students. Jeff facilitated the development of Massachusetts’ pioneering Guidance on Gender Identity and has assisted schools across New England where students have transitioned their gender. Jeff also teaches and advises students at Harvard University, where he has received several awards for excellence in teaching.
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