2015 GW/NASP Public Policy Institute July 15-17 and July 20-21, 2015 COMBINED AGENDA Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools: Supportive Policies and Practices for Learning DAY 1: Wednesday, July 15 DAY 2: Thursday, July 16 DAY 3: Friday, July 17 DAY 4: Monday, July 20 DAY 5: Tuesday, July 21 GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room 213 Washington, DC 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room 213 Washington, DC 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room 213 Washington, DC 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room 213 Washington, DC 7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:50 Welcome & Introductions Carol Kochhar-Bryant, GW Senior Assoc. Dean of GSEHD Todd Savage, NASP President 8:30-9:30 FEDERAL SESSION 1: Safe and Healthy Students David Esquith Director, Office of Safe and Healthy Students US Department of Education 7:50 Arrive on Capitol Hill 8:00 Enter Building (All Group) 8:15-4:00 Capitol Hill Experience (ALL) 8:00-8:20 Continental Breakfast on Capitol Hill 8:00-4:00 Capitol Hill Experience SPECIAL SESSION: Understanding the health, mental health and educational needs of trauma impacted students. SPECIAL SESSION: An Integrated Approach to Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Overview of the Institute Stacy Skalski, NASP Pamela Leconte, GW Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, NASP Introductions of leaders and instructors Class introductions Basic overview for the institute 9:50-10:00 Break 9:30-9:35 Speaker Transition 9:35-10:35 FOUNDATIONAL 3: Demographics: Kids Count: The Status of America’s Children Today and Tomorrow Flo Guitterez Research Associate Annie E Casey Foundation Kids Count 10:35-10:45 Quick Break 10:45-12:00 FEDERAL SESSION 2: Behavior and Learning Support Programs for Improved Student Outcomes Renee Bradley Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs U.S. Department of Education 10:00-11:30 FOUNDATIONAL 1: Understanding the Federal Role in Education: School Reform in the 21st Century Michael Usdan, Senior Fellow and Past President, Institute for Educational Leadership Location: US Capitol Visitors Center (Senate--SCVC 209-08) **Thank you to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) for sponsoring our room. 8:20-8:30 Introductions and Brief Overview of the Hill Day Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach (Facilitator) NASP Director of Government Relations 8:30-9:30 Legislative Capitol Hill Panel with Invited Capitol Hill Staff Invited Panelists: Leanne Hotek, Senior Education Policy Advisor, Senate HELP Committee, Minority Staff 8:30-9:00 Ted Talk Activity: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime. 9:00-10:30 FEATURED SPEAKER: Exposure to Community Violence: Implications for Student Adjustment, School-Based Practice, and Professional Training Stacy Overstreet Professor & Chair, Tulane University Co-Director of the Trauma Focused School Psychology Specialization Vonnie Hampel, Senior Legislative Assistant, Press Secretary, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA 2) Steve Townsend- Fellow, Education Policy, Senate HELP Committee, Majority Staff Dan Auger, Legislative Assistant, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Katherine Cassling, Legislative Assistant, Senator Manchin (D-WV) Jacque Chevalier Sr. Education Policy Advisor, House Min. Staff, Comm. on Education & Workforce FINAL July 8, 2015 (2) 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-12:00 Panel: Supporting Traumatized Youth Through Policy and Practice Facilitated by: Mary Beth Klotz, NASP Director of Educational Practice 8:30-10:30 Boston Public Schools Showcase: The Comprehensive School Behavioral Mental Health Model Program Andria Amador Asst. Dir. of Behavioral Health Services Boston Public Schools Jill Snyder Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model Data Analyst Boston Public Schools Shella Dennery Program Director, Boston Children’s Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships Boston Children’s Hospital Melissa Pearrow University of MA-Boston Assoc. Prof. of Counseling & School Psychology School Psychology Program Director 10:30-10:40 Break 2015 GW/NASP Public Policy Institute July 15-17 and July 20-21, 2015 COMBINED AGENDA Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools: Supportive Policies and Practices for Learning DAY 1: Wednesday, July 15 DAY 2: Thursday, July 16 DAY 3: Friday, July 17 DAY 4: Monday, July 20 DAY 5: Tuesday, July 21 Maria Voles Ferguson Executive Director, Center on Education Policy at the GW University 12:00-12:45: Lunch 9:30-3:00 Capitol Hill visits Observe hearings Tour the Capitol Lunch on your own Confirmed Panelists: 10:40-11:40 Panel: Building Public Policy that Supports Trauma Sensitive Schools— Priorities for Advocates and Educators 11:30-12:15 Lunch 3:00- 4:00 Capitol Hill Debriefing (ALL PPI Participants) Collection of final evaluations and distribution of Certificates of Completion for 3-Day PPI Participants Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Gold 2168 Brenda Kabler Associate Faculty Member Immaculata University, Dept. of School Psychology NASP MAC Co-Chair, Children in Transition Idi Castella Duncan, Dual Language Assessment Teacher, Fairfax County Schools Youth Representative: Hassly Barbara Duffield, Director of Policy and Programs, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Youth Representative: Jessica 12:15-1:15 FOUNDATIONAL 2: The 2015 Children’s Budget: How do our nation’s children fare in the federal budget? Sarah Kyle Vice President of Budget and External Relations First Focus 1:15-1:20 Speaker Transition 12:45-1:15 Foundations Discussion: The Federal Role in Education Small group facilitated discussion. You will be grouped by the sticker on your name badge. 4:00-5:00 All 5-Day Participants ONLY. Team Planning for Portfolios and Final Presentations—Meet at Location Determined by Your Team 1:15-3:15 PPI Special Topic Part 2-FEATURED SESSION : The Importance of Trauma Informed Schools: The Impact of Invisible Wounds on Children and Learning FINAL July 8, 2015 (2) Confirmed Panelists: Jessica Cardichon, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for Comprehensive High School Reform, Alliance for Excellent Education Jill Cook, Assistant Executive Director, American School Counselor Association Jacki Ball, Director of Government Affairs, National PTA 12:00-12:30 Lunch Sunil Mansukhani, Principal, The Raben Group, Representing Futures Without Violence 12:30-2:00 Helping Transgender Students Succeed at Home and School 11:40-12:40 Policy Application Part A-Developing Policy at the Local, State, and National Level Todd Savage Associate Professor in Counseling and School Psychology University of Wisconsin-River Falls NASP President 2015-16 Marleen Wong, PhD Clinical Professor and Associate Dean University of Southern California School of Social Work and Director, Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resilience, Hope and Wellness in Schools Facilitated by: Kelly Vaillancourt NASP Director of Government Relations Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach NASP Director of Government Relations 2015 GW/NASP Public Policy Institute July 15-17 and July 20-21, 2015 COMBINED AGENDA Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools: Supportive Policies and Practices for Learning DAY 1: Wednesday, July 15 DAY 2: Thursday, July 16 1:20-2:30 FEDERAL GRANT PROJECTS: Leading by Convening: The Power of Engagement 3:15-4:00 Theme Reflection: Exploring Trauma Sensitive Schools Joanne Cashman Director, IDEA Partnership Comm. & Collaboration Lead, National Center for Systemic Improvement National Association of State Directors of Special Education DAY 3: Friday, July 17 DAY 4: Monday, July 20 DAY 5: Tuesday, July 21 2:00-2:10 Break 12:40-2:15 Working Lunch in Teams 2:10-3:30 When the ‘Street’ Meets the ‘Schoolhouse’: Reaching out to Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth 2:15-4:50 Policy Application Part B-Sharing What We’ve Learned About the Connections Between Research, Policy, and Practice Small group facilitated discussion. You will be grouped by the sticker on your name badge. Patrice Linehan Senior Associate, National Center for Systemic Improvement 2:30-2:40 Break 4:00-5:00 GW Teamwork Session Location: GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room--TBD Washington, DC 2:40-3:30 PPI Special Topic Part 1: Fundamental Considerations in Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Eric Rossen, PhD NASP Dir. of Prof. Dev. & Standards Editor, Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A guide for School Based Professionals Jenee Littrell, Assistant Principal, Chaparral High School--Alternative Grossmont Union High School District, CA First Author, Human Trafficking in America’s Schools, US Dept. of Education 4:00-7:00 GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY PART B: Professional Association Advocacy (NASP Credit Participants Only) 3:30-5:00 Teamwork Session Sponsored by the GPR Committee (3 & 5 day NASP Credit/ Participants--School Psychologists Only) DINNER PROVIDED Location: GWU Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E. Street NW, Room 213 Washington, DC FINAL July 8, 2015 (2) Carol Kochhar-Bryant Senior Associate Dean, GSEHD George Washington University 4:50-5:00 Final Thoughts and Evaluations 2015 GW/NASP Public Policy Institute July 15-17 and July 20-21, 2015 COMBINED AGENDA Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools: Supportive Policies and Practices for Learning DAY 1: Wednesday, July 15 DAY 2: Thursday, July 16 3:30-4:30 GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY PART A: Overview of the Capitol Hill Experience Presenters: Stacy Skalski, NASP, Director of Professional Policy and Practice Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, Director of Government Relations Kathy Cowan, NASP, Director of Communications GPR Committee Members Katie Eklund, Chair, GPR Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, NASP Director of Government Relations NASP GPR Committee NASP Director of Government Relations Basics of grassroots advocacy Presentation of talking points Organization of hill teams Fishbowl experience DAY 3: Friday, July 17 4:30-5:30 Regional Networking and Teamwork Session GW Credit Students: Syllabus Intro and Course Expectations NASP: Regional meetings 5:45-7:45 NETWORKING RECEPTION: All PPI Participants Invited (Appetizers and beverages provided. Lots of good fun, laughter, and conversation promised.) LOCATION: TONIC at Quigley’s Pharmacy 2036 G Street NW, Washington DC FINAL July 8, 2015 (2) DAY 4: Monday, July 20 DAY 5: Tuesday, July 21