Improving School Success and
College & Career Readiness
Pre Conference – Day 1
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Session I
Session II
PART I: Early
Warning and Dropout
Prevention
PART I: School
Kick it up a Notch:
Counselor Evaluation Theory Driven,
Overview and Q&A
Powerful School
Counseling
PART II: The Annual
School Counseling
Dr. Chris Schimmel,
Plan
Coordinator of School
Counseling Programs:
Dr. Barbara Brady
West Virginia
School Counseling
University
Coordinator, Office of
Secondary Learning
and
Rebecca Derenge
Coordinator, Federal
Programs
Sara Harper, WVEIS
PART II: Common
Ground: Military
Programs to Support
Student Success
Major Bowen, US
ARMY National Guard
Session III
Session IV
Session V
Providing Trauma
Informed-Care in
Schools
Technology Boot
Camp
Karen Yost, Chief
Executive Officer,
Prestera Center
Mark Moore
Coordinator, Office of
Technology
Dr. Bob Rubenstein,
Director of Counseling:
Marshall University
School Counselor Conference – Day 2
7:30 – 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30
Welcome – Robert Hull, Associate State Superintendent
Logistics – Dr. Barb Brady, Coordinator, Office of Secondary Learning
8:40
Early Learning Updates – Lynn Baker, Coordinator, Office of Early
Learning
9:05
Middle and Adolescent Education Updates – Dewayne Duncan,
Executive Director and Joey Wiseman, Assistant Director, Office of
Secondary Learning; Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick, Executive Director, Office
of Career and Technical Instruction
9:30
The Strategic Advanced Placement Initiative – Joel Gulko, College
Board
10:00 – 10:30
BREAK – Visit Exhibitors
10:30
Workforce and Education PANEL “Preparing Students for
Postsecondary Success”
11:20
Policy 2315 and West Virginia Student Success Standards – Dr. Barb
Brady, School Counselor Coordinator, Office of Secondary Learning
12:00 – 12:55
LUNCH – Visit Exhibitors
1:00 – 1:50
Session I
1. Executive Function: Strategies for “Out of
Sync” Behaviors
Kelly Mordecki, School Counselor Lead, Office of Institutional Education
Programs
2. Policy 2315 Roundtable
Dr. Barb Brady, School Counseling Coordinator, Office of Secondary
Learning
3. Providing Trauma Informed-Care in
Schools
Karen Yost, Chief Executive Officer, Prestera Center
4. So – You Want More Mental Health
Services – Now What?
Stephanie Hayes, WV School Health Technical Assistance Center
Jessica Laslo, School Counselor, Madison Elementary School and
Tiffany Pittman, WVDHHR Children’s Behavioral Health
5. Support for Personalized Learning
Pat Homberg, Director, Office of Special Programs
1:55 – 2:45
Session II
6. Bullying Policy Requirements and
Resources
Shelly Stalnaker, Coordinator, Office of Secondary Learning
7. Career Exploration, Postsecondary
Planning Tools, www.CFWV.com and
Financial Aid
Heather McChesney, Coordinator of Curriculum and Professional
Development; Anna Casale, Training Coordinator and Brian Weingart,
Senior Director of Financial Aid, Higher Education Policy Commission
8. Personalized Education Plans – A
School-wide Approach
Dr. Barb Brady, School Counseling Coordinator, Office of Secondary
Learning,
Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick, Director, Office of Career and Technical
Instruction
9. Navigating the Changing Landscape of
West Virginia Student Assessments
Dr. Beth Cipoletti, Assistant Director, Office of Assessment and
Accountability
10. So – You Want More Mental Health
Services – Now What? (REPEAT)
Tiffany Pittman, Children’s, WVDHHR Behavioral Health and
Stephanie Hayes, WV School Health Technical Assistance Center
2:45 – 3:05
BREAK – Visit Exhibitors
3:05 – 3:55
Session III
11. Data Tools for School Counselors
Jason Brier, Counselor, Mountain Ridge Intermediate
12. Designing Transition Programs That Work
Cathy Grewe, Counselor, Jackson Middle School
Kelly Mordecki, School Counselor Lead, Office of Institutional Education
Programs
13. High Quality Early Learning Program: An
Overview
Lynn Baker and Charlotte Webb, Coordinators, Office of Early Learning
14. Making the Shift to NxG Mathematics and John Ford, Mathematics Coordinator, Office of Secondary Learning
English Language Arts
Jessica George, ELA Coordinator, Office of Secondary Learning
15. Transitioning to National Career Clusters
3:55
Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick, Executive Director, Office of Career and
Technical Instruction
CEU Attendance Certificates/Door Prizes and Wrap-Up