North East Washington ESD 101 School Safety Summit (GENERAL CONFERENCE)

North East Washington ESD 101 School Safety Summit (GENERAL CONFERENCE)

Building Safer, Healthier Schools & Communities

August 16-17 2022 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Presenters

  • Kristin Souers
  • Leon Covington
  • Steve Schreiner
  • Brittany Campbell
  • Salliejo Evers

Description

The Regional Safety Center at NEWESD 101 recognizes that for students to succeed academically, they need to have safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments where their needs are met. Our communities, families, staff, and students face ongoing and new challenges that impact student success.

The purpose of this conference is to unite professionals in the field of education, public health, law enforcement, and behavioral health to expand the awareness and implementation of best practices and recommendations in threat assessment, school safety, trauma-informed services, and mental/behavioral health resources. Participants will leave with actionable strategies and enhanced professional knowledge in the pursuit of safer, healthier schools and communities.

Additional Conference Information:
*Registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch each day (August 16 & 17)
*Includes a Meet & Greet with John Van Dreal - August 16, 4:30-5:30 pm. Click HERE for more information on keynote speaker John Van Dreal and his organization.
*For more Information regarding keynote speaker Kristin Souers/Fostering Resilient Learners click HERE.

Hotel Information:
Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center
1100 N. Sullivan Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99037
(509) 924-9000
*Discounted lodging available on a first come-first served basis. Use "SCHOOL SAFETY SUMMIT" when booking hotel room.

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Cancellations:
No refunds will be given after Wednesday.

Location

Mirabeau Park Hotel & Conference Center
1100 N. Sullivan Rd Spokane Valley WA 99037

Dates

  • KEYNOTE

    Tue, August 16 2022
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

    “Training Non-Security Staff to Think with a Security Lens: Violence Prevention and Mitigation through Options-Based Decision-Making”

    • Training Non-Security Staff to Think with a Security Lens
      John Van Dreal, Van Dreal Consulting LLC

      "Training Non-Security Staff to Think with a Security Lens: Violence Prevention and Mitigation through Options-Based Decision-Making". 

      This presentation provides the necessary information and instructional strategy for security professionals and administrators to teach options-based decision making, a defensive strategy tailored to the education community for use during extremely dangerous situations. Teaching others options thinking prepares them to identify potential violence, report their concerns, avoid or mitigate danger, and protect themselves and others during a violent event, such as one involving an active shooter. It instructs employees to gather and use important information during such an emergency, providing them with skills to avoid danger, de-escalate aggressive people, and survive.

  • BREAKOUT SESSION 1 & MODULE 11

    Tue, August 16 2022
    10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Creating Equity Through Chosen Name and Affirming Gender Identities
      Aiden Sanders & Erin Sellers, Spectrum Center

      During this time, we will have participants discover their own gender and chosen names, in order to understand the importance of honoring and respecting, at every point, those of the youth. Participants will learn to recognize and adopt behaviors that make environments more welcoming and affirming to LGBTQ+ youth and the importance of these behaviors in preventing suicide and promoting wellbeing in young people. Participants will leave with recommendations and the take-home work of assessing intake processes, office staff, and teaching staff. 

       After this session, participants will:

      •  Be able to understand and use basic LGBTQ+ terminology

      •  Recognize and adopt behaviors that make environments more welcoming and affirming to LGBTQ+ youth

      •  Gain an understanding of why this matters for youth (suicide prevention)

      •  Gain a deeper understanding of their own gender identity


    • Handle With Care
      Annie Murphey, Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition; Sara Cordova, Yakima School District

      Handle With Care programs promote safe and supportive homes, schools and communities that protect children, and help traumatized children heal and thrive. Handle With Care promotes school-community partnerships aimed at ensuring that children who are exposed to trauma in their home, school or community receive appropriate interventions to help them achieve academically at their highest levels despite whatever traumatic circumstances they may have endured. 

      The goal of Handle With Care is to help students succeed in school. Regardless of the source of trauma, the common thread for effective intervention is the school. Research now shows that trauma can undermine children’s ability to learn, form relationships, and function appropriately in the classroom. Handle With Care programs support children exposed to trauma and violence through improved communication and collaboration between law enforcement, schools, and mental health providers, and connects families, schools and communities to mental health services. 

      The Handle With Care Model: If a law enforcement officer encounters a child during a call, that child’s name and three words, HANDLE WITH CARE, are forwarded to the school before the school bell rings the next day. The school implements individual, class and whole school trauma-sensitive strategies so that traumatized children are “Handled With Care.” If a child needs more intervention, on-site trauma-focused mental healthcare is available at the school. 

    • Bias Free Policing and Cultural Competency (Fulfills module 11 requirement)
      Randy Moore, Spokane Public Schools

      The presenter will discuss the importance of removing/reducing bias from school safety practices, techniques for overcoming bias, and placing emphasis on improving our understanding, focusing on behavior, working with families, and making connections to promote inclusivity. 

      (Fulfills module 11 requirement)

    • Case Study: A Credible Threat - Operationalizing Threat Assessment to Support School Safety & Student Well-Being
      Leon Covington, Threat Assessment Coordinator, NEWESD 101

      This presentation will provide a brief overview of the Salem-Keizer/Cascade Student Threat Assessment Model. As a backdrop to the case study, the presenter will highlight risk factors, protective factors, pre-incident indicators and warning behaviors. Additionally, this training will Illustrate the value of community partnerships as well as highlight the need for strong consultation and customer service with a focus on psychological safety. Attendees will learn how interventions and threat management are key facets of school safety and student well-being. 

  • BREAKOUT SESSION 2 & MODULE 3

    Tue, August 16 2022
    1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

     

    • Service in Spokane County that Provides Intervention and Involuntary Services for Youth
      Stacey Okihara & Shelby Whitworth, Frontier Behavioral Health

      Participants will again a better understand of what crisis services are offered to youth and their families in Spokane County. They will learn to ask youth if they are having thoughts of suicide or homicide and how to report the concerns. Participants  will learn about other resource besides sending a youth to a local Emergency Department who is experiencing an acute behavioral                  health crisis or calling law enforcement. You will learn about the new 988 number which is a confidential  behavioral health crisis line that is nationwide for anyone who is experience an acute behavioral health crisis. Participants will also learn about RCW 71.34 and RCW 9.41 which is the youth laws for danger of harm and guns on school property.


    • An Overview of ACEs, the Brain, how to Identify Trauma in Schools and Practical Strategies from a Trauma Informed Lens (Fulfills module 3 requirement)
      Lori Eastep, Grassroots Therapy Group

      Traumatized communities and how that impacts the classroom, both teacher and student, what buffers can be developed and how to better see through a trauma informed lens.

      Session will explore the importance of a bias free and trauma informed approach to school safety and security, to include discussion centered on cultural differences, language barriers, building mutual respect, equity and dignity. 

      (Fulfills module 3 requirement)

    • Mandatory Reporting
      Steve Bryant, Department of Children, Youth, & Families

      Mandatory reporting refers to the legal requirement of certain groups of people to report a reasonable belief of child physical or sexual abuse to child protection authorities. The law requires child welfare agencies to make a CACI report to the CA DOJ whenever they substantiate an allegation of 1) physical abuse, 2) sexual abuse, 3) mental abuse, or 4) severe neglect. 


    • A Comprehensive System for Threat Assessment & Management in the Schools
      John Van Dreal, Van Dreal Consulting LLC

      "A Comprehensive System for Threat Assessment and Management in the Schools". 

      This presentation will review the importance of providing an education environment where students and education staff feel safe. Specifically, the presenter will review the fundamentals of reducing school violence, explain the behavioral threat assessment process, and highlight the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model—a collaborative, multi-agency system that employs trauma informed care, equity, restorative practice, and bias checks within its assessment structure to address and manage threats of violence.  


  • BREAKOUT SESSION 3 & MODULE 4

    Tue, August 16 2022
    2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) Development+ (Prevention, Preparedness, Protection, Response, & Recovery
      Salliejo Evers, NEWESD 101, Mike Dingle, ESD 171, Shelby Jensen ESD 123

      Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of Emergency Operations Planning, the key components necessary for successful emergency management of any incident, emergency, or crisis, and EOP design and implementation.  Session will also include a deliberate focus on the 5+ phases of disaster management; Prevention, Preparation, Mitigation, Protection, Response and Recovery.

    • Suicide Prevention Protocol (Fulfills module 4 requirement)
      Brittany Campbell, NEWESD 101

      Participants will gain exposure to the NEWESD 101 Suicide Prevention Protocol, including access to the documents of the Protocol. Those who attend this session will have a clear understanding of how to utilize the Protocol if a student is suicidal, as well as an understanding of how to support the student after getting the student access to care. 

      (Fulfills module 4 requirement)


    • Addressing Escalating and Potentially Aggressive Behavior
      John Van Dreal, Van Dreal Consulting LLC

      "Addressing Escalating and Potentially Aggressive Behavior: De-escalating Teamwork in the Schools and Support Facilities". 

      This presentation will review successful preparatory strategies for assessing, avoiding, and mitigating potentially aggressive behavior while protecting self and others. Specifically, the presentation will: review the dynamics and indicators of escalating behavior as well as the indicators of potential aggression within a reactive, emotional situation; review techniques for de-escalating hostile, agitated, and aggressive adults; provide instructions on creating and training “Meet and Greet” teams that safely and systematically intervene in situations involving people with emotionally elevated, angry, or aggressive behavior; provide strategies for building communication bridges with people who are confrontational, demanding, and disrespectful.

    • Maintaining Sustained Change during Unprecedented Times

      A critical look at diversity, equity and inclusion work and developing strategies to support and nurture the creative formation of sustained change. 

      Objectives: 

      - Give participants a Macro, Mezzo, and Micro view of DEI initiatives and the unintended consequences of these initiatives. 
      - To introduce a conceptual framework that may support and sustain the DEI work that occurred during the pandemic. 
      - Provide a safe space for participants to explore the collective creative knowledge of the group through exercises and etc.

  • KEYNOTE

    Wed, August 17 2022
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    • Building a Culture of Resilience and Safety
      Kristin Souers, Fostering Resilient Learners

      Building a Culture of Resilience and Safety: What can we do, as educators, parents, and caregivers, to build resilience in ourselves and our kids? What, exactly, is a Culture of Safety? If you're looking for an opportunity to build your team's background knowledge, enhance your team's use of common language, understand the impact of trauma, embrace a slew of strategies designed to support your children, build resilience, and foster a safe space for all to thrive, this keynote should help!

  • BREAKOUT SESSION 1 & MODULE 12

    Wed, August 17 2022
    10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Fulfills module 12 requirement)
      Pauline Cline, Clear Risk Solutions

      This course addresses FERPA basics, explores requirements for the protection of student records for Local Education Agencies (LEAs), addresses who may and may not access student records, when those records may be shared, and discusses several of the applicable exceptions to the FERPA requirement for consent. We’ll talk about good practices guide  lines for faculty and staff members that require they maintain, use, and report student date in compliance with the requirements of FERPA.

      Fulfills module 12 requirement

    • Threat Assessment Overview
      Jerrie Newport/Jason McPherson, NEWESD 101

      The basic concepts of threat assessment with a focus on youth risk factors.

       •  A brief review of supportive research and best practice prescriptive recommendations for assessment and management.

       •  The application of threat assessment concepts and overview of the threat assessment system flow chart.

      • Question and Answer


    • Mental Health Diagnoses Related to K-12 Threat Assessment, Part 1
      Dr. Rudy Lorber, Mind Source Center

      Clinical case examples will be presented that examine how the understanding of certain mental health diagnoses can be important not only in determining the seriousness of a potential threat, but also in the management and long-term planning regarding the individual under investigation.  The presentation will examine the developmental progression of some mental health diagnoses and their relevance regarding the pathway towards violence.  Additionally, the importance of, under certain circumstances, undertaking a long-term historical analysis will be examined via presented case studies.  Finally, the presentation will describe how the interpretation of overt behaviors can be highly dependent upon an understanding of the underlying psychopathology.     

      Attendees will learn about:

          Relevant Mental Health diagnoses and their overt behavior expressions

          Developmental and historical investigation techniques 

          Threat management strategies related to some Mental Health challenges 


    • Creating Equity Through Chosen Name and Affirming Gender Identities
      Aiden Sanders & Erin Sellers, Spectrum Center

      During this time, we will have participants discover their own gender and chosen names, in order to understand the importance of honoring and respecting, at every point, those of the youth. Participants will learn to recognize and adopt behaviors that make environments more welcoming and affirming to LGBTQ+ youth and the importance of these behaviors in preventing suicide and promoting wellbeing in young people. Participants will leave with recommendations and the take-home work of assessing intake processes, office staff, and teaching staff. 

       After this session, participants will:

      •  Be able to understand and use basic LGBTQ+ terminology

      •  Recognize and adopt behaviors that make environments more welcoming and affirming to LGBTQ+ youth

      •  Gain an understanding of why this matters for youth (suicide prevention)

      •  Gain a deeper understanding of their own gender identity


  • BREAKOUT SESSION 2 & MODULE 13

    Wed, August 17 2022
    1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
    • Risks and Rewards of Internet Use
      Steve Schreiner, Technology and Learning Coordinator, NEWESD 101

      Join Steve Schreiner, Technology & Learning Coordinator at NEWESD 101, for an educator-focused presentation on the risks and rewards of internet use. Learn how to navigate settings, begin conversations, and develop mindsets that lead to better online interactions.  Steve has led internet safety presentations for thousands of students across Eastern Washington. Topics will include oversharing of information, content filtering and device-based controls, social media apps, and device addiction.  Hear about the legalities of internet use and discuss the importance of open and honest communication with children.

    • Restorative Practices to Prevent and Respond to Harm (Fulfills module 13 requirement)
      Julie Schaffer, Restorative Practices & Mediation Program Manager; Spokane Public Schools

      Restorative Practices is a philosophy and set of practices that proactively build healthy relationships and strong communities to prevent harm, and that respond to harm in a way that meets the individual needs of those who were impacted, provides meaningful accountability, and changes future behavior.  Participants in this session will gain an understanding of the history and philosophy of Restorative Practices, why Restorative Practices is applied in schools, and how a restorative process can be applied to a situation that creates harm.  

      Fulfills module 13 requirement

    • Threat Assessment Statewide Implementation Panel
      Statewide Threat Assessment Coordinators
    • Mental Health Diagnoses Related to K-12 Threat Assessment, Part 2
      Dr. Rudy Lorber, Mind Source Center

      Clinical case examples will be presented that examine how the understanding of certain mental health diagnoses can be important not only in determining the seriousness of a potential threat, but also in the management and long-term planning regarding the individual under investigation.  The presentation will examine the developmental progression of some mental health diagnoses and their relevance regarding the pathway towards violence.  Additionally, the importance of, under certain circumstances, undertaking a long-term historical analysis will be examined via presented case studies.  Finally, the presentation will describe how the interpretation of overt behaviors can be highly dependent upon an understanding of the underlying psychopathology.     

      Attendees will learn about:

          Relevant Mental Health diagnoses and their overt behavior expressions

          Developmental and historical investigation techniques 

          Threat management strategies related to some Mental Health challenges 


  • CLOSING KEYNOTE

    Wed, August 17 2022
    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Collateral Consequences to Arrest, Alternatives to Arrest and Prosecution (Fulfills modules 7 & 8 requirement)
      Dave Okada, President of Threat Assessment Professionals

      Fulfills modules 6 & 7 requirement