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Iowa BEST: Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools Summit
The Iowa BEST Summit is designed to highlight educators’ collective need to bolster support and care across the educational system, and to build shared capacity to get there. The sessions will deliver resources and practical solutions around social-emotional-behavioral health. #IowaBEST2021

The summit is co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa College of Education.

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Shaeley Santiago

Ames Comm. School District
English Learner Coordinator
Ames, Iowa
Public school K-12 English Learner (EL) Coordinator in Iowa. MIDTESOL officer. Life-long learner and reader who loves to talk YA & multicultural lit. Level 2 Google Certified Educator. @HSeslteacher

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Tuesday, November 2
 

8:00am CDT

Check-In Memorial Hall - Community Choice Convention Center

9:00am CDT

Opening Remarks Grand BallroomDr. Ann Lebo

9:15am CDT

Prioritizing Efforts to Address Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Children and Youth: Why Now? Grand BallroomDr. Renee Bradley

10:30am CDT

Accelerate Don't Remediate: Effectiveness of Accelerating Learning Room 312-315Mya Baker

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hy-Vee Hall C

1:00pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 1) Room 314-315Wendy Robinson • Kathy Bertsch

2:30pm CDT

Families and Schools: Working Together to Ensure Student Success Room 318Jennifer Cira • Sara Mohr • Heather Dirks • Brenda Hummel-Foreman
 
Wednesday, November 3
 

8:00am CDT

Check-In Memorial Hall - Community Choice Convention Center

9:00am CDT

Only Connect: Systems Thinking for Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Grand BallroomJacob Priest

10:30am CDT

Center Equity Through Relationship-Centered Learning Environments Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Soumya Palreddy, PhD • Ian Lowe

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hy-Vee Hall C

1:00pm CDT

The Intersections of Equity, Mental Health, and Trauma-Informed Care Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Soumya Palreddy, PhD • Ian Lowe