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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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Kelly Gallagher-White

Eastern Allamakee School District-Kee Connect Therapeutic Program
Behavioral Interventionist & Special Education Teacher
Lansing, Iowa
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

Beneath the Difficult Conversation: Engaging Families in their Student's Mental Health Room 319-320Deb Thomas • Cyndy Erickson It's Tough Right Now--Let Us Help! Room 318Hannah, (she/her) • Aarushi, (she/her) • Bela, (she/her) • Kaleb • Roland Check & Connect: An Evidence-Based Student Engagement Intervention Hy-Vee Hall Room 103Shelli Blazic Finding the “Fuel” for Learning and Emotional Well-Being: Why We Need to Measure Social-Emotional Engagement in our Learning Environments (Part 1) Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Jen Townsend • Emily Rubin Suicide Prevention within MTSS (Part 1) Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Kelly Perales Using Data to Inform and Improve Quality School-Based Mental Health Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Donna Kitrick • Alyssa Fruchtenicht • Marla Padget

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hy-Vee Hall C

1:00pm CDT

Beneath the Difficult Conversation: Engaging Families in their Student's Mental Health Room 319-320Deb Thomas • Cyndy Erickson Embracing the Role of Student Voice in Mental Health Advocacy and Suicide Prevention Room 316Jessica Christensen • Sydney, (She/Her) • Margo (They/Them) • Estrella (She/Her) It's Tough Right Now--Let Us Help! Room 318Hannah, (she/her) • Aarushi, (she/her) • Bela, (she/her) • Kaleb • Roland A Proposed Model for Iowa School-Based Mental Health Services Hy-Vee Hall Room 105Emilie Souhrada • Nicole Skaar • Jaclyn Lussenhop • Kyla Loucks Align, Integrate, Eliminate: Creating an Effective and Efficient System (Part 2) Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Kelly Perales Brain-Based Relational Strategies to Support Social-Emotional Well-Being Hy-Vee Hall Room 102-103Damien Chance • Alyssa Caldbeck Evidence-Based Practices for SEB and the Life Course Model Hy-Vee Hall Room 104Steven Evans Finding the "Fuel" for Learning and Emotional Well-Being – “What” We Can Do to Enhance Social-Emotional Engagement (Part 2) Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Jen Townsend • Emily Rubin From Stress to Success: ACEs and Resilience in Iowa Schools Hy-Vee Hall Room 107Lisa Cushatt We Must Be Allies: Creating Inclusive Spaces (Part 1) Room 402Jacob Priest Wrap-Around and Full-Service Community Schools Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Donna Kitrick • Alyssa Fruchtenicht • Bradley McCalla

2:30pm CDT

Embracing the Role of Student Voice in Mental Health Advocacy and Suicide Prevention Room 316Jessica Christensen • Sydney, (She/Her) • Margo (They/Them) • Estrella (She/Her) Empowering Youth Voice: Participatory Evaluation Model Across a Public School System Room 321Eric Moore • Maren Henderson Families and Schools: Working Together to Ensure Student Success Room 318Jennifer Cira • Sara Mohr • Heather Dirks • Brenda Hummel-Foreman Aligning Trauma-Informed Care and Behavioral Approaches to Support Students with Challenging Behavior Hy-Vee Hall Room 102-103Brandi Moon • Lisa-Ann Johnson • Jake Vitense An Introduction to Iowa's Social-Emotional Learning Framework Room 319-320Kay Augustine • Wendy Trotter • Marianne Rodriques Finding the "Fuel" for Learning and Emotional Well-Being – “How” We Can Enhance Learner Engagement while Supporting Educators’ Well-Being (Part 3) Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Jen Townsend • Emily Rubin Fostering Peer Relationships Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Amy Bellmore Maximizing the Effectiveness of Equitable Tier 2 Classroom Interventions Hy-Vee Hall Room 107Julie Owens We Must Be Allies: Creating Inclusive Spaces (Part 2) Room 402Jacob Priest Youth Suicide: Data, Emerging Trends, Best Practices Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Drew Martel
 
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

Families and Schools: Working Together to Ensure Student Success Room 319Jennifer Cira • Sara Mohr • Heather Dirks • Brenda Hummel-Foreman MVP Strategies Bystander Education and Prevention Model Room 317Alan Heisterkamp • Michael Fleming Broaching the Subject of Homelessness with Students Hy-Vee Hall Room 105Erin Barnes Center Equity Through Relationship-Centered Learning Environments Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Soumya Palreddy, PhD • Ian Lowe Cyber Bullying Prevention and Intervention Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Chad Rose Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Training for School Staff and Students (Part 1) Hy-Vee Hall Room 107Brandi Moon • Coreen Frank • Dr. Jamie Elizalde • James Burkhalter Progress Monitoring of Tier 2 and 3 Social-Emotional and Behavioral Interventions Hy-Vee Hall Room 102-103Steve Kilgus Strength Based approaches to address the unique needs of high ability youth with mental health concerns Room 316Megan Foley-Nicpon The Resilience Education Program (REP): A Tier 2 Intervention for Internalizing Problems Hy-Vee Hall Room 104Katie Eklund Trauma-Informed School Practices to Support Resilience During Times of Collective Stress and Trauma Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Mary Crnobori Why the Pyramid Model Practices Matter More Than Ever: Supporting Young Children through the Pandemic and Other Challenging Times (Part 1) Room 320Adrienne Golden • Kiersten Kinder

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hy-Vee Hall C

1:00pm CDT

Do "with" Me, Not "for" Me: Collaborative Partnerships with Parents/Families Room 315-316Amy Liddell • Brenda Renter Nurturing Student Advocacy and Agency Focused on Mental Health through Authentic and Equitable Student/Adult Partnerships Room 315Laura Liechty • Claire (she/her) • Rachel Sweeney Partnerships in Action: Working with Community Agencies to Better Support Students Room 319Amy Kahle • Thomas Trefz • Becca Bender Schools Preventing Bullying and Harassment and the Role of Student Voice Room 317Alan Heisterkamp • Michael Fleming Bullying Prevention and Intervention Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Chad Rose Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Culture through Restorative Practices Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Justin Blietz Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Training for School Staff and Students (Part 2) Hy-Vee Hall Room 107Brandi Moon • Coreen Frank • Dr. Jamie Elizalde • James Burkhalter Exploring Emotions with Sesame Street in Communities Resources Room 321Sarah Welch Intensifying Interventions for Academics and Behavior Room 311Joseph H. Wehby Referring and Coordinating Counseling Services for Students with Mental Health Concerns Hy-Vee Hall Room 105Erin Barnes Screening for Social-Emotional and Behavioral Risk: What You Need to Know Hy-Vee Hall Room 102-103Jared Izumi The Intersections of Equity, Mental Health, and Trauma-Informed Care Hy-Vee Hall Room 108Soumya Palreddy, PhD • Ian Lowe Why the Pyramid Model Practices Matter More Than Ever: Supporting Young Children through the Pandemic and Other Challenging Times (Part 2) Room 320Adrienne Golden • Kiersten Kinder