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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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Pam Bleam

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MNW School Counselor
Rockwell City, IA 50579
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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

Engaging All Families to Support the Whole Child in Middle School and Beyond Room 321Dr. Barbara Boone • Hadley Bachman It's Tough Right Now--Let Us Help! Room 318Hannah, (she/her) • Aarushi, (she/her) • Bela, (she/her) • Kaleb • Roland Media's Effect on Children's Social-Emotional Health: For Better and Worse Room 316-317Dr. Douglas Gentile Making MTSS for SEBH Work in a Rural School District Hy-Vee Hall Room 105Nicole Skaar • Angela Livezey • Angelisa Fynaard Suicide Prevention within MTSS (Part 1) Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Kelly Perales Suicide Screening and Intervention in Schools Hy-Vee Hall Room 104Laura Gallo Using Data to Inform and Improve Quality School-Based Mental Health Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Donna Kitrick • Alyssa Fruchtenicht • Marla Padget Strategic Planning Session for the Iowa Center for School Mental Health Room 401Sarah Brown

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 312-313Kathy Scebold • Tina Wahlert Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 1) Room 314-315Wendy Robinson • Kathy Bertsch It's Tough Right Now--Let Us Help! Room 318Hannah, (she/her) • Aarushi, (she/her) • Bela, (she/her) • Kaleb • Roland Students Can Do More: Authentically Engaging Students in Your Schoolwide Efforts Room 311Patti Hershfeldt 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

2:30pm CDT

Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 2) Room 314-315Wendy Robinson • Kathy Bertsch Equitable Instruction: Assessing Student Needs, Focus of Lesson and Accelerating Learning (Part 2) Room 312-313Kathy Scebold • Tina Wahlert 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
 
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

Effective School Leadership Teams: Sustaining Effective Practices Over Time Room 312-315Brian Gaunt Authentically Involving Students with Data & Strategic Change through a Service-Learning Model Room 318Kay Augustine • Soomin • Hannah, (she/her) • Jana Daisy • Klaertje Civic and Inquiry Learning Gains through Student Voice Efforts in the Elementary Years Room 311Dana Mitra Broaching the Subject of Homelessness with Students Hy-Vee Hall Room 105Erin Barnes 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 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

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hy-Vee Hall C

1:00pm CDT

Accelerating Literacy: Teacher Tools & Scaffolds Room 312Jaci Jarmes • Leigh Bellville Accelerating Math: Teacher Tools & Scaffolds Room 313Janet Greene • April Pforts • Christi Donald 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 Addressing Vaping and Substance Use with Adolescents Hy-Vee Hall Room 104Shannon Lea Watkins Bullying Prevention and Intervention Hy-Vee Hall Room 106Chad Rose Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Culture through Restorative Practices Hy-Vee Hall Room 101Justin Blietz 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