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Monday, October 2, 2006
9:45–11:00 am
12:30–1:45 pm
12:30–3:15 pm
2:00–3:15 pm
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
9:30–10:45 am
1:15–2:30 pm
1:15–4:00 pm
2:45–4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
8:30–9:45 am
Conference Session A
Monday, October 2, 2006 9:45–11:00 am
A1
CSS Toolkit: Attitude
Suzzane Terrill, Jefferson Elementary School, Lindsay USD, CA
What are some things all staff members can do to inspire kids into the classroom? How can you intervene before they reach the stage of suspension or expulsion? How do you manage the transition when moving from an extrinsic to an intrinsic reward system?
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12
Conference Session B
Monday, October 2, 2006 12:30–1:45 pm
B1
CSS Toolkit: Community Involvement
Bonnie Mooney, Montclair Family Service, Montclair Community Collaborative, Ontario-Montclair School District, CA
California’s CSS programs bring in an average of $180,000 in funds and resources to their schools. Specific examples will suggest ways to involve the community, including mentoring programs and developing relationships with local sponsors.
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12
Conference Session C
Monday, October 2, 2006 2:00–3:15 pm
C1
CSS Toolkit: Attendance
Kate Bishop, CWA Coordinator, North Sacramento District Office, CA
Discover specific, successful programs that can reduce tardiness and increase ADA within 30 days.
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12
Conference Session D
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:30–10:45 am
D1
CSS Toolkit: Coordinated Services Team
Melinda Johnson, Foshay Learning Center, and Frances James, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Field Colleagues & Outreach Consultants; Gwendolyn Randolph, Field Colleague & Teacher, La Salle Elementary, Los Angeles USD, CA
What specific tasks are needed to develop an effective coordinated services team within your CSS program? How do you identify student needs that should be addressed? What internal and external resources will be needed? How do you mine for resources in your community? How do you conduct effective meetings? How do you evaluate whether the process is working well? How do you develop early intervention and collaboration with feeder schools/clusters?
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12
Conference Session EF
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:15–4:00 pm
EF1
CSS Toolkit: SST Training
Andrew Stetkevich, Staff Development Specialist/Field Colleague, Riverside Staff Development Center, Riverside USD; Vicki Butler, Coordinator & Field Colleague, Corona-Norco Special Education, Corona-Norco USD, CA
Learn about a powerful process that builds a plan using a student’s strengths for success. Participants will explore best practices in the SST process, including an overview of the process, gaining teacher buy-in, viewing video clips of elementary and secondary SST meetings, strategies to elicit parent and student participation, networking with SST facilitators around the state, nuts and bolts of implementation and recordkeeping, and strategy resources that address the strengths and needs of students and families.
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12
Conference Session G
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 8:30–9:45 am
G1
CSS Toolkit: Resiliency
Sandra Roberts, Principal & Field Colleague, Sunset Elementary, Hacienda La Puente USD; Lydia Carswell, Educational Consultant & EAN Board Member, Duarte, CA
Resiliency has been described as the ability to bounce back from challenging situations and events. Use of humor and connection with a caring adult are key. Learn techniques that build the resiliency of staff and interventions to use with students, building the staff’s capacity to participate in transforming the climate of the school.
Strand: CSS Toolkit
Grade Level: K–12