Leadership EDIT 2025: Full Schedule

9:00am PDT

Advancing Equity, Resilience, and Latino Educator Leadership in Trauma-Informed Schools

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

This interactive session will provide a collaborative space for educators and leaders to explore strategies for increasing the presence of Latino educators, coaching them into leadership positions, and fostering inclusive environments. Participants will examine the impact of microaggressions on teachers of color, particularly those with Multilingual Learner (MLL) backgrounds, and discuss how to shift language and leadership frameworks to create affirming and resilient school communities. This session aims to empower leaders with practical tools to build trauma-informed, equity-driven schools that support the professional growth of Latino educators and leaders.

Speakers

Jacqueline Rodriguez

Director of ESOL and Migrant Programs, KCKPS

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Beneath the Surface: Recognizing and Reaching Our Internalizing Students

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In Beneath the Surface: Recognizing and Reaching Our Internalizing Students, we will take a deep dive into understanding and supporting students who struggle silently. Participants will explore why reaching internalizing students is critical (Reaching the Hidden Reefs), gain practical tools for identifying them (Navigating with the Right Tools), and develop strategies to create safe, supportive environments where they can thrive (Creating Safe Harbors). Through interactive discussions, real-world scenarios, and collaborative problem-solving, attendees will engage in meaningful conversations about the hidden struggles of these students. Reflection activities and takeaway resources will ensure that learning extends beyond the summit, empowering educators to implement strategies in their own schools. By fostering continued dialogue and action, this session will help shift the tide in supporting internalizing students effectively.

Speakers

Carey Hughes

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Check Your Bias at the Door: Equity and Fairness in Urban Schools

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

This presentation will examine how educators' pre-existing bias can create systems of inequity for our students, especially those in urban schools. Attendees will learn to recognize their own bias and how to eliminate them in the educational setting. Educators will leave being able to create equitable and fair practices for their schools.

Speakers

AARON JOHNSON

Position at Company ABC.

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Classroom Crisis: Reducing Restraint and Seclusion Through Proactive Leadership

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In 2024, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation revealed that Wichita Public Schools in Kansas inappropriately restrained and secluded students with disabilities, often for punitive reasons or non-compliance. The investigation led to a settlement agreement with the district to end the use of seclusion, reform its restraint practices, and improve services to students with disabilities.

This session, “Classroom Crisis: Reducing Restraint and Seclusion Through Proactive Leadership,” will explore the critical importance of addressing these practices and provide school leaders with strategies to reduce and eliminate physical restraint and seclusion.

Participants will learn:
1. The impact of restraint and seclusion on students
2. Trauma-informed alternatives to these practices
3. How to implement systemic changes in their schools

Participants will gain an understanding of trauma-informed, neuroscience-aligned, neurodiversity-affirming, relationship-driven, and collaborative approaches to proactively reduce and eliminate the use of physical restraint and seclusion in their schools and districts.

Speakers

Guy Stephens

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

De-Privatize Practice and Build Collective Efficacy with Strength Focused Instructional Rounds

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Instructional rounds, using a strength-focused lens, is powerful embedded professional learning and culture-building experience. Join the author of Lead With Instructional Rounds; Creating a Culture of Professional Learning to explore a proven a school-level approach designed to break down the walls of isolation enabling teachers to observe, celebrate, and grow from the strengths of their colleagues. Discover how this process fosters consistency of practice throughout the school and growth of educators as they regularly dialogue on best practice instruction.

Speakers

Vicki Wilson

Independent Consultant

Vicki Wilson is a former principal in Michigan and independent consultant. In her recent book, Lead with Instructional Rounds, Vicki shares how to develop teachers by highlighting their strengths through instructional rounds, growing all staff and school culture in the process... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Discover the transformative power of graphic novels in promoting restorative justice and addressing conflict.

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

This session explores how the unique blend of visual art and storytelling can foster healing, reconciliation, and meaningful dialogue. Graphic novels offer an engaging medium for tackling sensitive topics, inspiring reflection, and encouraging personal growth.

Participants will explore innovative techniques for illustrating conflict, fostering healing, and using graphic novels as tools for social advocacy. Interactive activities and discussions around selected excerpts will demonstrate these concepts in action, equipping attendees with practical strategies for educational and counseling settings.

Perfect for educators, counselors, and advocates, this session empowers you to spark profound conversations about complex social issues. Learn how to harness graphic novels to repair harm, promote understanding, and inspire change. Join us to explore the potential of this creative medium to advance restorative practices and make a lasting impact.

Speakers

Carmen Zeisler

Director of Essdack Learning Centers/ Resilience Team , ESSDACK

Carmen Zeisler is the Director of the ESSDACK Learning Centers, an Educational Consultant/Coach, and a co-founding member of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. In Learning Centers, she has been instrumental in leading a Redesign process through Project-Based Learning.In schools, Carmen... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

FACE Forward: Effective Strategies for Family and Community Engagement

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Participants will grade their current practices using a rubric assessment that follows the PTA's national standards for family-school partnerships; share and analyze their successes regarding family and community engagement strategies; share and analyze their toughest challenges regarding family and community engagement; and brainstorm ways to address the 6 standards of family-school partnerships: 1) Welcome All Families, 2) Communicate Effectively, 3) Support Student Success, 4) Speak Up for Every Child, 5) Share Power, 6) Collaborate with Community.
The facilitator will present best practices / examples of impactful efforts collected from administrators across the nation and task participants with tweaking and possibly applying these efforts to their own schools and districts.

Speakers

Amber Buck

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

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Finding Your Fearless

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Advocating for your appropriate role is a significant part of any position or program. Many times we're reluctant to speak because of all of the "what if's". Advocacy doesn't need to be terrifying. Learn how to lean into the fear, finding an advocacy approach that benefits you, your program and students, while leaving you feeling empowered as an advocate. Let's find a way to break the mold with leadership, advocacy and collaboration.

Speakers

Geoff Heckman

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

From Awareness to Action: Be the Shift

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Knowing about inequities and trauma-informed practices is one thing—having the courage to act is another. In urban schools, where the stakes are high and the pushback is real, it’s easy to stay in the “awareness” stage. But real change happens when we move past knowing and step into action - we have to be the shift.

This interactive session is designed to help leaders shift their mindset, build confidence, and practice boldly. Through scenario-based practice, collaborative discussions, and problem-solving, participants will explore strategies to create and sustain equity-driven, healing-centered school cultures—even when it's tough. Pulling from trauma-informed leadership, equity-driven education, and transformative school culture, this session will provide tangible tools to move from awareness to action.

Expect real talk, hands-on engagement, and a space to think, process, and practice. Because leadership isn’t just about what you know—it’s about what you do. Be the shift.

Participants will:

- Engage in scenario-based practice to navigate real leadership challenges.
- Explore strategies to lead equity work with courage and purpose.
- Reflect on their role in shifting school culture and taking meaningful action.

Speakers

Delia Pérez-Solórzano

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

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Getting Our District into SHAPE

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Are you aware how your district’s mental health program aligns amongst national standards? Are you curious how to promote healthy development of school-aged youth? Come and learn how our district used the School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation Assessment (SHAPE) tool to increase mental health awareness, provide training to school personnel and connect youth with needed mental and behavioral health services in our journey to becoming a model trauma-information school district.
After attending this workshop participants should be able to summarize the purpose of the SHAPE assessment tool and how to use it, apply the stages of implementation and formulate a plan to move your classroom, school and/or district’s ideas or initiatives into action.

Speakers

Alicia Smith

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Leading Change, Changing Brains: Neuroscience Strategies in Education

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

This session explores how leadership shapes school culture through the lens of Applied Educational Neuroscience (AEN). Participants will learn how the four AEN pillars—Co-Regulation, Touchpoints, The Language of the Nervous System, and Educator Brain & Body State—support trauma-responsive, sustainable change. Through real-world examples and interactive discussions, we’ll examine how school leaders can foster staff wellness, shift disciplinary practices, and embed regulation strategies into daily systems. Attendees will engage in reflective exercises, practical leadership applications, and small-group conversations to deepen understanding. This session extends beyond the summit with actionable takeaways, resources for ongoing implementation, and a leadership framework that cultivates resilience and belonging in schools.

Speakers

Dustin Springer

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Leading Out The Woods: Nurturing School Etiquette for Success

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

School etiquette is not just about following rules—it's about cultivating a culture of respect, responsibility, and ethical behavior that shapes the future of students. In this professional development session, Leading Out The Woods: Nurturing School Etiquette for Success will explore how schools can play a pivotal role in nurturing these qualities. From fostering respectful behavior in the hallways to enhancing family engagement, we will discuss how educators, parents, and community members can work together to establish and maintain consistent expectations. Participants will learn actionable strategies to model, assess, and instill etiquette in students, empowering them to contribute to a culture of excellence both inside and outside the classroom.

Speakers

Matthew Woods

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Leading with NeuroResilience—The Science of Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Leadership

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Effective trauma-informed leadership begins with self-awareness, cultural humility, and the ability to co-regulate with diverse teams and students. In this interactive session, leaders will explore the NeuroResilience Model, a core component of the Rooted Hope Framework, through hands-on activities. Participants will engage in real-time self-regulation exercises, peer coaching, and scenario-based discussions to experience trauma-informed leadership in action. This session will center equity and cultural responsiveness, helping leaders recognize the ways that historical and systemic trauma impact students and staff from diverse backgrounds and how they can lead with cultural humility and inclusivity.
What Makes This Session Hands-On?
✅ Live self-regulation exercises to strengthen leadership resilience
✅ Small-group coaching to apply co-regulation strategies across cultural contexts
✅ Case studies focusing on equity-driven trauma-informed leadership

Speakers

Katie McDonald

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Leading with Resilience: How Trauma-Informed Practices Drive Student Success

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

As school leaders, creating an environment where all students can thrive means recognizing the impact of trauma and implementing strategies that foster resilience. This session will explore how trauma-informed leadership can improve student outcomes by shaping school culture, guiding instructional practices, and supporting staff well-being. Participants will learn how to lead with a trauma-responsive lens, implement policies that prioritize emotional safety, and equip educators with the tools to support students effectively. Through case studies, practical frameworks, and collaborative discussions, school leaders will leave with a roadmap for embedding trauma-informed strategies into their schools—ensuring that every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Speakers

Ricki Gibbs

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Literacy Matters: Amplifying Youth Voice and Inspiring Leadership

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

During this presentation, participants will gain insights into enhancing the educational experience of our youth through literacy. Participants will understand the value and benefit of literacy, youth voice, inspiring leadership and the role of supportive adults in fostering youth engagement. We’ll delve into the importance of youth voice in decision-making and how supportive adults can facilitate this process.

Additionally, participants will understand the spectrum of youth engagement by exploring various frameworks and models. We’ll provide an overview of the different levels of youth engagement, from consultation to leadership, and discuss how these can be applied in different contexts.

We will explore key principles and strategies for meaningfully engaging youth in leadership development. Effective strategies will be shared for involving youth in meaningful ways, leading to better outcomes for both youth and school systems.

By the end, participants will have a deeper understanding of the value of literacy, youth voice, inspiring leadership, the spectrum of youth engagement, and effective strategies for youth involvement in leadership development.

Speakers

Leonard Webb

County coordinator of Next Generation Scholar Program, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education

Mr. Webb retired from law enforcement to focus on improving education outcomes of students and improving relationships between administration, teachers, parents, and students. He is focused on directly addressing the school to prison pipeline by providing equity-based solutions, bringing... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Neuro-equity en la comunidad

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

How can we support diverse students through district initiatives without taking neurodiversity into account? 15-20% of the entire population are considered neurodiverse and an underrepresented group is often our Latinx community due to stigma, accessible resources and diagnostic measures.

Listen to narratives from a Latinx and neurodiverse perspective on the impacts of inaction and action to our larger community in terms of developing initiatives to support all students. This will be an opportunity to share your own story, reflect on your DEI initiatives and walk away with some ideas for how to develop neuro-equity en la comunidad.

Speakers

Frankie Kietzman

Gerardo Munoz

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Radical Rest as Resistance: Reclaiming Time & Energy in Schools

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In a system that glorifies overwork, rest is a radical act of resistance. This session explores how grind culture in education leads to burnout and diminished effectiveness, particularly for trauma-informed leaders and educators. Through critical reflection and interactive discussion, participants will unpack the systemic roots of overwork, redefine their relationship with rest, and learn strategies for reclaiming time and energy without guilt.

This session fosters open dialogue and personal introspection, creating space for educators to challenge unsustainable work expectations and embrace practices that support their long-term well-being. Participants will leave with practical tools for embedding radical rest into their leadership approach, setting boundaries, and modeling a healthier work culture that benefits both staff and students.

Speakers

Stephanie Tellis

Director of Healing and Liberation, Stephanie Tellis Coaching and Consulting

Stephanie Tellis is an innovative educator, cultural practitioner, and passionate healing advocate dedicated to supporting others, especially Black women, on their healing journeys. Believing in the liberatory power of education, Stephanie integrates culturally sustaining practices... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Restorative Mentoring: All In For Students Facing Adversity

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Discover the impactful role school leaders play in shaping the perspectives of their team members and communities, leading to transformative changes for at-risk students. Join this session to explore the story of a police detective who, under the influence of a proactive principal, underwent a mindset shift, sparking a revolutionary approach to mentoring at-risk students. Witness firsthand the ripple effect of leadership in effecting positive change within educational environments.

Speakers

Scott Galeski

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Restorative Practices for Schools that Foster Relationships, Connection, and Accountability - This is Where You Start!

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Have you heard of Restorative Practices and believe it is the right path that you want to be on as an educator? Have you talked to colleagues, read a couple articles, maybe read a book...and you still are not sure where to start! Come join my session to learn about three practices you can implement starting tomorrow (and 1 bonus idea) that will get you and your school and/or classroom on the first steps to Restorative Practices being implemented to support all kids and behavior! Oh, and these things will create positive behavior practices in your classroom and school grounded in connection and empathy!

Speakers

Eric Nachtigal

Behavior Intervention Consultant, ESSDACK

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Stronger Together: Cultivating a Collaborative Mindset for Transformational Leadership

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, K-12 school leaders must embrace a collaborative mindset to drive meaningful and lasting change. Working through an equity lens, building collaborative relationships with the colleagues, staff, students, and families you serve is an imperative skill to develop on your journey to truly becoming a transformational school leader.

During this interactive session, attendees will identify collaboration strategies and mindset shifts needed to promote norms of collaboration through an equity lens. Participants will assess their current collaboration skills and develop an action plan to implement at least one new strategy with their current school team right away. Let’s break down those silos, leverage partnerships and discover how to foster a culture of collaboration together!

Speakers

LaKrystal McKnight

Ascendra Donald

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Supporting Student Success: A Neuro-Informed, Restorative Team Approach

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In this session, attendees will learn how a school effectively uses a neuro-informed, restorative approach to meet the diverse needs of both students and staff. Through the story of one student's success, we will highlight the power of a collaborative, team-based model that draws on individual strengths and promotes a holistic approach to problem-solving. Participants will explore how staff members worked together to identify and implement tailored, strength-based interventions that addressed the unique needs of the student. By the end of the session, attendees will gain practical strategies, actionable resources, and insights on how to apply similar collaborative approaches to their own school settings.

Speakers

James Moffett

Principal, USD 308

James Moffett is an elementary school principal who has created, implemented, and helped others create and implement trauma-informed practices in their schools. Throughout his career, he has taught various demographic groups, observing the differences and similarities in effective... Read More →

Meagan Baldwin

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Supporting Students with Complex Trauma

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Participants will leave the session with the ability to apply their understanding of complex trauma in their work with students. Participants will collaborate in designing interventions for students with complex trauma that is appropriate for their role. The presentation will include active engagement strategies, anecdotal examples from Dr. Moore's professional work, and the energy of a presenter who is passionate about professional development. Participants will collaborate in groups to integrate their learning and walk away with strategies for their work with students with complex trauma.

Speakers

Solomon Moore

School Counselor, USD 259

Passionate about school counseling and counselor education! Huge book nerd and true crime junkie. Current school counselor at Wichita Public Schools and clinical professor at Culver-Stockton College. I enjoy coffee, ice cream, road trips, and spending time with family and friends... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Take What You Need

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In an ever-evolving educational landscape, ensuring that schools are both equity-driven and trauma-informed is essential for fostering safe, supportive, and transformative learning environments. This interactive session will explore practical strategies generated from participants to assist with integrating trauma-informed principles into school counseling, leadership, and student support systems. Plan to walk away with with what you need to create sustainable, systems-level change in your class, schools and districts.
✔️ Identify barriers to access, engagement, and success for marginalized student populations
✔️ Develop practical strategies for trauma-informed practices
✔️ Create a personalized Take What You Need action plan to implement in their work

Speakers

Matthew Berry

Coordinator of School Counseling & Prevention Services, Rockwood School District

Matthew Berry has served as a school counselor, MTSS Facilitator, Director of Alternative Education and is currently the Coordinator of School Counseling for one of the largest school districts in Missouri. Matthew is a 2022 American School Counselor Association finalist for National... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Tangled: Navigating Our Collective Nervous Systems in Equity Driven, Trauma-Informed Schools

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Our schools, districts, and organizations are dynamic, living systems in which our experiences, thoughts, identities, behaviors, and feelings are constantly intersecting, colliding, avoiding, and yes, synching together as we navigate our collective nervous systems. This session dives into the role of leaders as we seek to create and honor the supportive and equitable school environments that allow all stakeholders to thrive. Through the lens of applied educational neuroscience, participants in this session will gain awareness of their own nervous system states and learn strategies to hold space and energy for the most vulnerable among us. When we shift paradigms and adopt compassionate, inclusive, and restorative practices, we begin to transcend the devastating effects of toxic stress, trauma, pain and fear that are so prevalent in today’s learning systems.

Speakers

Robert Beltz

Coach, Consultant, Instructor, Robert's Reach Educational Consulting

Robert Beltz has served public education for over two decades as a classroom teacher, English Language Development (ELD) specialist, and trauma informed coach. An instructor of the Applied Educational Neuroscience graduate certificate program at Butler University, he also serves as... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Teamwork in Action: How Admin, School Staff, & Counselors Create a Fun, Thriving School Culture!

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

In this engaging presentation, attendees will explore how school administrators and counselors can collaborate to foster a fun, positive, and inclusive school culture. Learning objectives include identifying strategies for building strong partnerships between admin and counselors, understanding the impact of a vibrant school environment on student well-being, and discovering creative ways to enhance school morale. Through interactive discussions, real-life examples, and group brainstorming sessions, participants will actively contribute their ideas and experiences. The presentation will encourage open dialogue and inspire attendees to share successful practices. To extend learning beyond the summit, we will provide actionable tools and resources for continued collaboration and ongoing support, ensuring that the fun and positive culture thrives long after the event. Participants will leave energized, equipped with practical strategies to implement in their own school communities.

Speakers

Mallory Jacobs

Lead Elementary School Counselor and School Counseling Consultant, Whitson Elementary- Topeka Public Schools and KSDE

Mallory Jacobs is a dedicated school counselor and advocate, currently serving as the lead counselor at Whitson Elementary in Topeka Public Schools. With over a decade of experience, Mallory has made a lasting impact on students, families, and staff, earning recognition as the Kansas... Read More →

Matthew McClain

Executive Director, Colorado School Counselor Association

Matthew McClain has been a school counselor in rural Northeast Colorado since 2005. He spent 10 years counseling at the 5th and 6th grade level, then spent 6 years at the high school level, and is currently at the elementary level (Baker Elementary School, grades 1-5), since 2021... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

The Art of Facilitation: How Small Moves Can Make a Big Difference

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Every professional learning session is an opportunity to inspire, engage, and empower—but too often, unintentional facilitator habits get in the way. This interactive session explores small but powerful facilitator moves that create a more inclusive, dynamic, and effective learning experience. We’ll examine common but ineffective habits we’ve been conditioned to use, replace them with research-backed strategies, and practice applying them in real time. From crafting an engaging opening to using paraphrasing techniques that validate and deepen participant contributions, to using the microphone with intention, each move is designed to create a more welcoming and impactful space. Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to elevate their facilitation and strengthen engagement in any learning environment.

Speakers

Tiffany Judkins

Coordinator of Professional Learning, KCKPS

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

The Wonder Twins: Humanizing Leadership

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

“The Wonder Twins: Humanizing Leadership”, is about those good ol’ days of cartoons on Saturday mornings and making connections to leadership. Wonder Twin powers activate! It all starts with realizing we’re human beings ready to form the shape of our best lives! Can I tell you a secret? Leadership is really about you rediscovering yourself and then discovering others around you. It’s about seeking the elusive "missing ingredients" that can transform your relationships and your life.

Definitely come ready to catch all of #TheWrightProTips from this session including, what the Wonder Twins are and how one question can instantly usher you into thinking about vision and mission. I’m telling you, you need to be in this session. Tell a friend to tell a friend!

Led by Vernon Wright (@TheWrightLeader), this session promises to deliver insights you can immediately try after the session. I’ll see you there!

Speakers

Vernon Wright

Speaker, Author, Consultant, The Wright Leader LLC

Vernon Wright (@TheWrightLeader) is a speaker, author, consultant, leader, and educator. He has over 18 years of experience working in large, urban school districts and has previously served in the roles of teacher, teacher leader, campus leadership team member, and district-level... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Transforming Schools: A Change Management Approach to Trauma-Informed Restorative Practices

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Join us for a dynamic and insightful presentation that reimagines how schools implement trauma-informed restorative practices through the lens of change management science. Brummer will explore how strategic, multi-year planning, structured training, and coordinated professional development can ensure the sustainability of these vital practices.

Discover why true implementation is an “inside job” that thrives when driven by the voices and contributions of the very community it serves. Drawing from his book, Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School, Brummer will introduce a powerful cohort training and implementation model that integrates mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, trauma-informed principles, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions, Restorative Justice, and Equity.

Whether you’re an educator, administrator, or advocate for systemic change, this session will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to create meaningful, lasting transformation in individual schools and districts. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a movement that brings sustainable, community-driven change to education.

Speakers

Joe Brummer

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

9:00am PDT

Elevating Your Leader Identity

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Join this interactive session to define and develop your professional identity as a leader. Engage in self-reflection to discover what drives your practice and explore the concept of personal branding to create a professional persona that aligns with your values and goals. Learn practical strategies for expanding your leadership skills, including crafting a mission statement and creating a personalized action plan. Leave with a digital interactive notebook containing actionable steps to strengthen your impact within your school environment!

Speakers

Matthew McClain

Executive Director, Colorado School Counselor Association

Renee Cawley

District Counseling Lead

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Neuroscience, Subtype 2

9:00am PDT

Trauma-Informed Leadership: Building Resilient Schools for Holistic Student Success

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Participants will develop a deep understanding of trauma-informed leadership principles and their application in creating equitable, safe, and supportive learning environments. By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify key components of a trauma-sensitive school culture, utilize data-driven strategies to design targeted interventions, and implement professional development initiatives that empower educators to respond effectively to the needs of trauma-impacted students. Leaders will also learn how to build community partnerships and systems of support to address barriers to learning, fostering resilience and academic success. Additionally, attendees will leave equipped with actionable strategies to promote culturally responsive practices and sustainable, systems-level change that ensures all students, regardless of their background or experiences, can thrive in a nurturing and inclusive school environment.

Speakers

Luther Riley

Principal, Greensboro High School (Hale County School District)

Dr. Luther Riley is a Mississippi Native and is distinguished in both education and athletics. Luther has over twenty years of experience in elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary education. Luther’s career in education began in 1999 at Provine High School in Jackson... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Restorative Practices, Subtype1

9:00am PDT

Equitable Leadership: Moving Beyond the Hashtags

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Exploring and achieving equity in education is a vital and current topic. It requires more than just awareness; it demands intentional action from leaders. In this interactive session, we delve into the practical aspects of fostering equity within your educational environment. We'll utilize the innovative Equity Framework, pioneered by educators from Chicago Public Schools, as a tool to confront and address specific equity challenges unique to your institution. This workshop is not just about theory; it's about action. You'll leave with a tailor-made action plan, imbued with a sense of purpose, ready to be shared and implemented within your school community. Plus, you'll gain access to an array of practical resources to kickstart this critical journey towards lasting change in the realm of educational equity.

Speakers

Charles Wiliams

Friday June 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am PDT

Restorative Practices, Subtype1, Subtype2 | Leadership, Subtype1, Subtype2