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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Wednesday Early Birds

 7:15 - 8:15 AM

  • Building Career Pathways with Purpose: Using Clearinghouse Resources to Expand CTE and Career Readiness Options | Marcella Flannigan, MTDA

  • Chaos to Calm: Make Prep Time Count | Terica Schaumloeffel & Tammy Hall, OPI

  • Diving Deep into Threat Assessment Tina Hayes, UM Safe Schools Center

  • Gentle Yoga Practice for ALL | Katie Mayfield, Full Circle Wellness

  • Mastering the MAST: Bridging Assessment and Instruction with EdReady | Ryan Schrenk, Jacquie Teasdale, & Virg Hale, Montana EdReady and Cedar Rose, OPI

  • Peer Encouragement Effects on High School Student Wellbeing and Academic Performance: Research and Application | Kimberly Parrow, UM Center for Advancement of Positive Education

  • Writing Coaches of Montana: How Community Volunteers Support Students as Writers and Thinkers in Your Classrooms | Beverly Chin, UM

Wednesday Door Prizes & Keynote

8:30 - 10:00 AM

  • How to Grow Well-Being in Teachers and in Schools | John Sommers Flanagan, UM Center for Advancement of Positive Education

Wednesday Morning 2-Hour Workshops

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

  • An Introduction to Strengths-Based Suicide Assessment | John Sommers Flanagan, UM Center for Advancement of Positive Education

  • Engage Your Students in Meaningful Mathematics Through Modeling (Secondary 6-12) | Dr. Megan Wickstrom, MSU

  • English Language Learners: WIDA Assessments and Score Reports | Andrea Mercado, WIDA

  • Implementing Montana’s New ELA Standards with Clarity & Purpose | Aimee Konzen, OPI

  • Indian Education for All in the Content Areas  | Mike Jetty, Carrie McNab, Julie Jeffers, & Brooke Gondara, OPI

  • Kratom Awareness - Preventing an Emerging Public Health Threat in Montana | Melissa Henderson & Jenna Solomon, Riverstone Health

  • Moving on with the Montana Early Learning Standards (MELS): PK-3 Implementation | Christine Lux, MSU & Allison Wilson, UM

  • MTSS: Implementing Systemic Interventions (A Guide for Secondary School Teams) | Joe Moriarty & Keith Hoyer, OPI;  Hank Bohanon, Loyola University;  Kathy Kidder & Brian Kessler, Helena Schools

  • The Road to Adulthood Starts Early: Using Montana’s Family Guidance Tools to Support Successful Transitions | Heidi Gibson, Jean Schroeder, Montana Empowerment Center

  • Using MTSS to Leverage the Graduate Profile: An Elementary Model | Barbara Forrester- Frank, Missoula County Public Schools 

  • When the Science of Reading Meets the Science of Learning: Instructional Decisions That Support Early Readers (K-3) | Genevieve Thomas, Craig Buscher, Elizabeth Lincoln, and Jackie Ronning, The Reading League- MT

  • INVITATION ONLY: CSI TEAM TIME  | Lindsay Mahoney, Michelle Clawson, Terica Schaumloeffel, Tammy Hall, Brent Harlen,  & Julie Gavin, OPI

Wednesday Lunch & Learns

1:00 - 2:00 PM

  • Creating a Culture of Safety with the Standard Response Protocol | Nancy Berg, UM Safe Schools Center

  • Give Us an Hour, and We'll Share How 45-minutes a Week Can Transform Student Success (Geared toward MS/HS Teams) | Kathy Kidder & Hollee Goody, Capital High School, Helena

  • Introduction to Early Learning Programs (Literacy & Numeracy) & Reporting Requirements | Kimberly Evans, OPI

  • Non-Evaluative Walkthroughs: For Teachers & Administrators | Brent Harlan & Michelle Clawson, OPI 

  • Removing College and Career Barriers for Foster and Homeless Youth  | Justine Guthrie, Marisa Britton-Bostwick, and Kimberly Rebich, OPI

  • Special Education and English Language Learning in Montana | Jillian Bellah, OPI 

  • Supporting Students on the MAST Performance Task: Writing | Aimee Konzen, OPI

  • Using Improv with Youth to Cultivate Strengths and Navigate Anxiety | Dylan Wright & Tamara Tolleson Knee, UM CAPE

Wednesday Afternoon 2-Hour Workshops

2:15 - 4:15 PM  

  • INVITATION ONLY: MAST TEACHER LEADER COHORT | Knowledge Works and Marie Judisch, OPI

  • “If You Only Knew: How Teens Experience Anxiety" A Teen-Led Mental Health Presentation for Teachers | Andrea Savage and Marla Hauser, Great Falls Public Schools and GFPS L.I.F.T. Teen Panel

  • Career-Connected Learning for Every Learner | Abraham Ewing, Polson School District and Dr. Amanda Bastoni, CAST

  • Cell Phone Conundrum: How to Implement a School-wide Policy | Dr. Burke Wallace, MSU Northern

  • Cultivating Wellbeing Across the MTSS Tiers  | Tamara Tolleson Knee & Dylan Wright, UM Center for Advancement of Positive Education

  • Engage Your Students in Meaningful Mathematics Through  Modeling (Elementary K-5) | Dr. Megan Wickstrom, MSU

  • English Language Learners: WIDA English Language Development Standards Implementation | Andrea Mercado, WIDA

  • Gifted and Talented Refresher: New Inspiration for the What, Why, and How of Gifted Education | Jenny Jarvis, OPI

  • Native Language and Culture Inclusion | Matt Bell, OPI

  • Safe Learning Spaces for All: Various Methods to Address Youth Behaviors and Teacher/Staff Skill Sets to Maximize Youth Outcomes | Dr. Kristen Jolivette & Dr. Sara Sanders, University of Alabama, and Hank Richards, Ted Lechner Youth Services Center & Teagan Stanley, Pine Hills School

  • Special Education Series: Overview of Local School District Early Childhood Special Education Requirements | Lucy Beltz, OPI 

  • When the Science of Reading Meets the Science of Learning: Instructional Decisions That Support Upper-Grade Readers | Genevieve Thomas, Craig Buscher, Elizabeth Lincoln, and Jackie Ronning, The Reading League- MT

Wednesday After Hours

  • New Meridian Hosted Happy Hour

  • Team Time | OPI MTSS Coaches or on your own 


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