Facilitators: Kate Coulter, Bridget Ritter, and Dalcinea Stanton
Room: A103

This presentation will provide an overview of how the WCASD implements tiered mental health interventions using the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) model. Attendees will gain insights into how MTSS can be utilized to address the diverse mental health needs of students in an educational setting. 

Facilitator: Dina Dormer & Kara Bailey  
Room: A103

Work life balance is essential to optimal performance and satisfaction in all realms of existence. This session encourages participants to evaluate their status in eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, spiritual, physical, social, financial, occupational, intellectual, and environmental. 

Facilitator: Jason Fortenberry 
Room: A103

Special Education Attorney, Jason Fortenberry, will provide information on Title IX and other hot topics in pupil services. 

Facilitator: Dr. Andrea Kolb
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We are in an era of great debate about the role of culture in school learning. Recognizing culture as a cognitive construct means that culturally responsive teaching is not an intervention or a specialized program but, rather, is directly rooted in learning theory. In this workshop, we will think about how culture is inherently tied to prior knowledge, building background, vocabulary acquisition, and sensemaking. This requires us to position culturally responsive teaching as truly student-centered pedagogy that affirms and leverages students’ diverse language practices and identities in order to teach them. 

Facilitator: Theresa Phethean & Caitlin McFadden  
Room: A103

This session will empower administrators to provide meaningful feedback and ask probing questions about literacy in all content areas.  Administrators will be provided a list of look-fors and questions they can ask during focused and formal observations and conferences. 

Facilitator: Dr. Andrea Kolb and Dr. Rebecca Eberly
Room: B101

This session is designed to equip school administrators with a comprehensive understanding of the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs report. The WIDA ACCESS assessment measures English language proficiency and is a crucial tool for informing instruction and support for multilingual learners. Participants will learn how to interpret the data presented in the report, understand its implications for student placement and instructional planning, and explore strategies for using this data to drive school-wide improvements in language instruction.