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SUMMARY:Civil Rights in Today's School Environment: Legal Updates\, Guidance\, & Practical Planning Strategies
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held at the Boise Centre\, Rooms 110 A&B \n\nBluum\, in partnership with Civil Rights Solutions\, is excited to provide all interested educational stakeholders with the opportunity to spend a day learning with civil rights experts Renita Thukral and Lauren Baum. Topics will include Title IX\, FAPE\, discipline for students with and without disabilities\, and many more timely\, important issues.\nThere are only 75 seats available at this training\, so reserve yours today!\n\n\n\nA breakfast snack and lunch will be provided \nAgenda at a Glance\n\nWelcome & Breakfast\nIntroductory Session: Honoring the provision of FAPE in today’s school environment\nDiscipline Policies\nCivil Rights Issues\nOCR Updates related to use of Restraint and Seclusion\nIdentification of SWD & Significant Disproportionality\nELL and SPED\nTitle IX\nGeneral Reflection and Feedback\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Nationally Recognized Civil Rights Education Speakers\nRenita K. Thukral\nIn addition to being a partner at Civil Rights Solutions\, Renita Thukral serves as the Sr. National Legal Advisor at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. In these roles\, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as “The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys”; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators\, authorizers\, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school-level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments. \nPrior to this work\, she served as the Policy Director at the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and the Director of Policy and Advocacy at New Schools for New Orleans. Renita earned her B.A. from Stanford University and her J.D. from Yale Law School. She taught junior high school math in Los Altos\, California\, before attending law school\, and she served as a public defender for over six years in New York City before joining the charter school community. \nLauren E. Baum\nIn addition to being a partner at Civil Rights Solutions\, Lauren Baum is an attorney in private practice in Washington\, DC\, representing charter schools in DC and Maryland. In these roles\, Lauren advises charter schools on a variety of civil rights issues\, including but not limited to issues related to students with disabilities\, English Language learners\, bullying/harassment\, student discipline\, single gender schools and other Title IX issues\, enrollment\, weighted lotteries and other access and equity challenges. \nSince 2008\, Lauren has represented over 30 charter schools in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Lauren also has led multiple trainings and presentations to members of the charter school community across the country on civil rights issues. Lauren received her undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas and her J.D. from Washington College of Law. \n\nThis free professional learning opportunity hosted by Bluum and funded in part by Idaho’s Communities of Excellence Program. This is a competitive public charter school grant program funded under the Congressional Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA\, Public Law 114-95)\, which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA). $16\,000.00 (100%) of this event funded by Federal CSP Grant dollars.
URL:https://www.bluum.org/event/civil-rights-in-todays-school-environment-legal-updates-guidance-practical-planning-strategies/
LOCATION:car-18
CATEGORIES:Federal CSP-Technical Assistance,Professional Learning Opportunity
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SUMMARY:Supporting Exceptional Students Through Student-Centered Learning Strategies
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\,  Sharon Plante and Leslie DiChiara will share how they work with teachers and students across curriculum areas and classrooms to prioritize the learning needs of students with disabilities. From coaching\, mentoring\, and coteaching to using adaptive technology hardware and software\, educators can personalize learning for their students. Also\, joining the webinar will be Ace Parsi\, a spokesperson for the National Center for Learning Disabilities\, sharing how advocacy and research can improve outcomes for people with learning and attention issues and other disabilities. Mr. Parsi will lend his perspective on about how to shape local and national policy to reduce barriers and ensure opportunity and access for all students. \nGuests will explore the following questions: \n\nHow can educators enhance what they already do to support students with learning disabilities? What new adaptive technology can they incorporate into their current work?\nWhat challenges can students with disabilities experience in these environments and how can schools proactively address these challenges\nWhat are some strategies to coach and mentor content-area teachers for supporting students with disabilities?\nHow do content teachers and special education teachers work together to create and implement lessons that support the universal design learning principles?\nWhat federal policies should educators keep in mind when they want to increase their knowledge on the rights of students with disabilities?\nDuring this time of national crisis\, what should educators do to ensure they apply the latest and greatest strategies to support students?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuests\n\nLeslie DiChiara\, Assistive Technology Specialist\, Instructional Technology Specialist\, North Bellmore School District (NY) (@lrdichiara)\nSharon Plante\, Chief Technology Integrator\, The Southport School (CT) (@iplante)\nAce Parsi\, Director of Innovation\, National Center for Learning Disabilities (@ncldorg)\nAvril Smart Goggans\, PhD\, Research and Engagement Manager for Future Ready Schools®\, Alliance for Excellent Education (@DrAvrilSmart)
URL:https://www.bluum.org/event/supporting-exceptional-students-through-student-centered-learning-strategies/
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CATEGORIES:COVID-19 Resources
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Strategies for Districts to Support Self-Care for Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Many lives are significantly disrupted with millions of students now at home\, thousands of educators teaching from home\, and entire families and communities on lockdown. In order to support others\, however\, we must support ourselves first. \nThis webinar\, hosted by REL West\, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center\, and the National Center to Improve Social & Emotional Learning and School Safety\, will offer practical information and guidance backed by research to help school staff cope with the stresses of school closures\, service provision\, and quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \nPresenters will define the concept of self-care as well as discuss the importance of self-care for educators to address their own needs\, so they are better able to support the needs of students and their school community. Strategies will address: \n\nHealthy mindsets\nConnectedness and belonging\nHealthy\, realistic boundaries and interactions\n\nThis webinar is the first in a three-part series on supporting the social and emotional needs of educators and students during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
URL:https://www.bluum.org/event/webinar-strategies-for-districts-to-support-self-care-for-educators-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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