Schedule | Summit on Student Safety and Wellbeing

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Friday, November 30^th

2:00 - 2:30	Arrival and Registration
2:30 - 3:15	Welcome and Opening Remarks Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Dean, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Carol L. Folt, Chancellor, UNC–Chapel Hill Josh Stein, Attorney General, North Carolina
3:15 - 4:15	Plenary Session I The Science and Practice of Promoting Student Safety and Wellbeing: A Systems Approach Ron Astor, Lenore Stein-Wood & William S. Wood Professor of School Behavioral Health, School of Social Work and School of Education, University of Southern California Presented by Gary Bowen, Dean and Kenan Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill
4:15 - 4:30	Coffee Break
4:30 - 5:45	Response Panel to Plenary I A North Carolina Perspective Moderators: Sarah Verbiest, Clinical Associate Professor, and Tauchiana Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC–Chapel Hill Participants Mebane Rash, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of EducationNC and the NC Center for Public Policy Research Christine Kushner, Wake County School Board Member, Freelance Writer and Policy Analyst Keith Sutton, Nonpartisan District 4 Member of Wake County Schools District Michael T. Fuga, Ed.D, Principal, Neal Middle School, Durham, NC, Principal of the Year 2017 Jim Wise, MSW, Chapel Hill High School Student Assistance Program Specialist, Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Advisor MacKenzie Minter, Knightdale High School Student , Link Crew MarQuay Spencer Gibbs, Knightdale High School Student
5:45 - 6:15	Reception
6:15 - 8:00	Working Dinner Starting a Conversation – Working Across Institutions, Systems, and Practices to Support Student Safety and Wellbeing Moderators: Steven Knotek, Associate Professor of School Psychology, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Todd Jensen, Research Associate, The Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC–Chapel Hill

Saturday, December 1^st

8:30 – 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome to Day II Julie Byerley, Vice Dean for Education and Chief Education Officer, School of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill
9:15 – 10:15	Plenary Session II Research-Informed Bullying and Sexual Violence Prevention Among Youth: Social-Emotional Learning and School Climate Improvement Approaches Dorothy Espelage, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida–Gainesville Presented by: Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Dean, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill
10:15 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30	Concurrent Sessions - Set I Session I.1 – Using Monitoring to Support Safe and Welcoming Schools and Districts Ron Astor, Lenore Stein-Wood & William S. Wood Professor of School Behavioral Health, School of Social Work and School of Education, University of Southern California Session I.2 – Beyond the Shield: Integrating SROs into School Supports for Student Safety and Wellbeing Christopher Blue, Chief of Police and Executive Director for Community Safety, Town of Chapel Hill Pamela Baldwin, Superintendent, Chapel Hill–Carrboro City Schools Session I.3 – Promoting Equity and Combating Discrimination in Schools: Safety and Wellbeing for All Students Rodney Trice, Assistant Superintendent for Equity Affairs, Wake County Public School System
11:30 - 1:00	Legislative Session and Lunch In Their Own Words: Legislators’ Perspectives on Key Considerations for Legislation on School Safety and Wellbeing Moderator: Ferrel Guillory, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Program on Public Life, School of Media and Journalism, UNC–Chapel Hill Participants: Rep. Craig Horn, Chairman, K-12 Education and Education Appropriations Committees; Member, House Select Committee on School Safety; NC General Assembly Rep. Graig Meyer, Member, K-12 Education Committee, NC General Assembly Rep. Bobbie Richardson, Vice Chairman, K-12 Education Committee; Member, House Select Committee on School Safety and Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee; NC General Assembly Rep. John A. Torbett, Chairman, House Select Committee on School Safety, NC General Assembly
1:00 - 1:15	Break
1:15 – 2:15	Concurrent Session - Set II Session II.1 – Mentoring and Promoting Developmentally Positive Environments That Serve to Engage At-risk Youth in School and Community Ecosystems Steven Knotek, Associate Professor of School Psychology, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Sandra Evarrs, Clinical Associate Professor of School Psychology, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Session II.2 – Institutional Border Crossing: Facilitating Communication and Collaboration between Medical Providers and Schools to Support Student Safety and Wellbeing Michael J. Steiner, Michael F. Durfee, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Medicine, UNC–Chapel Hill Alison Cleveland, Principal, Wakefield Middle School, Wake County Public Schools Marisa Marraccini, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Session II.3 – School Nurses and the Promotion of Socio-emotional Development and School Safety: Evidence-based Interventions and Programs Meghan Shanahan; Research Scientist, Department of Maternal and Child Health and Injury Prevention Research Center, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC–Chapel Hill Ellen Essick, NC Health School, Section Chief, NC Department of Public Instruction Susanne Schmal, Healthy Schools Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction
2:15 – 2:30	Break
2:30 – 4:00	Stakeholder Engagement Session: Building A Roadmap to Action Facilitators: Lora Cohen-Vogel, The Frank A. Daniels Professor of Public Policy and Education, School of Education, UNC–Chapel Hill Alice Ammerman; Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; and Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health & School of Medicine; UNC–Chapel Hill Kirsten L. Kainz, Research Professor, School of Social Work, UNC–Chapel Hill