Connecticut State Department of Education

Symposium Materials for 2018

October 19, 2018 Symposium:  Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Keynote Presenter

Kathleen Guarino, LMHC, Senior Technical Assistance Consultant American Institutes for Research   


Materials

Building Capacity for Trauma-Sensitive Districts

Presenters

  • Kristina Stevens, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Children and Families

  • Lori Szczygiel, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development, Beacon Health Options

  • Jason Lang, Ph.D., Vice President for Mental Health Initiatives, Child Health and Development Institute

  • Jesse White-Fresé, Executive Director, Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers

Materials

Implementing Trauma-Sensitive Practices

Presenters

  • Joe O’Callaghan, LCSW, District Department Head of Social Work

  • Dana Vera, LCSW, Trauma Support Specialist

  • Elizabeth Gentile, LCSW, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools Social Worker and Bounce Back Trainer

  • Jeannie Carrillo, LCSW, School Social Worker and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools Trainer; Stamford Public Schools

May 18, 2018 Alliance District Symposium:  Early Childhood PreK-3

Implicit Bias in Preschool

Presenter
  • Walter Gilliam, Ph.D., Director, Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University     
Materials

From Silos to Systems

Presenters
  • Darren Schwartz, Chief Academic Officer, School Readiness Co-Chair, Waterbury Public Schools
  • Karen Rainville M.Ed., School Readiness Liaison, Waterbury Public Schools
  • Dr. Kris Noam, Director of Data and Evaluation, Waterbury Bridge to Success
  • Jim O’Rourke, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Waterbury YMCA
  • David Morgan, TEAM Inc., President/CEO, Bridge to Success Chair
Materials

Developing Executive Functioning Skills in Young Learners

Presenters
  • Nancy Sarra, Superintendent, Liz Gaffney and Michele Kushman, Primary Instructional Coaches, Consolidated School District of New Britain
  • Elizabeth Aschenbrenner, Project Coordinator, Executive Function and Purposeful Play, EASTCONN
Materials

Early Development Instrument (EDI)

Presenters
  • Dr. Karen L. List, Retired Superintendent, West Hartford Public Schools
  • Beth Bye, State Senator
  • Richard A. Sussman, Director, Early Childhood Investments, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Materials

Transitioning to Kindergarten Guidance and Landscape Analysis Tool

Presenters
  • Danielle Ewen, Senior Policy Advisor, EducationCounsel
  • Erica M. Forti, Superintendent, East Haven Public Schools
  • Dr. Miguel Cardona, Assistant Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools
  • Andrea Brinnel, Ed.D., CSDE, Bureau of Special Education
  • Lisa Lamenzo, CSDE, Turnaround Office
Materials

Breakout Session Two

Head Start Partnerships:  An Often Untapped Resource

Presenters
  • Donna Brown, Supervisory Program Specialist, Office of Head Start/Administration for Children and Families, Region 1
  • David Morgan, TEAM, Inc., President/CEO, Bridge to Success Chair
  • Dr. Jerry Reisman, Executive Director of the CT Head Start Association
Materials

First School:  Transforming PreK-3rd Grade Education

Presenters
  • Dr. Adam Holland, Research Scientist Specialist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Jane Crowell, Assistant Director, Hartford Department of Children, Families, Youth and Recreation, Division for Young Children
Materials


Early Learning and Development Standards/Formative Assessment

Presenters
  • Michelle Levy, Ph.D., State of Connecticut, Office of Early Childhood
Materials


Transitioning to Kindergarten Guidance and Landscape Analysis Tool

Presenters
  • Danielle Ewen, Senior Policy Advisor Education Counsel
  • Erica M. Forti, Superintendent, East Haven Public Schools
  • Dr. Miguel Cardona, Assistant Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools
  • Andrea Brinnel, Ed. D., CSDE, Bureau of Special Education
  • Lisa Lamenzo, CSDE, Turnaround Office
Materials