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October 7: Day One
Day One: Wednesday, October 7th
11:o0 am ET | Welcome
Michele Gay, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Safe and Sound Schools
11:o5 – 11:50 am ET | Special Presentation from the FBI: In the Aftermath
Safe and Sound is honored to partner with the Federal Bureau of Investigations to premier In the Aftermath at this year’s National Summit. In the Aftermath is a documentary project filmed by the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) of the FBI to shed light on the personal stories and lessons learned of those directly impacted by school shootings. The project explores the life-long journeys of survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and communities in the aftermath of unthinkable tragedy. The VRU tells their stories and offers resources and ideas to prevent future tragedies and promote safe and sound schools.
11:50 – 12:40 pm ET | Keynote Presentation
Safe and Sound Schools: Hindsight to Foresight
Michele Gay
The mother of Josephine Gay, killed in the Sandy Hook School tragedy, and co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools, share her stories and lessons that sparked this national movement.
12:40 – 12:50 pm ET | Special Message from the U.S. Secret Service
Dr. Lina Alathari, Chief, National Threat Assessment Center, U.S. Secret Service
12:50 – 1:00 pm ET
Break
1:00 – 1:45 pm ET | Leadership Panel
School Safety in the Era of Pandemic
- Dr. Melissa Reeves, Past-president of NASP, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, Educator and Counselor
- Donna J Mazyck, ED, NASN, Executive Director, National Association of School Nurses
- Mo Canady, Executive Director of the National Association of School Resource Officers
- Jim Accomando, Immediate Past President National Parent Teacher Association
- Elizabeth Brown, Principal, Marion County, FL, Member National Associations of Secondary School Principals
- Dr. Gordon Taylor, Executive Director, Region 10 Education Service Center, Texas
1:45 – 2:00 pm ET
Break
2:00 – 2:45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions
Join expert- and practitioner-led breakouts from our multi-disciplinary team of presenters. Topics span the six pillars of Safe and Sound Schools’ Framework for Comprehensive School Safety: Mental & Behavioral Health; Health & Wellness; Physical Safety & Security; Culture, Climate & Community Engagement; Leadership, Law & Policy; and Operations & Emergency Management.
Want to attend more than one? Take advantage of our on-demand access option and attend all sessions on your own time!
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support, Dr. Amanda Nickerson
- Social Emotional Learning to Support School Safety, Dr. Melissa Reeves
- Parents for Safer Schools, Alissa Parker & John McDonald
- Considerations for the Reopening of Schools During COVID-19,
- Bronwyn Roberts & Janelle Hughes
- K12 Security: Trends, Insights, and Applications From the Field, Paul Timm, Guy Grace, Bruce Canal, & Laura Frye
- Socially Just School Communities, Dr. Charles Barrett
2:45 – 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 – 3:30 pm ET | Peer to Peer Chat Sessions
Join your choice of dynamic peer to peer discussion led by Safe and Sound community members from all disciplines of school safety! These live, topical, and timely discussions feature small groups of school safety stakeholders in discussion, with attendees interacting via live chat with questions, ideas, and resources to share.
- Multi-tiered Systems of Support for Students
- Social Emotional Learning
- Including Parents in School Safety
- School Health Planning – From Sanitizing to Social Distancing
- K-12 School Security Trends
- Social Justice in Schools
- Department of Homeland Security- School Safety Resources & Updates
- Police in Our Schools
3:30 – 3:45 pm ET | Highnote Presentation
End Day 1 of the National Summit on an inspiring note and meet tomorrow’s Road to Resilience panelist, Van Brooks in this special short film feature!
Van Brooks, Athlete, Survivor, Founder & Executive Director, Safe Alternative Foundation
October 8: Day Two
Day Two: Thursday, October 8th
12:00 – 12:45 pm ET | Opening Keynote
After the Storm
Dr. CJ Huff, Former Superintendent of Joplin Schools, Joplin, MO
May 22, 2011—It was graduation day for over 400 seniors at Joplin High School. A day of great celebration. But Mother Nature had other plans. At 5:41pm a deadly EF-5 tornado touched down on the west side of Joplin destroying everything in its path. 10 of his 19 schools were damaged or destroyed, 161 community members lost their lives, including a staff member and 7 of his students. In times of crisis, real leaders step up. In this keynote Dr. Huff will provide a detailed accounting of the response and recovery of Joplin Schools following the most costly tornado in US History. His emotional and inspirational message highlights the importance of community-wide leadership, teamwork and a consistent focus on what’s best for children – no matter what.
12:45 – 1:00 pm ET
Break
1:00 – 1:45 pm ET | Leadership Panel
The Road to Resilience
- Frank DeAngelis, Retired Principal, Columbine High School
- Van Brooks, Founder and Executive Director of the Safe Alternative Foundation
- Ryan Petty, Parkland Father of Alaina Petty, School Safety Advocate
- Dr. CJ Huff, Former Superintendent of Joplin Schools, Joplin, MO
- Natalie Hammond, Principal and Sandy Hook Tragedy Survivor
1:45 – 2:00 pm ET
Break
2:00 – 2:45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions
Join expert- and practitioner-led breakouts from our multi-disciplinary team of presenters. Topics span the six pillars of Safe and Sound Schools’ Framework for Comprehensive School Safety: Mental & Behavioral Health; Health & Wellness; Physical Safety & Security; Culture, Climate & Community Engagement; Leadership, Law & Policy; and Operations & Emergency Management.
Want to attend more than one? Take advantage of our on-demand access option and attend all sessions on your own time!
- Joy – It’s an Inside Job! Self-care for Those Who Serve Kids, Julia Cook
- Prevention & Intervention: K12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management, Dr. Melissa Reeves & Dr. Marisa Randazzo
- Supporting Safety for Students of Diverse Gender & Orientation, Dr. Todd Savage
- After the Storm Leadership Panel: Recovering Schools After Tragedy & Disaster, Dr. CJ Huff, Robert Romines, Pam Wells, Mary Sakuma, Darin Headrick, Ilea Faircloth, & Dr. Janet Vinson
- School Justice Partnerships: How to Use Restorative Practices to Promote Student Safety & Success, Judge Steven Teske
- U.S.S.S. Report: Protecting America’s Schools, Steven Driscoll
2:45 – 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 – 3:30 pm ET | Peer to Peer Discussion Session
Join your choice of dynamic peer to peer discussion led by Safe and Sound community members from all disciplines of school safety! These live, topical, and timely discussions feature small groups of school safety stakeholders in discussion, with attendees interacting via live chat with questions, ideas, and resources to share.
- Developmentally Appropriate Training & Drills
- K12 Threat Assessment
- Supporting Safety for Students of Diverse Gender & Orientation
- After the Storm Leadership Panel: Recovering Schools After Tragedy & Disaster
- Restorative Practices
- U.S.S.S. Report: Protecting America’s Schools
- Tools and Technology for Health, Safety & Security
3:30 pm ET | Highnote Presentation
End Day 2 of the National Summit on an inspiring note with a special video message from Safe and Sound Co-founder, Alissa Parker!
7:00 pm ET | Evening Event
FBI Premier of In the Aftermath & Panel Discussion
Please join us for this very special evening event where National Summit attendees will have a second opportunity to watch the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s production of In the Aftermath, followed by a live panel discussion with the producers and featured guests, Dr. Melissa Reeves, Joe Samaha, and Sean Graves, hosted by Safe and Sound Co-founder, Michele Gay.
FBI Premier of Aftermath & Panel Discussion:
- Terri Glisson, FBI
- Marcello Abbruzzetti, FBI
- Sean Graves, Survivor of Columbine Tragedy
- Joe Samaha, Father of Reema Samaha, President Virginia Tech Victims Family Outreach Foundation
- Dr. Melissa Reeves, Immediate Past President National Association of School Psychologists
- Cynthia Coffman, Chair of the Board, Colorado Healing Fund
October 9: Day Three
Day Three: Friday, October 9th
12:00 – 12:45 pm ET | Special Session & Interview
The School Shooting That Never Happened: Clayton’s Story
Clayton Douglas & Dr. Frank Straub, Director of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies at the Police Foundation
On December 13th, 1987 after years of bullying at school and physical abuse at home, Clayton took a gun to school. Through a powerful video presentation and follow up discussion with Dr. Frank Straub, Founder of The Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, Clayton shares his personal story and insights into the prevention and intervention of acts of school violence.
12:45 – 1:00 pm ET
Break
1:00 – 1: 45 pm ET | Breakout Sessions
Join expert- and practitioner-led breakouts from our multi-disciplinary team of presenters. Topics span the six pillars of Safe and Sound Schools’ Framework for Comprehensive School Safety: Mental & Behavioral Health; Health & Wellness; Physical Safety & Security; Culture, Climate & Community Engagement; Leadership, Law & Policy; and Operations & Emergency Management.
Want to attend more than one? Take advantage of our on-demand access option and attend all sessions on your own time!
- Youth Suicide Prevention, Dr. Stephen Brock
- The Averted School Violence Project, Dr. Frank Straub, Jeff Allison, & Dr. Peter Langman
- Preparing for the Next Normal: Keeping Students, Staff and Families Safe and Healthy, Mariah Lafleur
- Considering Confidentiality: Protecting and Sharing of Information Through COVID and Beyond, John More
- Whole Child, Whole Community: Ensuring Bright Futures through Community Engagement, Dr. CJ Huff, Dr. Brad Welle, Mindy Hicks, & Amy Cooper
- Digital Safety for Today’s Schools, Nick Chernoff
1:45 – 2:00 pm ET
Break
2:00 – 2:30 pm ET | Peer to Peer Discussion Session
Join your choice of dynamic peer to peer discussion led by Safe and Sound community members from all disciplines of school safety! These live, topical, and timely discussions feature small groups of school safety stakeholders in discussion, with attendees interacting via live chat with questions, ideas, and resources to share.
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Preventing School Violence
- Whole Child, Whole Community
- Preparing for the Next Normal: Keeping Students, Staff and Families Safe and Healthy
- Safe and Protected Information Sharing
- Digital Safety for Today’s Schools
- Planning for the Safety of Students With Special Needs
- Codes to Consider in School Safety
- Bully Prevention
2:30 – 2:45 pm ET
Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm ET | Closing Keynote
Standing in the Gap: How the Connection of a School Counselor and a Student Saved Sycamore Middle School
Molly Hudgens
Forever changed by the Columbine Tragedy, Molly Hudgens, a school counselor in rural Tennessee, devoted her career to ensuring that no child fell through the cracks in her school community. Learning all she could about “recognizing red flags,” Molly traveled her home state teaching and training educators and fostering meaningful connections with her students at Sycamore Middle School. Nearly twenty years later, a student walked into her office with a gun and declared his plan of mass violence. Molly shares an incredible and deeply inspiring account that illustrates the life-saving power of connection and compassion, the story of Saving Sycamore.
3:30 pm ET
Summit Closing
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2019 National Summit on School Safety
- Pain into Purpose: Sandy Hook shooting moms visit Houston to help Santa Fe victims, ABC 13
- Roula & Ryan Morning Show, 104.1 KRBE
- Safe and Sound Schools, Houston Life, KPRC, NBC 2
- Safe and Sound Schools to host National Summit on School Safety, Campus Safety Magazine
- Sandy Hook Moms to Santa Fe Families: “Feel What You Have to Feel”, Houston Public Media, NPR
- Sandy Hook mothers organize school safety summit in Houston, KHOU, CBS 11
- Sandy Hook mothers share experiences, thoughts for improving school safety, Houston Chronicle
- School shooting survivors, families share lesson to Houston education leaders, Houston Chronicle
- Styling Social Justice with Michele Gay, Styling Social Justice, Episode 30
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