CASCWA 2018 State Conference

Participants in this workshop will learn about prevention-focused, non-punitive school climate strategies that – when implemented with fidelity – reduce and eliminate racial dis proportionality in school discipline, engage all students, and improve life outcomes. The workshop will also highlight local school and district examples where students are leading their peers to successfully transform school culture. Participants will receive a free copy of Public Counsel’s Fix School Discipline Toolkit, a comprehensive school climate guide that includes overviews of evidence based frameworks – such as restorative practices, school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports, social emotional learning, and trauma-informed strategies – tools for implementation, and case studies of schools/districts at varying stages of implementation.

This session will cover the legal guidelines addressing student disabilities under the IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. As the utilization of the SARB process grows across the state of California educators need to understand when they can hold a student to the same consequences that they hold regular education students to. When can you exempt a student from the SARB process and should you hold them accountable.

This session will cover the legal guidelines addressing student disabilities under the IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. As the utilization of the SARB process grows across the state of California educators need to understand when they can hold a student to the same consequences that they hold regular education students to. When can you exempt a student from the SARB process and should you.

This session will outline practices that support students who experience Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and exhibit signs of trauma. We will briefly examine ACEs, the effects of trauma on child/youth development, and the impact on their education. We will survey environmental, relational, behavioral, and curricular elements that promote resilience, academic, and social-emotional growth, and a positive school experience for students. You will take away specific strategies, tools and ideas grounded in Mental Health and Wellness, Positive Behavior, Social Emotional Learning, Universal Design, CCSS and Tier I, II and III of MTSS.

Participants will review the process of conducting investigations, both disciplinary and compliance. They will have the opportunity to practice developing appropriate witness questions to facilitate obtaining facts necessary to determine if the elements of the offense can be proved, with a focus on the mandatory expulsion recommendation offenses. Participants will also review how to create an expulsion packet, present an expulsion case, including understanding the burden of proof, introducing evidence, and questioning witnesses. Lastly, participants will discuss the role of the administrative panel and the requirement to create findings of fact for the Governing Board.

Teachers have always known that when students act out in class, it may have nothing to do with school and everything to do with what's happened to them at home.  Recent research on the impact of child trauma on learning, cognition, and behavior not only supports this key insight, but provides teachers with new ways of thinking about the neurobiology and physiology of student conduct that can radically improve classroom and school climate.

This session will discuss the starting points, structures and process in the organization of MTSS from site and district perspective.  Sanger Unified has used the MTSS system to provide appropriate support for all students.  This approached has supported the success of all students resulting in a reduction of suspension, increased attendance, and increased student learning.