The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Department of Education, Department of Health, and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services are partnering to offer a two-day summit entitled Strengthening Connections: Challenging Conversations to Enhance School Climate on November 29 and 30, 2016, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond-Midlothian.
The purpose of this summit is to support schools and school partners in their efforts to provide a positive and safe school climate where students and educators feel socially, emotionally, and physically safe to learn and work. Sessions will focus on the difficult conversations that need to happen in schools to facilitate discussions about improving school climate. The summit will address the three components of the U.S. Department of Education’s Safe and Supportive Schools model of school climate – Student Engagement (relationships, respect for diversity, school participation), Safety (social-emotional safety, physical safety, substance use), and the School Environment (physical environment, academic environment, wellness, disciplinary environment). Participants will leave with tools and resources to bring back to their school buildings and divisions for low cost and high impact implementation.
Summit participants will receive current, research-based information and resources on topics including:
Summit Agenda
Speaker Biographies
This summit is intended for school division leaders, administrators, student services staff, school resource officers, law enforcement officers, school security officers, clinicians, and prevention specialists, as well as other professionals who serve youth.
Law enforcement officers and campus/school security officers will receive partial in-service credit for completion of this course. PIC hours will be determined at a later date. School division participants may contact their local agency to apply for in-service credit.
Registration and Cost
Participants
Pre-registration is required via DCJS' online registration system. A registration fee of $25 will apply for this summit. Registration fee includes all materials and lunch on both days.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be given for cancellations made after November 15, 2016. Substitutions will be accepted.
To register, visit our online registration system
Attendees are responsible for their transportation, lodging, and meal expenses, with the exception of lunch on both days.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond-Midlothian, 1021 Koger Center Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23235. The room rate is $89.00. Reservations must be made by November 15. To reserve a room in this block, please visit http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/R/RICKSDT-DCJ-20161125/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Note: A limited number of registration scholarships are available. Please download and complete the scholarship form and return to Kristina Fawcett by November 11, 2016.
Check in and Registration will be from 7:30 am to 8:30 am both days.
Conference will run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2016.
Conference will run from 8:30 am to 2:15 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
