Attendance and Trauma Informed Care Conference

State Attendance Conference: CARE @Full Volume
May 14, 2024

Circle City Brass Quintet

Trauma Video - Everyone Has A Story 

Video - Wake up Everybody 

Official Opening 8:15-8:30 am  James Taylor, Director for Student Services, MSD Warren Township 

LaShauna Triplett, President of the Warren Arts and Education Foundation 

Lena Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator, CICF

Welcome: Acknowledgement of Bill Author, Senator Stacey Donato and Legislative Assistant, Jim Johnson

Video-Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner  

Video-SB 282 Bill Co-Author, Senator Michael Crider

Plenary Session 8:30-9:00 am  

1st Keynote - Flora Jones, Indiana Department of Education, Director for Student Pathways and McKinney Vento

2nd Keynote - Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Professor and International Attendance Research Expert

Community Fireside Chat 9:00-10:00 am  (Moderator - WFYI Dylan McCoy)

Overview: Dialogue with key stakeholders about creating a collaborative system of care

Industry Topics: Prosecutor, Children Services, Mental Health, Principals, Education, Probation, Partners

Featuring: 

Ryan Mears, Marion County Prosecutor
Peggy Surbey, Regional Director, Indiana Department of Children Services
Todd Bess, Indiana Principals Association
Justin Beatty, Vice President of Education and Credentialing, Mental Health Association 
Stephen McClain, Outreach Coordinator, Reach for Youth
Tara Nelson, Outreach Program Director, Project ReBuild Gary Indiana
Koyauna Jones, Director of Foster Care, Indiana Department of Education 
Rijenna Murray, Former Probation Officer, Program Coordinator for MCRC
Chrystal Hines, Inner Beauty, Community Partner
Robert Jackson, Educator/Entrepreneur (Trauma and Care)
Crystal Haslett, Director of Student Services, MSD Washington Township
 

RaaWee Video (Tiered Model)

Mock Sessions - Tiered Approach in Scaling up 10:05-10:55 am  [Warren Township]

Description: Staffing demonstration  

Team approach to prevention and early intervention on chronic absenteeism.  

Introduction of Panel 10:55 - 11:00 am

Research and Data Fireside Chat 11:00-12:00 pm 

Overview: Moving into a new era with existing research and data

Part I - Education and Research     |          Part II - Legislation and Policy 

Industry:  Superintendent and National and International Research scholars

Featuring: 

Part I - New Era for Care in Attendance - Education and Research (Moderator - Indy LEND, Stephan Viehweg)

Tim Hanson, PhD, Superintendent Warren Township
David Heyne, PhD, Excellence in Attendance Support, co-founder International Network for School Attendance, Associate Professor, Deakin University, Netherlands by way of Australia
Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, PhD, Professor Indiana University School of Social Work
Clea McNeely, DrPH, Research Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Patricia Graczyk, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois Chicago
Arya Ansari, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science and Early Childhood Research Policy, The Ohio University

Industry: Evictions, Restorative Practices, State Best Practices

Featuring: 

Part II - New Era for Care in Attendance - Legislation and Policy (Moderator - Mirror Indy's Carley Lanich)

Kristin Martin, Prosecutor Hamilton County 
Robin Shackelford, State Representative
Senator Stacey Donato, District 18, SB282 Bill author
Jim Johnson, Legislative Assistant
Kate Roelecke, McCoy, Director of Strategy and Operations
JauNae Hanger, President of Children's Policy and Law Initiative
Gwen Kelly, Children's Policy and Law Initiative/NAACP Representative
Mark Fairchild, Executive Director Commission on Improving the Status of Children, Indiana
State Judges:
Judge Gaither, Family Division in Marion County Superior Court

Judge Graves; Marion County Small Claims Court

Judge Inga Shannon; Lake County, Small Claims Court

Transition and Vendor Fair 12:00- 12:30

12:30-1:30 Plated Lunch - Networking and Table Topics 

Description: Table Topics enable spirited discussions around a specific topic during lunch. Participants will record take-away points on postcards stating: "I like", "I wonder", "I wish"; urban and rural

Parallel Session #1  1:45-2:45 pm (60 minutes)

OPTION 1 Room: Facilitator

Session 1: David Heyne  Emotion-Based School Avoidance: Care for Students & Parents  TBA  Claudia Guzman

Session 2: Patricia Graczyk Enhancing School Attendance for ALL students via MTSS  TBA  Brenda Mendoza

Session 3: Judge Inga Shannon & Tara Nelson Responding to Truancy via Project Rebuild TBA RiJenna Murray

Parallel Session #2  2:45-3:45 pm (60 minutes)

OPTION 2 Room Facilitator

Session 4: Clea McNeely  Truancy Prevention: Equitable Interventions TBA Emily Blough

Session 5: Arya Ansari  Consequences of School Absenteeism @Multi-levels TBA  Auston Edmond

Session 6: MSD Warren  District Led Technology Talks TBA Jessica Daniels

Networking 3:45-4:30 Afternoon Refreshments 

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Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of our students.

We have secured a room block with discounted rates for those who choose to stay overnight. The discounted room rate is $159 a night. Click here, to book a room. Rooms must be booked by April 29, 2024 to receive the discounted rate.