2019 Annual Summit
In July 2019, the Safe & Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center – in collaboration with the New York State Education Department – held an Annual School Climate Summit in Albany, NY. This convening gathered teams from grantee districts and schools, as well as local, state, and national presenters. Summit presentations, materials, and handouts appear below and are available to download.
Past SUMMIT Content
Below you will find SUMMIT materials presented at the
New York State Education Department Safe and Supportive Schools Grant School Climate Summit on July 24-25, 2019.
Presenter: (Keynote Address) Heather Johnson
Contact information: Heather Johnson, LCSW
Think:Kids
Massachusetts General Hospital
Presentation: Think: Kids - Collaborative Problem Solving:
Rethinking Challenging Kids
PowerPoint Presentation
Workbook
Presenters: Sarah Jonas, Executive Director and Sarah Peterson, Director of Research and Development
Office of Community Schools – New York City Department of Education
Contact information: Sarah Jonas, Executive Director
Office of Community Schools – New York City Department of Education
Sarah Peterson, Director of Research and Development
Office of Community Schools – New York City Department of Education
Presentation: Cracking the Code of Chronic Absenteeism
PowerPoint Presentation
Presenters: Dr. Ralph Ferrie, Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Kathleen Sottile, Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum & Instruction
Mr. Brian Messinger, Coordinator of Classroom
Instructional Technology & Student Achievement
Sewanhaka Central High School District
Contact information: Dr. Ralph Ferrie, Superintendent of Schools,
Sewanhaka Central High School District
Dr. Kathleen Sottile
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction,
Sewanhaka Central High School District
ksottile@sewanhakaschools.org
Mr. Brian Messinger
Coordinator of Classroom Instructional Technology & Student
Achievement, Sewanhaka Central High School District
bmessinger@sewanhakaschools.org
Presentation Topic: Reducing Suspensions
PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter: (Keynote Address) Lori DeCarlo, Superintendent – Randolph Academy
Contact information: Lori DeCarlo, Superintendent
Randolph Academy
Presentation Topic: Implementing Restorative Practices
PowerPoint Presentation
Supplemental Materials
PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter: Kelly Valmore
Contact information: Kelly Valmore, Senior Professional Developer,
Director of NYSED's Safe and Supportive
Schools Technical Assistance Center
kvalmore@measinc.com
518-427-9840 Ext. 214
Presentation: Starting with your "WHY," Assessing Impact
and Supporting Systems Change
PowerPoint Presentation
Presenters: Rebecca Shea and Erin Brewer
Contact information: Rebecca Shea, Senior Staff Developer
Presentation: Unpacking an Approach to Understanding and Utilizing
School Climate Data for Program Goal Implementation
PowerPoint Presentation
PDSA cycle key questions
School Climate Improvement Action Guides activity
Quick Audit sheet activity
School Climate Topic frameworks
School Climate Topics activity
Multiple Measures of Data
Digging into Data activity
30 Minute Problem
Solving activity
