Works Link
Online registration link: https://cascwa.wildapricot.org/event-4957952
Thank you for registering to attend our October 14th workshop at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel on Friday, October 14th. A special thank you to Southern Section’s President, Vicente Bravo, and his workshop team in bringing together excellent and timely leaders in our fields to be our presenters.
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
Los Angeles County Department of Education Student Support Services: Fundamentals of Effective Attendance Programs, Including Independent Study
For decades, the Los Angeles County Department of Education has been the number one leader in the fields of “School Attendance.” This is especially true today! We greatly look forward to their presentation.
Dr. Sonya Smith: Sonya is the Director of Student Services of Los Angeles County Office of Education. She is a true leader of leaders. Sonya oversees a phenomenal student services team who interact and provide services to all school districts throughout Los Angeles County. Each or her coordinators are recognized as leaders in their fields. CASCWA is proud of our relationship with LACOE. Joining Sonya is the presentation will be Marian Chiara.
Marian Chiara: Marian Chiara is LACOE’s Coordinator for the Child Welfare and Attendance Student Support Division. Marian is recognized as an expert in “School Attendance Improvement Practices.” She is an excellent presenter and a few of her recent events include workshops on SARB, Attendance Improvement Practices and Attendance Supervision Refresher Courses.
This presentation will definitely provide greater insight into the attendance issues of today and we have asked our presenters to pay particular attention to recent issues of “Independent Studies Attendance Accounting.
LACOE’s website is extremely valuable for all in the fields of “Student Services.” The information posted, publications and events relate to every educator in California. Please click below to visit their websites:
Home (lacoe.edu) Student Services (lacoe.edu)
Menstrual Equity Act of 2021- Laws regarding feminine hygiene products, issues of bullying and community concerns addressed
Maria Al Shamma: Maria recently received a distinguished award as “Health Care Worker of the Year.” Maria is a major part of the healthcare team in the Vista Unified School District and is well known as a “health care leader” throughout the San Diego Area.
Maria’s has responsibilities include providing support to students and their families. This includes both individual and group support covering topics such as: emotion management, social skills, grief, identity, coping skills, study skills, social skills, deportation and family dynamics.
Maria collaborates with school and district staff in SST, 504, IEP, SART, SARB and parent meetings. She provides staff professional development in LGBTQ Competency, Welcoming Schools and Trauma Informed Practices. She conducts home visits, as needed. Maria is a member of the district's Crisis Team and performs both risk and threat assessments.
AB 367 was chaptered into law on October 8, 3021. The text of the bill includes several specific requirement mandates for all districts. Maria will cover the requirements in detail and share with you the rationale behind the bill.
The question is, “Is your district in compliance?”
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB367
“One Pill, One Line, One Time - Fentanyl Changes Everything”
Before we focus on the presenters, we would like to ask every parent, educator or friend to watch this video, https://stopthevoid.org/.
This will take you to the link to the home page of VOID (Victim of Illicit Drugs.) You will find two videos. One in English and one in Spanish. This may be the most important video of it’s kind that you will ever see regarding the drug “Fentanyl. Most of us know nothing about fentanyl. This video will change that and you will understand the crisis resulting in the deaths of young people is greater today than ever!
The presenters are Jaime Puerta, President, and Steve Filson, Secretary Treasurer of VOID, (Victims of Illicit Drugs. We whole heartedly welcome Jaime and Steve!
VOID was formed to bring to the public’s attention, through education, awareness and legislative advocacy, the immediate danger of sudden death associated with the use of illicit drugs, in particular FENTANYL, and other emerging synthetic analogs. This will be accomplished through the creation of a network of private, state and national governmental organizations, working together, to provide knowledge, preventive tools, and proposed legislation necessary to reduce the number of deaths occurring through this ever-increasing scourge confronting our society. They will speak on behalf of their loved ones, who can no longer speak for themselves.
Legislative Update
CASCWA Southern Section is proud of CASCWA’s Legislative Team. The team members include Allen Dosty, Dan Martin and Chairman, Sherman Garnett. They have prepared a current legislative update that will be shared during Mrs. Knott’s famous Chicken Lunch.
How to Stop Bullying Without the Need for Punishments
Dr. Marlene Bicondova, Ed.D, Michelle Myers, and Stephanie Fletcher will be presenting on the Positive Youth Development Program for the San Bernardino City Unified School District.
Their team has worked at the district level to effectively reduce chronic absenteeism and suspension rates. Their signature accomplishment has been the creation of the SBCUSD Bullying Intervention System, which uses restorative practices and Undercover Anti-Bullying Teams as the key components, which work to change school culture to stop bullying before it starts and to stop bullying when it does happen.
The team is on a mission is to empower students, families, and schools to thrive and achieve success. Their vision is for all students to realize their strengths to overcome barriers, reach their full potential, and make positive contributions to society.
Dr. Bicondova has a proven track record of creating positive outcomes for youth. As a principal, she transformed Curtis Middle School from one of the lowest-performing middle schools in the county into a high-performing school by implementing a proactive approach to student success that focused on daily assessments that informed teacher instruction.
Under Dr. Marlene Bicondova’s leadership, the district is providing the resources they need in order to achieve success, not only academically, but in their everyday lives as well. They begin by doing everything in their power to help students succeed by ensuring they not only attend school, but stay in school.
https://www.sbcusd.com/district_offices/student_services/youth_services_department
The CASCWA Southern Section Fall Workshop will be held Friday, October 14th from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel. The hotel’s address is 7675 Crescent Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 and their phone number is (714) 995-1111.
If you would like to stay at the hotel, please make your reservation early. The price for attendees is $169 per night (ask for the CASCWA rate.) Knott’s SCARY Farm activities begin on September 22nd and rooms may become in short supply close to the workshop. For more information, please go to: https://www.knotts.com/ and to https://www.knotts.com/events/scary-farm
The cost for the event is $95 for CASCWA Members and $105 for Non-Members. If you are not certain whether you are a current member or not, please send an email to frank_boehler@roadrunner.com and he will get pack to you.
We are asking that all attendees register separately (no group registration.)
For question pertaining to the workshop please contact Michell Walsh at MichelleWalsh@iusd.org
WORKSHOP/PAYMENT DETAILS
The CASCWA Southern Section Fall Workshop will be held Friday, October 14th from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel. Their address is 7675 Crescent Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 and their phone number is (714) 995-1111.
If you would like to stay at the hotel, please make your reservation early. The price for attendees is $169 per night. Knott’s SCARY Farm activities begin on September 22nd and rooms may become in short supply closer to the workshop. For more information, please go to:
https://www.knotts.com/ and to https://www.knotts.com/events/scary-farm
The cost for the event is $95 for CASCWA Members and $105 for Non-Members. If you are not certain whether you are a current member or not, please send an email to frank_boehler@roadrunner.com and he will get pack to you.
We are asking that all attendees register separately (no group registration.)
Payments for the workshop are as follows:
1. You can send a check made payable to CASCWA, in the correct amount, and mail to:
CASCWA Southern Section
P.O. Box 4222
Orange, CA 92863-4222
2. You, or your district, can pay through AffiniPay by using a credit card. When you register, select the payment through AffiniPay and we will send you a bill, you input the credit card information and payment is immediate.
3. If you are going through district’s purchasing department, (1) an invoice will be generated at the time of registration, contact you purchasing department for their process, (2) once we know the email addresses for your contacts in the purchasing department, (3) we will generate a request for payment and send to your district.
4. If you prefer to pay via a different method, please contact frank_boehler@roadrunner.com Registration begins Monday, September 5th at 10:00 A.M. and ends on September 7th at 10:00 P.M.
5. For registrants who are not selecting to pay with a credit card at the time of registration, please anticipate an email from Frank Boehler regarding your choice of payment.
If you have any special dietary requests, please indicate on the registration form.
For question pertaining to the workshop or if you have any special dietary needs, please contact Michell Walsh at MichelleWalsh@iusd.org .
Please visit our State CASCWA Website at www.cascwa.wildapricot.org
This workshop is an authorized expenditure of:
LCFF, EHCY, TYS, Title 1, SIP, TUPE, and AB 1113 Funds.
CASCWA Federal Tax I.D.# 94-2914528
