Opening Plenary: 8:00 – 9:00 AM

Welcome by Secretary Duncan

• Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education

Morning Plenary I :- 9:00 – 10:30 AM
      

One Step Ahead: Anticipating and Responding to New Threats to Student Health and Safety

• Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State
• Ernie Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Amy Berman, Deputy Chief, Educational Opportunities Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

Lunch Plenary:- 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Keynote Address by Geoffrey Canada

• Geoffrey Canada, Social Activist & Author

Institutes I(6 Concurrent) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

A Comprehensive Approach to Creating Healthy Schools and Students: Coordinated School Health

• Diane Allensworth, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pat Cooper, Louisiana Public Health Institute
• Kyle Guerrant, Manager of School Health & Safety Programs, Michigan Department of Education
• Lauren Kazee, Michigan Department of Education
• Victor Medrano, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Are We Focusing on the Wrong Behaviors? Changing Approaches to Better Support Youth Development
             

• Peter Benson, President CEO, Search Institute
• Perry Good, New View Publications
• Angela Jerabek, Search Institute
• Peter Messiah, Houston Independent School District

Cyberbullying – Technology into the Classroom: Research and Resources
                    

• Nora Howley, NEA Association
• Tessa Jolls, President and CEO, Center for Media Literacy
• Sue Limber, Clemson University, Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life
• Kenneth Thaxter, School Liaison Officer, Bridgewater Police Department

Innovations in Evaluation
      

• Allan Cohen, Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation
• Pamela Imm, University of South Carolina, Department of Psychology
• Susan Millea, President, Human Service Technology Innovations

On the Cutting Edge: Trends in Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Prevention
             

• Timothy Condon, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Frances Harding, Center for Substatnce Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA
• Ralph Hingson, Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates
      

• Georgeann DiCaprio, Director, Investigative Research, Hillard Heintze, LLC
• Art Kelly, Former Chief of Police, New Bedford, MA

Workshops I:- 2:45 – 3:45 PM

A National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

• Lanny Berman, PhD, Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology
• Courtney Knowles, Jed Foundation

American Academy of Pediatrics’ Role in Preventing Youth Violence
             

• Joseph Wright, Senior Vice President, Children’s National Medical Center, The Child Health Advocacy Institute Bystander Study
• Georgeann DiCaprio, Director, Investigative Research, Hillard Heintze, LLC

Community Engagement and Data-Driven Planning

• Lenore Behar, Child and Family Program Strategies
• William Martin Hydaker, Hydaker Community Consulting

Cyberbullying: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention

• Patricia Agatston, Professional Counselor
• Susan Limber, Professor, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life

Every Day—On Time: Getting Serious About School

• Liza Andrew-Miller, Hillsboro School District, Oregon
• Scott Perry, Linn-Benton-Lincoln Education School District

Forming Cross-Agency Partnerships to Support Healthy Students, Safe Schools and Engaged Communities
      

• Amy Gugel, Director of Operations, Breaking Free, Inc.
• Beverly Kingston, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Colorado
• Marjory Lewe-Brady, We Go Together for Kids, West Chicago School District
• Randy Nelson, Deputy Police Chief, Thornton Police Department

Four Years After the Storm: Perspectives from New Orleans
             

• Alan Delery, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Project Director, Algiers Charter School
• Beverly Lawrason, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Project Director, St. Barnard’s Parish

Implementing Effective Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs for Private School Students and Teachers

• Mike Caruso, University of Notre Dame, Alliance for Catholic Education
• Maureen Dowling, Office of Non-Public Education, U.S. Department of Education
• Diane Powell, Director, Department of Student Services, Prince George’s County Public Schools

Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Abuse and Misuse

• Wilson Compton, Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Joseph Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Department of Justice

Restorative Justice Circles

• Kristi Cole, Milwaukee Public Schools
• Paul Dedinsky, Assistant District Attorney, Milwaukee County District Attorney Office

Students as Change Agents through the Support Group Method of Bullying Intervention

• Amalio Nieves, Broward County Public Schools
• Aimee Wood, Broward County Public Schools

Supporting Responsible Behavior in Elementary Schools
      

• Stephanie Baumann, Newton Public Schools
• Craig Murphy, Newton Public Schools
• Myrna Shure, Drexel University, Department of Psychology

Tell Your Story Well: Communicating Evaluation Results for Program Sustainability
      

• Jean Synodinos, Communications Specialist, Macro International, Inc.

The Power of Community Coalitions and Key Stakeholder Engagement: Making the Local Educational Agency Connection
      

• Bob Laipply, Former Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse grantee
• Pam Smith, SS/HS Coordinator, School District of Lancaster

What Do Teens Really Want to Know about Drug and Alcohol Abuse?

• Gayathri Dowling, Deputy Chief, Science Policy Branch, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Carol Krause, Chief, Public Information and Liaison Branch, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Lucinda Miner, Deputy Director, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Workshops II:- 4:15 – 5:15 PM

Building and Sustaining Healthier Communities

• Katie Adamson, Director of National Initiatives, Tucson YMCA
• Lauren Marchietti, Safe Routes to Schools

Bullying Offenders, Victims and Offender/Victims: An Analysis of the Impacts and Behaviors of Bullying
      

• Sharon Jacobs, Minnesota Department of Education
• Nancy Riestenberg, Minnesota Safe School Center

Conducting Effective Tabletops, Drills and Other Exercises
             

• Julie Collins, Office of Safe Schools, Florida Department of Education
• Matt Taylor, Associate Director, Division of Educational Research and Service, Montana Safe Schools Center

Drug Testing: What You Need to Know and Resources for Setting Up or Enhancing Your Drug Testing Program

• Danielle Lutz, SDT Grantee, Cypress Fairbanks ISD
• Charity Richey-Bentley, SDT Grantee, Northeast Alabama Center for Community Initiatives
• Kathy Zanthal-Wiener, Synergy Enterprises, Inc.

Educating the Whole Child: How the Integration of Community Schools, Coordinated School Health, Social-Emotional Learning, and Safe Schools/Healthy Students Can Lay the Foundation for Academic Success
      

• Brenda Hummel, Austin Independent School District
• Sue Lynn Ledford, Cherokee County School District
• Marjory Lewe-Brady, West Chicago School District
• Pam Smith, School District of Lancaster

Educational Disruption: Keeping Youth Connected to School and Community
      

• Susan Lieberman, Keeping Maine’s Children Connected
• Jessica Siraco, Keeping Maine’s Children Connected

Implementing the Coordinated School Health Model
               

• Jean Mee, Physical Education and School Health Education Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
• Patricia Miller, Program Facilitator for the Health Education Assessment Project Cadre of Trainers, Connecticut State Department of Education
• Patty Pursell, Physical Education/Health Teacher, Physical Education Program Project Director

Jitter When You Twitter?: The World Wide Web of Social Media
      

• Tracy Johnson, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Central Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
• Carlos Morales, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Central Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies

Leveraging Technology and Community Collaboration to Assist with School Preparedness
      

• Jay Findling, New York City Department of Education
• Marie Marasovich, Chicago Public Schools
• Kevin Moran, New York City Department of Education
• Eileen Ryan, Chicago Public Schools

Making the Connection: Cultural Competency

• Sarah Sugars, Office of Youth Risk Prevention, Portsmouth Public Schools
• Adam Valencia, Tulare County Office of Education

Moving from Evaluation to Change: Lessons from Mentoring Impact Studies
      

• Joseph Radelet, Vice President, Mentoring Programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
• John Rice, Institute of Education Sciences/U.S. Department of Education

Prepare for the Inevitable: Learn How to Develop and Disseminate a State, District or Local School Postcrisis Response Plan
      

• Nicole Cobb, Vanderbilt University
• Rene Love, Vanderbilt University

Sexting
                    

• Fred Ellis, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia

Dating Violence in Schools: Creating and Implementing Policies to Address Prevention and Intervention

• Colleen Gallopin, Esq., Break the Cycle
• Chaitra Shenoy, Esq., Break the Cycle

The World We Want

• Richard Nuccio, Center for Civic Education
• Charles Quigley, Center for Civic Education
• Dan Prinzing, Education Director, Idaho Human Rights Education Center
• Megan Oates, Acting Manager of Global Programs, DRL, U.S. Department of State
• Marcie Taylor-Thomas, Coordinator for Social Studies, Division of Instruction, Maryland State Department of Education

Typical or Troubled?™ Talking to Educators About Mental Health

• Paul Burke, American Psychiatric Foundation
• G. Wesley Jones, American Psychiatric Foundation

Using Social-Emotional Learning and Assets to Enhance Academics
                    

• Vanessa Camilleri, The Arts and Technology Academy, Public Charter School
• Cynthia Small, Region 10 Education Service Center, Texas
• Jeffrey Sprague, Professor, Co-Director, Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, Oregon Center for School Safety

Opening Plenary:- 8:00 – 8:30 AM

Keynote Address by Gil Kerlikowske

• Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

Morning Plenary II:- 8:30 – 10:00 AM

Columbine 10 Years Later – What Have We Learned?

• Delbert Elliott, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado
• John McDonald, Director of School Security, Jefferson County Schools
• Crystal Miller, Former Columbine Student
• Steve Seigel, Denver District Attorney’s Office
• Betsy Thompson, Director, Jefferson County Schools Student Services

Lunch Plenary:- 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Keynote Address by Associate Attorney General Perrelli

• Thomas J. Perrelli, United States Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

Institutes II:- 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

Cyber Safety
                    

• Stephen Balkam, Chief Executive Officer, Family Online Safety Institute
• Marsali Hancock, Internet Keep Safe Coalition
• Linda Sharp, Consortium for School Networking
• Nancy Willard, Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

Gangs
      

• Gus Frias, Coordinator, Safe Schools Programs, Los Angeles
• Emery Gainey, Florida Attorney General’s Office
• Bobbi Houtchens, Teacher Ambassador, U.S. Department of Education
• Phelan Wyrick, U.S. Department of Justice

Impact of School Climate on Academic Achievement

• Mary Dilworth, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Terry Pickeral, President, Cascade Educational Consultants

Lessons Learned from H1N1 Outbreak
      

• Dana Carr, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education
• Elayna Kostan, NYC Public Schools
• Pegi McEvoy, Seattle Public Schools
• Harmon Unger, NYC Public Schools

Preventing Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders among Young People: Progress and Possibilities
             

• William Beardslee, Academic Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Boston
• O’Neal Walker, Chief, Mental Health Promotional Branch, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, Division of Prevention,Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs, Mental Health Practice Board
• Mark Weist, Director, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland, School of Medicine

Reflect-Protect: Recognizing and Preventing Child Exploitation
      

• Ron Laney, Associate Administrator, Child Protection Division, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
• Bradley Myles, Deputy Director, National Office Polaris Project
• Laurie Nathan, Manager of National Outreach and Partnerships, NetSmartz, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Jennifer Torritto-Leonardo, Trial Attorney, Criminal Division Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, U.S. Department of Justice
• Sarah Pamperin, Human Trafficking Program Specialist, Anti-Trafficking In Persons Division, Office of Refugee Resettlement/ACF, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Workshops III 2:15 – 3:15 PM

Addressing Academic Disparities by Eliminating Health Disparities

• Diane Allensworth, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Rebecca Reeve, Senior Advisor for Healthy Schools, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health

Anne Arundel School Resource Officer Program: Partnership in Action

• Kevin Maxwell, Superintendent, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
• James Teare, Chief of Police, Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland
• Robert Yatsuk, Supervisor of School Security, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland

Comprehensive Approaches to Student Wellness and Reduced Risk-Taking
      

• Jason Adams, Columbus School District, Wisconsin
• Joanne Grassman, Columbus School District, Wisconsin
• Mary Schweizer, Director of Coordinated School Health, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

FERPA: Information Sharing and Pending Changes
   

• Paul Gammill, Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education

Find Youth Info Web Site

• Charles Reynolds, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Michael Wells, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education
• Larke Huang, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• David deVoursney, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

From Policy to Practice: Creating a Healthy School and Keeping it that Way!
   

• Kim McLaughlin, New York State Student Support Services Center
• Desiree Voorhies, New York State Student Support Services Center

Get CyberSmart! – Address Cyberbullying
      

• Tom Hutton, Staff Attorney, National School Boards Association
• Kenneth Thaxter, School Liaison Officer, Bridgewater Police Department

Get with GIS, Using Information To Make a Difference in Your Community
      

• Brenda Hummel, Austin Independent School District
• Susan Millea, President, Human Service Technology Innovations
• Kathryn Petit, Metropolitan Housing and Community Policy Center, The Urban Institute

Media Literacy: Changing the Way We Read the World

• Peter DeBenedtittis, Media Literacy for Prevention
• Cheryl Garnette, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Mental Health Recovery in Schools—The Psychological First Aid in Schools 2009 Field Operations Guide
      

• Melissa Brymer, University of California, Los Angeles
• Mindy Kronenberg, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• Matthew Taylor, Associate Director, Division of Educational Research and Service, Montana Safe Schools Center

Understanding and Addressing Cyberbullying in Schools

• Deborah Cohen, Assistant Director, Legal Affairs, Civil Rights Division, Anti-Defamation League
• Scott Hirschfeld, Director of Curriculum, Anti-Defamation League

Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse by Youth and Teens
      

• Linn Goldberg, Director, Center for Health Promotion Research, Oregon Health and Science University

Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Moving Evidence-Based Practices from Science to Service in the National Scale-Up of Effective Health and Education Programs
   

• Jennifer Doolittle, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education
• Melissa Van Dyke, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Stop Feeding the Fish: Producing Systems Change through Evaluation and Sustainability
   

• Valerie Bostick, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Indiana
• Dan Diehl, Diehl Evaluation and Consulting Services, Inc.
• Cynthia Smith, Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon, Indiana

The School-Associated Violent Deaths (SAVD) Study: ABrief Orientation

• Latasha Butler, SAVD Study Project Manager, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jeffrey Hall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Rodney Theodore, SAVD Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Using School-Level Incident Data to Create Safer Schools and Facilitate Academic Achievement

• Jean Ajamie, Arizona Department of Education
• Debi Neat, Phoenix Union High School District

Youth and Community Working Together to Stop Bullying Now!

• Stephanie Bryn, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• Susan Limber, Professor, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life

Workshops IV 3:45 – 4:45 PM

Collaborating with the National Guard’s Drug Demand Reduction Program (How the National Guard Counter Drug Demand Reduction Program Can Assist Your School District’s Prevention Program)

• Major Rickey Thomas, Drug Demand Reduction Program, National Guard Bureau

Communicating During a Crisis: How to Effectively Share Information with the Public
   

• Frank Kwan, Los Angeles County Office of Education, California

Creating Bully-Resistant Schools: Assuming Local Guardianship of Bullying Problems
   

• Hilda Clarice Graham, International Training Association

Creating Sustainable Physical Education Programs
          

• Laura Beckmann, Ferguson-Florissant School District
• Thomas Loughrey, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Bill Casey, Franklin Elementary School

Cultivating Respect: Strategies on How to Make Schools Safer for Gender Non-Conforming Students

• Elizabeth Hampton Brown, Director of Policy and Programs, Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays National Office
• Rhodes Perry, Field and Policy Manager, Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays National Office

ED Stimulus Dollars

• Maria Worthen, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

EM 101: What Every School District Needs to Know about Developing an Emergency Management Plan
          

• Larry Borland, Director of Safety and Security, Academy School District

From Policy to Practice: Reviewing the Data of Persistently Dangerous Schools in New York
          

• Greg Bayduss, Coordinator, Safe and Drug Free Schools, New York State Department of Education
• Connie Cuttle, Director of Professional Development, Office of School and Youth Development
• Mary Jalloh, New York State Center for School Safety

Increasing the Impact of Staff Development
   

• Joellen Killion, National Staff Development Council
• Rick Miller, Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa

Keeping Schools Safe for Food-Allergic Students
          

• Brenda Greene, National School Boards Association
• Deb Scherrer, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

New Kinds of Strength: Engaging Boys and Men to End Violence Against Girls and Women in School
          

• Joseph Vess, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Men Can Stop Rape
• Neil Irvin, Vice President of Programs, Men Can Stop Rape

Self-Assessment of School Drill Performance: An Innovative Online Tool
             

• Bob Spears, Los Angeles Unified School District, California

Sustainability Remix: Looping, Regrooving, and Time-Stretching
          

• Marjorie Lefler, Rochester City School District
• Lynn Pedraza, Supervisor, Health and Wellness Department, Albuquerque Public Schools

The Road to Connectivity
   

• Melissa Andrews, Webus Coordinator, Webus Consortium
• Carol Churgin, Student Assistance Coordinator, Newark Public Schools

The School-based Prevention, Intervention and Resources Initiative (SPIRIT) Program Model – A Statewide Program to Reduce ATOD Use and Violence

• Karen Breejen, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Virginia Weil, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, University of Missouri, Columbia

Using Asset-Based Strategies for Engaging At-Risk Youth and Keeping Them in School
          

• Ronald Ledford, Cherokee County Schools
• Sue Ledford, Cherokee County Schools
• Tracy McFarlin-Pressley, Gilson Junior High School, Valdez City School District

Workshops V:- 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Building and Sustaining Healthier Communities, Part 2: Joint Use Agreements and Shared Community Priorities

• Ben Duda, KaBoom!
• Lisa Soronen, National School Boards Association

Case Study: International Association of Emergency Managers National, State, and Local Partnerships to Track H1N1 (Swine Flu)

• Dave Bujak, Emergency Management Coordinator, Florida State University
• Brendan McCluskey, Executive Director, Engineering and Medicine on Health Service

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning
      

• Jess Martinez, Emergency Response and Crisis Management Project Coordinator, San Diego County Office of Education
• Ian Moffett, Central Operations Commander, Miami Dade Schools Police Department

Creating Healthy and High-Performance Schools
   

• Bob Axelrad, Environmental Protection Agency
• Claire Barnett, High Tech Institute

Decreasing Bullying on the School Bus, in the Classroom, and in the Community
          

• Janice Bell-McDowell, Richland County School District One, South Carolina
• James Dillon, Guilderland Central School District, New York

Involving Students in Emergency Management Plans
          

• Terry Longoria, Napa County School District
• Neal O’Haire, Napa County CERT Instructor
• Matt Taylor, Associate Director, Division of Educational Research and Service, Montana Safe Schools Center

Is Anything Working? Special Issues Facing Native American Populations

• Brent Gish, Superintendent, Red Lake Schools
• Vickie Graves, Red Lake Nation
• Nancy Riestenberg, Minnesota Safe School Center

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Creating New Opportunities for Collaboration

• Charles Modiano, U.S. Department of Labor
• Elson Nash, Acting Director, Learn and Service America, The Corporation for National and Community Service

School Safety and Physical Design
   

• Steve Harris, Director, Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, University of Georgia
• Steven McElroy, Director of Safety and Security, Columbus Public Schools

(Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities) Governor’s Portion Meets the Strategic Prevention Framework: Enhanced Community Prevention Strategies in Action

• Stan Paprocki, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health
• Lucia Waterman, Prevention Liaison, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health

Sharing Data Needs Assessment
   

• Bob Higgins, Michigan Department of Education
• Jim O’Neil, Madonna University

Sports-based Youth Development
   

• Paul Caccomo, America Scores

Student Assistance Teams: State and Local Models for Implementation
                 

• Carl Fertman, Department of Health and Physical Activity, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
• Renee Mello, San Juan Unified School District, California
• Susan Tarasevich, Student Assistance Program Services, Addiction Medicine Services, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

Support for Children of Military Families
   

• Charles Boyer, Office of PlSanning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education
• Mona Johnson, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington

The Power of Parents: Engaging Parents As Allies in Healthy, Safe and Drug-Free Schools
                    

• Betsy Fox, Parent Education Network, Boulder Valley School District
• Paula Nelson, Parent Education Network, Boulder Valley School District

Truancy and It’s Far-Reaching Effects
   

• Tifny Iacona, Secretary, Granite Education Center
• Stacey Jamieson, Esq, 1st Vice President, Rhode Island Family Court
• Irene Sullivan, 2nd Vice President, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida