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7th Annual Central California Truancy Summit

Welcome to the 7th Annual Central California Truancy Summit!

8:30am PST

Culturally Responsive Practices & Strategies: Building Community in the Classroom Salon D-2Dr. Angie Barfield Self-mutilation: Youth and Cutting/Self-mutilation Salon D-1Mario Lopez State Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) Training Salon A-1Jennifer Gomeztrejo • David Kopperud Student Services Symposium: Creating an Inclusive Culture to Promote School Attendance Salon A-2Maria Hwang de Bravo Mental Health First Aid - Fresno County Mental Health Salon D-3

1:00pm PST

Absenteeism: Think Different Salon A-1Alicia Assefa Effective SART Strategies / Homeschooling: Keeping Kids Safe Salon D-2Amir Alavi Model SARB Training Salon D-1Jennifer Gomeztrejo • David Kopperud Sex Trafficking and Social Media Exploitation in Schools Salon A-2Opal Singleton

8:20am PST

T.E.A.M. Approach Salon D-1Alan Autry Foster & Homeless Youth – Why Collaboration Is Important These Days Salon A-2Beth Wilshire Beyond Trauma: Developing Resilience Salon A-1Deni Camit Attendance Matters: Fresno Unified School District and Fresno County District Attorney Partnership Salon D-2Melanie Taylor Esq. AH-CHOO! Come See What Your School Nurse Can Do! Salon ETerri Lindsey Postvention Using LOSS Team Model. Salon D-3Tulare-Kings Suicide Prevention Taskforce

9:35am PST

Inter District Transfers 101 Salon D-2Manuel Escandon Collaborate & Succeed: How to Build a Dynamic Foster Youth Team Salon EMichael Wallace Signs & Indicators of Adolescent Substance Abuse Salon A-2Michael Prichard Kern High School District’s Truancy and Outreach Program Salon A-1Bryan Campoy • Erin Rader • Elvira de la Torre CA Healthy Youth Act/Minor Consent School Release Salon D-3Kayla Wilson Game Ready Salon D-1Chris Milton

10:50am PST

Home Visits & Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention Salon A-2Elvira de la Torre Youth Empowerment Strategies for Success (YESS) Program Salon ERayven Arzola • Miriam Sallam Trauma in the Central Valley (Kings, Fresno) Salon D-2Dr. Iran Barrera Life S.T.E.P.’s (Truancy Intervention Prevention Program) Salon D-1Antonio Lopez • Erinn Reinbolt A Multi-tiered System of Attendance Support and Interventions in Elementary Schools Salon A-1Cythia Alvarado • Kristi Jackson Fresno County’s Call to Action – The Suicide Prevention Collaborative Salon D-3Susan L. Holt, LMFT

1:20pm PST

California Conservation Corps – Training Program Option for Young Adults Salon A-2Elaine Lopes Educational Planning: The Transition from High School to Post-Secondary Education Salon D-3Lavena Najera Eminence Healthcare Salon D-2Juan Garza Supervisor Of Attendance Salon A-1David Kopperud The Role of Student Based Health Centers Salon EStephanie Shinkawa • Gail Williams Directing Change Salon D-1Brian Bishop

2:40pm PST

Grizzly Youth Academy Salon ESimone Hosey • Daniel Williams The Role of Education Liaisons Salon D-1Daniel Nieto Effective Research-based Approaches & Practices Salon D-2Grace Espindola Attendance Early and Often – Why Chronic Absenteeism is too late! Salon A-1Randy Miller • Erica Peterson Student’s Always Matter...This Is How We Matter To Them Salon A-2Guadalupe Aguilera • Debbie Terry

8:30am PST

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Debate & Public Forum / Ask the Experts Panel DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Fresno Convention CenterTony Thurmon • Marshall Tuck