School Safety Specialists (Groups 1-4)

 

The next Advanced Level Training of the Academy will be April 19-20, 2004, at the Sheraton Hotel, Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis. Confirmation cards will be sent in late March to those of you who have already sent registration forms. If you wish to register, the Fast Response form may be located on our website. Contact Ryan Stewart at 317-234-1362 or rstewart@doe.in.gov if you have questions regarding registration or meals.

We wanted to remind you to reserve your hotel rooms at the Sheraton. If you are driving a minimum of 90 minutes, please reserve a room using the attached reservation form. Please fax this form to the Sheraton. Sometimes, phoning a reservation results in incorrect information to you. The forms are also located on the Academy website: http://www.doe.in.gov/isssa. We also now offer on-line registration for the Sheraton: You may also make reservations online: Use this website. Click on “New Reservations” and use the Password 489A4.

The session on April 19 & 20, 2004 is at the Sheraton Hotel. We will begin registration/continental breakfast at 7:00 a.m. The session will conclude at 3:30 p.m.

We will again have early bird registration on Sunday evening, April 18th from 7:00-8:00 p.m outside the Plaza Ballroom.

If you wish to bring guests to this conference, you may bring one free guest per school district. The guest registration form is attached. Guests will be responsible for their own lodging, but you may use our discount at the Sheraton. The Sheraton Guest reservation form is also located on the Academy website.

Speakers at this conference will include:

Dr. Bernie James – Pepperdine School of Law – “Updates on School Safety and the Law”. Dr. James is a favorite of the Academy and returns for his annual update.

The keynote speakers are Jamon Kent, former superintendent of Springfield, Oregon schools. In his presentation - Safe Schools and Crisis: Readiness, Response and Recovery - he will focus on community lessons learned from May, 1998 shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. Procedures and crisis plans utilized when working with a community based team will be discussed, as well as the immediate and long-term impact of school violence on a community from the perspective of students, parents, teachers, and administration.

The second keynote will be Dr. Marleen Wong – National Director for the Schools Crisis Disaster Recovery program of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. Dr. Wong has developed school crisis teams, mental health recovery programs, and training for over 28 years for school districts and law enforcement personnel in the USA, Canada, and Asia. She was the lead editor and one of the authors of the Jane’s School Safety Handbook. Dr. Wong has also worked with the faculty of Columbine High School and was part of the crisis team in New York City after September 11, 2001.

Other sessions to be offered include: “Making Schools Safer in a Day of Homeland Security”, “Working with Juvenile Justice and Other Community Agencies” ,“Threat Assessment Team Guidelines & Procedures” , “Funding Opportunities”, “Proactive Approaches to Student Discipline”, “Indiana Gangs” ,“Things We Learned from Curtis’ Death: Helping a School Survive a Neighborhood Shooting”, “Security Solutions for Small Schools”, “Emergency Bag”

CRU’s/Law Enforcement Credit: Your confirmation card will indicate if you have requested CRU’s or Law Enforcement credits. The forms must be picked up at the registration desk at the end of the sessions on the 21st. We will not mail them to you. CRU’s/Law Enforcement Credit may not be given retroactively.

IUPUI Graduate Credit – If you enrolled in coursework for IUPUI, your grades will be mailed to you in late May/early June. Questions for graduate credit should be directed to Clarissa at 317-234-0326 or csnapp@doe.in.gov.

We look forward to seeing you in April.

Clarissa, Kelli, and Ryan