Keeping Kids Connected: Create a Culture of Care Driven by Open Dialogue

Saturday February 2, 2019
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Grand Ballroom 2501 C

Students living in poverty often struggle getting their basic needs met, which undermines their academic success. When an individual’s basic needs go unmet, they are less likely to self-actualize. To address students’ needs and remove obstacles to academic success, Cheyenne High School engaged the school community in a multi-year effort be a more inclusive, caring, school environment for students, teachers, and staff. Cheyenne successfully addressed students’ physical, emotional, and instructional needs. More students engaged and graduation rates soared. This session will show participants how to engage in courageous, challenging conversations about showing “care” and how to launch the initiatives and policy changes those conversations inspire. Participants will learn how to create a more culturally responsive campus, a sense of belonging at their schools, and how to establish support systems that increase engagement and academic success.

Presenters
Mandi Harenberg

Ms. Harenberg started the Shield Shelter for Homeless Youth and Students in Need at Cheyenne High School. She is an advocate for students throughout Las Vegas
Regina James

Ms. Regina James is a school counselor that attends to college access and scholarships at Cheyenne High School. She is a member of the Nevada School Counselor Association Board of Directors and advises schools throughout the Clark County School District on ways create caring, culturally responsive schools by implementing restorative practices.
Zachary Robbins

Dr. Zachary Scott Robbins is the principal of Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Robbins earned his Ph.D. in Education Administration from the Boston College Lynch School of Education. Through attending to the psycho-social, as well as the academic, needs of students, he has turned around three Title I Schools in Boston and in Las Vegas.
Judith Rosen

Judith Rosen, English department chair and member of the Instructional Leadership Team, assisted with the implementation of student forums. Judith Rosen assisted in the student selection process, wrote discussion questions, and conducted student forums. As a member of the Care Cohort, Ms. Rosen has analyzed student raw data in order to conceptualize next steps and write Action Plan proposals.
type:
Lecture
theme:
leadership
audience:
classroom leaders
topics:
data decision, Title IV-A, Title IV-B, Title VII-B