2024 CDE Fall Conference: Creating a Landscape of Wellbeing and Belonging: Full Schedule

Welcome to the CDE Fall Conference: Exploring Well-being and Belonging in Colorado! We’re thrilled to have you with us.

Join Us for a Relaxing Evening of Wellness Activities on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024!
NEW THIS YEAR!! We are thrilled to offer a selection of FREE, relaxing and experiential activities before the conference begins! These events are designed to help you unwind, connect with others, and engage in wellness practices. ALL SESSIONS ARE OPTIONAL! Please register for these events in the Special Activities Registration Form (google.com)

We’ve partnered with Ground2Air Productions to offer complimentary professional photography sessions. Please sign up to have your professional headshot https://www.picktime.com/2024CDEConference. Ground2Air Productions will also provide an interactive photo booth and will be capturing moments throughout the conference.

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9:30am MDT

Project AWARE Colorado’s Mental Health Screening Toolkit

Thursday September 19, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am MDT

Douglas

Feedback Survey

Mental health screening can serve as a powerful tool for schools in determining school-wide, classroom, and individual student needs. This presentation will begin with a brief discussion of what mental health screening is and isn’t as well as why it’s important in schools. Resources to support mental health screening will be presented, with the goal of providing participants with a clear understanding of the steps necessary for planning and implementing screening as well as the access to a curated set of tools needed to do so.

Session Objectives:

Participants will be able to:
(1) define mental health screening and its importance in schools
(2) describe the steps necessary to plan for and implement mental health screening
(3) navigate a curated set of resources and tools designed to support schools in carrying out these steps

Speakers

Amy Plog

Evaluation and Research Principal Consultant, Colorado Department of Education

Amy Plog joined CDE in December 2021 and is a Research and Evaluation Consultant with the Health Education Services Office. Prior to working at CDE, she spent over 20 years in the Cherry Creek School District in a research and data role supporting the district mental health team and... Read More →

Elizabeth Schroeder

Health Education Services Grant Consultant, Colorado Department of Education

Tripti Sharma

Project AWARE Colorado’s Mental Health Screening Toolkit 9 13 pdf

Amy Plog Project AWARE Colorado’s Mental Health Screening Toolkit pptx

Thursday September 19, 2024 9:30am - 10:40am MDT
Douglas

Breakout Session

Intended Audience School Based Health Professionals (RNs/Counselors/Social Workers/Psychologists/etc.), Principals or other Building Leaders, District Administration, Other Building Level Support Staff (MTSS etc.), Teachers, District Wellness Coordinators
Grade Level Elementary, Middle School, High School
Breakout Strand Screening and Assessment Systems, Data Based Problem Solving and Decision Making, Physical/Mental/Social/Emotional Wellbeing

10:55am MDT

Serving Colorado's Most Vulnerable Populations Through Family, School, Community Partnership Initiatives

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:55am - 12:05pm MDT

Douglas

Feedback Survey

Regional Collaborative Conversations, Family Resource Centers, and the community schools strategy are impactful family, school, and community partnership initiatives that are playing a critical role in addressing the needs of Colorado’s most vulnerable youth. This presentation will provide an overview of multiple entry-points to serving your most vulnerable populations and ways that the Colorado Department of Education can support local implementation. This session will highlight different approaches to effective family engagement across Colorado and participants will identify strategies that are transferable to their local context and the unique populations that they serve.

Session Objectives:

Learn about the Colorado Department of Education’s work supporting Regional Collaborative Conversations and Transformational Partnerships, Family Resource Centers, and community schools at the local level.
Consider elements of family, school, and community partnership success stories of addressing the needs of the most vulnerable youth and families in areas of Colorado with high concentrations of poverty and how it might look in your community.
Discuss how to support the community. family, school, and community partnership initiatives in your community and identify opportunities for growth.

Speakers

Shannon Allen

OST Programs Specialist, Colorado Department of Education

Shannon Allen serves on the office of Student Support team and CDE and is CDE's point of contact for all questions and ideas related to the community schools strategy in Colorado. Feel free to reach out to Shannon about your interest in the community schools strategy, out-of-school... Read More →

Paula Gumina

State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth, Colorado Department of Education

Paula Gumina serves as the State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program at the Colorado Department of Education. She brings with her over fifteen years serving the state of Colorado in implementing cross agency projects and initiatives. She holds a... Read More →

Jes Stroope

District and Community Supports Manager, Colorado Department of Education

Jes Stroope, Ph.D., is the District and Community Supports Manager in the Office of Family, School, and Community Partnerships (FSCP) at the Colorado Department of Education. Jes received her doctorate from the Child, Family, and School Psychology program at the University of Denver... Read More →

Paula Gumina Serving Colorado's Most Vulnerable Populations Through FSCP Initiatives FALL 2024 Template PPT for Breakout Presen pdf

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:55am - 12:05pm MDT
Douglas

Breakout Session

Intended Audience Principals or other Building Leaders, District Administration, Other building Level Support Staff (MTSS etc.), Community-based Partners
Grade Level Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Other (staff/district/family/community/etc.)
Breakout Strand Leadership-Wellbeing and Belonging, Engagement and Connectedness, Family School and Community Partnerships, Community Schools and Out of School Time, Team/Shared Leadership/Effective Systems, Physical/Mental/Social/Emotional Wellbeing