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Virtual Sessions: Iowa BEST: Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools Summit 

If you are unable to attend the Iowa BEST Summit in person, you may attend the following live streamed sessions virtually. Choose the session you would like to join and click on the live stream link up to 10 minutes prior to the posted date and time. Advance registration is not required. Log in or create an account to build your schedule and receive notifications and reminders. 

The summit– which focuses on social-emotional-behavioral health – is designed to highlight educators’ collective need to bolster support and care across the educational system, and to build shared capacity to get there. The sessions will deliver resources and practical solutions around social-emotional-behavioral health. The intended audience is educators, administrators, building leadership teams, policymakers, university educators who support preservice teachers, counselors, area education agency personnel and community partners.

The summit is co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa College of Education.
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Tuesday, November 2 • 9:00am - 9:00am
Opening Remarks and Day 1 Keynote - Prioritizing Efforts to Address Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Children and Youth: Why Now?

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Opening Remarks by Dr. Ann Lebo, Iowa Department of Education, Director

Day 1 Keynote: Prioritizing Efforts to Address Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Needs of Children and Youth: Why Now? by Dr. Renee Bradley, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

The need for addressing social, emotional, behavioral and mental health needs of children and youth has been increasing over the past decade, this critical need became more public during the past two years of the COVID pandemic. Session explores why addressing these issues now is critical if schools and programs are to be successful in providing children and youth access to and full participation in schools and programs and educational and life opportunities. The session also provides an overview of a newly released U.S. Department of Education document, Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Needs. In addition to exploring the seven recommendations included in the document, the importance of prioritizing social emotional, behavioral, and mental health practices are shared as well as evidence-based strategies for schools and programs to implement.
Speakers
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Dr. Ann Lebo

Director, Iowa Department of Education
Dr. Ann Lebo was appointed as Director of the Iowa Department of Education in March of 2020. She previously served as Executive Director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and as Iowa's Chief Talent Officer for the Council of Chief State School Officers. Prior to her work... Read More →
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Dr. Renee Bradley

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Renee Bradley, Ph.D., has over thirty-five years of experience in special education. She began her career as a teacher of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities. During those eight years she worked in a variety of settings from self-contained to an inclusion program to... Read More →

Tuesday November 2, 2021 9:00am - 9:00am CDT
Virtual
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