Conference on the State of Education in Pennsylvania

Calling for a Trauma-Informed Education System
May 25, 2012

The Agenda:

8:30 to Ongoing - Registration

9:00 - Keynote Speaker

9:30 - Panel 1: The Dimensions of Trauma

10:45 - Break

11:00 - Panel 2: Trauma as an Impediment to Student Performance    (Student’s Perspective)

12:00 - Lunch Speaker:  Mr. David Sciarra - Ed Law Center, New Jersey

1:00 - Panel 3: The Impact of Trauma on Student Performance (Educator’s Perspective)

2:00 - Panel 4: The Thought Experiment (Creating Safe and Healing Schools for All Students)

3:15 to 3:30 - Recommendations / Follow-up steps

You can register on-line at www.naacpmediabranch.org or mail in your registration.