Illinois Coalition for Educating At-Risk Youth

is pleased to present

March 6 and 7, 2014

Marriot Hotel and Conference Center,

Bloomington, Illinois

Ashleigh Gregge was the winner of the 2013 ICEARY student t-shirt design contest. Her

sentiment of how at-risk youth achieve was a perfect fit for the conference cover design.

Ashleigh is exactly right - every piece has its own special place. Our students have a

special place where they can learn, grow and find success they may not have found

anywhere else. Whether that place is an RSSP Safe School, TAOEP Alternative School,

truancy program or other program, our at-risk youth are finding success. That success is

all thanks to the dedicated individuals such as yourself. As ICEARY President, I commend

each of you for your efforts, time and dedication. It is my hope that as ICEARY members,

ICEARY continues to provide the tools and support you need to help our at-risk students

find their special place.

Amber Kidd

ICEARY President

ICEARY 2014

Conference Chair …………………..

Pre-registration …………………….

Exhibitors ……………………………

Student Awards ……………………..

Janet Kacvinsky

Janet Kacvinsky/Sherry

Marchek

Phyllis Glazer

Kari Glenn and Josh Boies

Registration desk…………………… Janet Kacvinsky/Sherry

Marchek,

Presenters……………………….….. Joni Deems

Session signs………………………… Mark Klaisner

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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Cover Design ……………………….. Ashleigh Gregge, student

Adult Secondary Education Program

John A. Logan College, Carterville

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Welcome to ICEARY 2014:

7:30 AM Registration at front desk; Exhibitors and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 Session 1

10:00—10:15 Break

10:15—11:15 Session 2

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch - Redbird C-D

12:15 - 12:45 ICEARY Membership Meeting and Student Awards - Redbird C-D

1:00 - 2:00 Keynote Speaker - Ben Glenn - Redbird C-D

2:15 - 3:15 Session 3

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Friday, March 7, 2014

7:30 AM Exhibitors and Continental Breakfast

8:00—9:00 Session 4

9:00—9:15 Break

9:15—10:15 Session 6

10:15—10:30 Break

10:30—11:30 Keynote Speaker - Dedra Stafford - Redbird C-D

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

7:00 - 8:00 PM ICEARY Social— Scavenger Hunt Poker Run - Food! Prizes! - Redbird C

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Session 1

9:00 - 10:00

Session 2

10:15 - 11:15

11:30 -

12:45

1:00 - 2:00

Session 3

2:15- 3:15

Redbird A Attendance

Assistance Program

(AAP) Roundtable

M. Fitts

Understanding the Peaks

and Pitfalls of ADD in the

Classroom

Ben Glenn

Masters of

(Positive)

Manipulation

E. Diebold & J.

Levin

Redbird B F.L.E.A. Market

A. Kidd & S. Long

Alternative Learning

Opportunities Program

(ALOP) Meeting

V. Sue Taylor

Seeking Outside

Resources for

Regular and Special

Education Pre-K-12

to Expand School

Programs

C. Brooks

Redbird E 10 Things that Make

ROE #3 Alternative

Education Programs

Great

L. Benhoff & S.

Meyers

Community Resources

We Use to Help

Supplement Our Truancy

Program

C. Stoddard, D. Curran, M.

Curran, C. Underwood

Six-Minute Online

Homeless Videos

K. Warner & L.

Pfeiffer

Redbird F Collaboration and

Informed Action:

Working Together

to Promote Student

Success

J. Fowler, S.

Delejewski, T.

Dinolfo &

C. Passafiume

ADD Lookalikes: One

Child’s Story

H. Sweeney & H. Sweeney

ELIS SCHMELLIS!

What the Heck Is

Happening with

Teacher

Licensure?

J. Wollerman

Redbird G Let’s Get Fired Up

For School! Truancy

Prevention Through

Community

Relationships

D. McLeod & M.

Klaisner

Broke, Busted and

Disgusted? How to

Quickly and Effectively

Teach Students the Path

to Avoiding Financial

Struggles

V. Sanguinetti & E.

Nelson

Finding Your Place

Through

Improvisation

W. Schell &

R. Oberbruner

Beaufort Regional Safe School

Program (RSSP)

Administrators’

Meeting

S. Veach

Regional Safe School

Program (RSSP)

Directors’ Roundtable

P. Glazier

Regional Safe

School Program

(RSSP) Directors’

Roundtable

(continued)

P. Glazier

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Thursday, March 6

Don’t forget the ICEARY Social on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. Try your luck in the First Annual Poker Run Scavenger Hunt. We’ll have food, drinks, and prizes. Winners announced at 8:00 PM. Must be

present to win. Stop by and share in the fun!!

Session 4

8:00 - 9:00

Session 6

9:15—10:15

Redbird A

Redbird B Useful Websites for Your Classroom

J. Sefton & M. Brackett

Redbird C-D Twitter This: Websites that make

you say COOL!

Dedra Stafford

Beaufort What’s New From the IDNR?

J. Bauer

Get Outside with Grants from the IDNR

J. Bauer

Keynote Speaker Dedra Stafford

Redbird C-D, 10:30 - 11:30 AM

TAOEP Bidders’ Conference

TAOEP Administrators’ Meeting from 8:00 - 8:15 prior to Bidders’ Conference

S. Veach & V. Sue Taylor

Compassion Fatigue and Stress Management

T. Furnas

101 Student Motivation Strategies

Dedra Stafford

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Friday, March 7

TITLE/PRESENTERS/DESCRIPTION

SESSION

&

TIME

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ADD Lookalikes: One Child’s Story

Harold Sweeney, ROE #4; Heather Sweeney, Student

What do you do when ADD medications bring no improvement or even make things

worse for the student? Do you really have ADD? Come share the story of one student who

went through this situation to have academic success. You will definitely learn some

things not to say to students and parents, but should leave with the knowledge you may

be the one to make a difference in the life of a student who needlessly struggles.

2 -

10:15 -11:15

Redbird F

Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP) Meeting

V. Sue Taylor, Illinois State Board of Education

Learn more about Alternative Learning Opportunities Programs (ALOPs) including

qualified applicants, application deadlines, and the approval process. Also, share in

conversations about ALOP programs and challenges that are unique to ALOP. Bring your

questions, concerns, ideas and strategies.

2 -

10:15 - 11:15

Redbird B

Attendance Assistance Program (AAP) Roundtable

Michelle Fitts, I-KAN Regional Office of Education This session will discuss potential interventions and consequences for truants and their parents

including successes, struggles, and failures. Truancy officer safety will also be included.

1 -

9:00 10:00

Redbird A

Broke, Busted and Disgusted? How to Quickly and Effectively Teach Students the

Path to Avoiding Financial Struggles

Valerie Sanguinetti and Emily Nelson, ROE #3 Through a fast-paced and diverse learning approach, attendees will come away with a new and

improved outlook on how to effectively teach financial literacy. Participants will examine

various media tools to reach learners of all styles. This will be based on Dave Ramsey’s

Financial Peace Curriculum.

2 -

10:15 - 11:15

Redbird G

Collaboration and Informed Action: Working Together to Promote Student Success

Joe Fowler, Steph Delejewski, Tony Dinolfo and Chris Passafiume, Community High School

District #218 Learn how an alternative high school uses team collaboration and extensive data collection

and analysis to develop and implement high expectations for all students. This presentation

will provide an overview of our district’s three alternative programs, focusing on discipline,

attendance, academics, budgeting, and family engagement. We will discuss the challenges

that we’ve faced and overcome during the past five years, and will also include examples of

student voices from our schools. If you are interested in improving the learning climate in

your alternative school, this presentation is for you!

1 -

9:00 - 10:00

Redbird F

Community Resources We Use to Help Supplement Our Truancy Program Cathey Stoddard, Denise Curran, Mary Curran, and Chris Underwood, Regional Office of

Education #16

This presentation will provide community resources we have accessed that have supplemented

our truancy program, including grants and services. Our outreach workers and homeless

liaison will discuss resources we have used. Bring your own resources and materials to share!

2 -

10:15 - 11:15

Redbird E

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Breakout Descriptions

TITLE/PRESENTERS/DESCRIPTION

SESSION

&

TIME

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Compassion Fatigue and Stress Management Tim Furnas, Kishwaukee College

As educators, we are great at dedicating our lives to benefit all students, but how much effort

do we give to taking care of ourselves? Compassion fatigue is a real-life situation that many

teachers, administrators, and school counselors fall victim to during their careers. This

session explores the symptoms and strategies to effectively manage compassion fatigue and

stress.

5 -

9:15 - 10:15

Redbird A

ELIS-SCHMELLIS! What the Heck is Happening with Teacher Licensure? Julie Wollerman, Regional Office of Education #3

Confused about teacher certification? Aren’t we all! Stop by and we’ll discuss (and cuss)

the switch to licensure, the new ELIS program, and the many changes in professional

development requirements. Thinking about adding an endorsement? We’ll show you how.

Wondering what you need for renewal? We’ll figure that out. Confused over your HQ

status? We’ll explore just what HQ is and what it really means. You are responsible for

keeping your teaching license current. This session is designed to answer your questions and

make you more aware of what you need to do to keep teaching.

3 -

2:15-3:15

Redbird F

Finding Your Place Through Improvisation Wayne Schell and Richard Oberbruner, Jersey Community Unit District 100

At-risk youth often feel they don’t “fit in.” This presentation will teach you how you can

help them find their place using improv activities. The presenters will demonstrate simple

improv games you can use in your workplace. This improv experience will be fun for all

participants and makes connections between people. The session will be useful for teaching,

counseling, and addressing ADHD or bullying.

3 -

2:15 - 3:15

Redbird G

F.L.E.A. Market Amber Kidd and Steve Long, Regional Office of Education #3

Need a project or activity for Monday morning? Come to the F.L.E.A. Market! We will give

you eight quality, Fun Learning, and Engaging Activities to use right away. Projects range

from psychology, history, economics, biology, and English.

1 -

9:00 - 10:00

Redbird B

Get Outside with Grants from the IDNR Joe Bauer, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Taking students outside is a great way to make learning come alive. The Illinois

Biodiversity Field Trip Grant and Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant programs can help you

to do so. You’ll learn the details and receive tips on avoiding the common pitfalls of

applying for the funds.

5 -

9:15-10:15

Beaufort

Let’s Get Fired Up for School! Truancy Prevention Through Community

Relationships Dana McLeod and Mark Klaisner, Regional Office of Education #31

Truancy rates have reached an all time high in Kane County, and with budget cuts there are

fewer truancy officers than ever. Through community relationships, a partnership was

formed with the Regional Office of Education and the Aurora Fire Department to reach more

truant students and provide resources.

1 -

9:00 - 10:00

Redbird G

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Breakout Descriptions

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SESSION

&

TIME

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Masters of (Positive) Manipulation Emily Diebold, J. Sterling Morton High School District, Hillside, IL

Jackie Levin, Leyden High School District #212, Northlake, IL

If you stop and think about it, all day long we try to make conditions turn out the way we would

like. How do we teach our kids to create circumstances that they would like, with people and

situations that they encounter? Our students use the powers of manipulation in everyday life; they

just haven’t figured out how to positively and successfully use these skills with teachers/

administrators/adults. TAPESTRY Advocates attempt to show our students how to work within the

bigger system that is school, and eventually life outside of school as a graduate. This presentation

will explore what we do on a daily basis, how we try and model our behaviors to guide our students

through school life. We will present what has worked and what has continued to be a struggle for

the program. Tweet your questions before, during and after the presentation to @asktapestry.

3 -

2:15-3:15

Redbird A

101 Student Motivation Strategies

Dedra Stafford

With all the texting, moving and multitasking in the world, how do you really expect students

to come in, sit down and be motivated to learn? This session will give teachers new tools for

motivating students in the classroom. This is an active session that is focused on formative

assessment and collaborative learning strategies for any classroom. Ok so we may not cover

101 strategies… but we will cover tons! After this session your students will come in and be

engaged and eager to learn, all you need is a few new tricks for your classroom toolbox.

5 -

9:15 - 10:15

Redbird C-D

Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) Administrators’ Meeting

Sally Veach, Illinois State Board of Education

A meeting for administrators of Regional Safe School Programs.

1 -

9:00 - 10:00

Beaufort

Regional Safe School Program (RSSP) Administrator Roundtable Discussion

Phyllis Glazier, ROE #43 A panel of RSSP directors with many years of experience will answer your questions and discuss

relevant issues regarding the operation of the Regional Safe School Programs. Each will also share

ways that they have solved unique problems within their programs this year. Audience

participation is welcome.

2 & 3 -

10:15 - 11:15

2:00 - 3:00

Beaufort

Seeking Outside Resources for Regular and Special Education Pre-K to 12 to Expand School

Programs Dr. Carole Brooks, Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL)

Are you seeking funds to supplement or expand your services to students? Do you have new

program ideas that you would like to implement? This presentation will provide participants with

skills and strategies to locate funding sources and write small foundation grant proposals.

Information to be covered will include basic elements of a proposal, how to write an effective grant

proposal, funding sources, and how to search opportunities on the Internet. Sample grants will be

provided.

3 -

2:15 - 3:15

Redbird B

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Breakout Descriptions

TITLE/PRESENTERS/DESCRIPTION

SESSION

&

TIME

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Truants’ Alternative & Optional Education Program (TAOEP) Bidders’ Conference

Sally Veach & V. Sue Taylor, Illinois State Board of Education

This is a two-hour session. A short TAOEP Administrators’ Meeting will be held following the

Bidders’ Conference.

4 & 5 -

8:00 - 10:15

Redbird A

Twitter This: Websites that make you say COOL!

Dedra Stafford

This session is a tech lover’s dream! Come in and learn about the websites that everyone is

talking about (or tweeting about). No theory, lecture, or research in this session. It is an old

fashion swap party. We will highlight the latest and greatest websites educators can use to

teach, learn and have fun with. You will share your favorite websites and ideas and learn

everyone else’s. If you like learning...this is the session you will not want to miss!

4 -

8:00 - 9:00

Redbird C-D

Understanding the Peaks and Pitfalls of ADD in the classroom

Ben Glenn

Ever wonder what goes through an ADDer’s mind? Ben’s going to tell you all about it!

You’ll walk away with a completely different perspective as well as hope that some of the

most challenging students in your class can also be your most successful.

2 -

10:15 - 11:15

Redbird A

Useful Websites for Your Classroom

Jessica Sefton & Michael Brackett, Regional Office Education #3

Are you in a cyberslump? Are you bored with your old teaching methods? Then this is the

session for you! Come and learn about all the websites we use for our classrooms.

4 -

8:00 - 9:00

Redbird B

What’s New From the IDNR? Joe Bauer, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Join this session to learn about new educational resources from the Illinois Department of

Natural Resources. NGSS and STEM-based lessons, Project Squirrel mobile phone app, video

podcasts, and more items will be discussed.

4 -

8:00 - 9:00

Beaufort

10 Things That Make ROE #3’s Alternative Education Programs GREAT Laura Benhoff and Shelli Meyers, Regional Office of Education #3

From Triple A Teams to Senior Transition to Service Learning and Student Led Legislative

Teams – ROE 3’s Alternative Education Program is all about the team approach to student

success. If you are looking for some fresh, new, and innovative ideas and techniques on

alternative education this is the session for you!

1 -

9:00-10:00

Redbird E

Six Minutes Online Homeless Videos

Larry Pfeiffer, Regional Office of Education #40

Kim Warner, Regional Office of Education #3

Due to the difficulty of providing timely professional development, Regional Office of

Education #40 created online videos for various school staff to train them on the differing

aspects of homeless education. There are twenty-three videos recorded and posted on the ROE’s

website. The objective of this session is to share the process, the videos and the evaluation tool

in the effort to encourage more in-district training.

3 -

2:15-3:15

Redbird E

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ICEARY thanks you for your attendance and support!

See you next year!

Illinois Coalition for

Educating At Risk Youth

(ICEARY)

The Illinois Truants’ Alternative and

Optional Education Professional

Development Project

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