Wednesday, April 29

10:30AM - 12:15PM

Centering Youth, Sharing Power: Trust-Building Across Expanded Learning Systems
Moderator: Michelle Jarmillo, MA, Director, Education Initiatives, San Diego Foundation, San Diego, CA
Panelists: TBD

San Diego County is actively reimagining how expanded learning is designed, funded, and delivered across districts, community-based organizations, and public–private partners. This panel features cross-sector leaders engaged in that work, sharing candid insights on real hurdles, trust-building practices, and how igniting the unique superpower of every partner reduces burden, strengthens partnerships, and unlocks sustainable scale. Attendees will gain practical learning applicable across regions.
E, M, ULA, MLA, CB
Strand: Panel; Program Design, Development & Quality; Partnerships & Building Relationships
Smoketree A-C

2:45PM - 4:45PM

How to Collaborate With Your Superintendent, Cabinet, and Board
Moderator: Rod Hsiao, MPP, CEO, InPlay, San Mateo, CA
Panelists: Lupe Ruvalcaba, MS, Coordinator of Student Support Services, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, San Jose, CA; Ginger Shea, Ed.D., Director of Enrichment and Special Programs, Oxnard School District, Oxnard, CA; Jason Viloria, Ed.D., Educational Consultant, School Leaders, Foothill Ranch, CA

Expanded learning coordinators often have to deliver on ambiguous goals handed down from above. Coordinators have to contend with a thicket of regulatory requirements, political minefields, and a leadership that may ask you to achieve programmatic goals without giving you the resources to accomplish them. What are effective strategies to manage your superiors so that you are given the necessary authority, discretion, and resources to deliver expanded learning programs to meet district goals?
E, M, ULA, MLA, CB
Strand: Panel; Staff Leadership; Partnerships & Building Relationships
Smoketree A-C

Thursday, April 30

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Ambassador Youth Employment: The Cyclical Impact of Cross Age Mentoring
Moderator: David Truong, Youth Specialist III, Sacramento City Unified School District Youth Development Support Services, Sacramento, CA
Panelists: Vanessa Reyes, Youth Service Specialist, Sacramento City Unified School District Youth Development Support Services, Sacramento, CA

Learn to leverage student leadership through a workforce development lens while impacting and strengthening feeder pattern relationships. This student and adult panel provides an overview of our Ambassador Youth Employment (AYE!) program and offers direct testimony from present and past participants, along with the support staff that create the cohesion of a sustainable program.
E, M, H
Strand: Panel; Program Design, Development & Quality; Staff Leadership; Partnerships & Building Relationships; Older Youth
Smoketree A-C

1:15PM - 2:30PM

Operation Outbreak: An Infectious Way to Learn
Moderator: Liesl McConchie, M.Ed., Math With the Brain in Mind, San Diego, CA 
Panel: Todd Brown, Ed.D., Co-founder, Director of Innovation and Training, Operation Outbreak, Staunton, VA; Micah Ross, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT; Teresa Kung, M.Ed., Teacher, West Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, NV 

The Operation Outbreak interactive panel will be a Q&A providing lived experiences from teachers on how student-run simulations teach outbreak dynamics, data literacy, and community preparedness. Hear classroom examples, research insights, and implementation tips. Also, you will leave with access to free curricula, setup, and implementation guidance.
H, HE, ULA, MLA, DS
Strand: Panel; Program Design, Development & Quality; Partnerships & Building Relationships; Older Youth
Smoketree A-C

3:45PM - 5:15PM

The Compass Care Program: A Wraparound Approach Helping Families and Schools Address Chronic Absenteeism
Moderator: Jonathan Nakamoto, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, WestEd, Seal Beach, CA
Panelists: Jaz Ponce, Wellness Coach, Seneca Family of Agencies, Los Angeles, CA; Rebeca Cerna, MPH, Senior Director, WestEd, Seal Beach, CA

Compass Care is a family-centered wraparound program using strengths-based practices to address barriers to student attendance. The workshop begins with an overview of the program by a Wellness Coach, followed by WestEd’s review of preliminary positive findings from an evaluation of Compass Care and a summary of how to evaluate chronic absenteeism programs. Finally, WestEd will contextualize how Compass Care fits in with other California initiatives and approaches to improving school climate.
M, H, ULA, MLA, CB, DS
Strand: Panel; Program Design, Development & Quality; Partnerships & Building Relationships; Older Youth; CA Focus
Smoketree A-C

Friday, May 1

9:15AM - 11:15AM

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