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Friday, June 5
 

7:40am CDT

Registration/Coffee
Friday June 5, 2026 7:40am - 7:55am CDT
4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110

Friday June 5, 2026 7:40am - 7:55am CDT
4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110 Paseo
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8:00am CDT

Opening Keynote
Friday June 5, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
Townhall

Speakers
AS
Friday June 5, 2026 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
Townhall

9:00am CDT

Before Belonging: The Trauma-Informed Foundations Schools Must Build First
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City
Limited Capacity seats available
Participants will learn how schools move through experience phases—recovery, stability, and belonging—and why culture and equity efforts stall when foundational conditions are missing. Attendees will identify indicators of each phase and examine how communication clarity, system consistency, and leadership behaviors shape psychological safety.The session is highly interactive, beginning with a...
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Speakers
AD
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City
  Culture/Climate

9:00am CDT

Getting at the Root: Building Racially Equitable and Trauma-Informed School Communities Through Leadership
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Troost
Limited Capacity seats available
As a result of this Leadership EDIT conference session, participants will learn strategies for leveraging their leadership roles to facilitate racial equity work, support culturally sustaining teaching practices, and guide systemic change within their schools and districts.Mythologies concerning race pervade our leadership and teaching practices, often shaping instructional decisions and...
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Speakers
MF
CY
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Troost Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
  Equity

9:00am CDT

Re-Imagining How We Talk With One Another: The Humanizing Approach to Discourse We Need to Make Sustainable Change in Schools (and Society at Large)
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Paseo
Limited Capacity seats available
Tony Wagner (1993) said, “The real methodology for systems change begins and ends with ongoing, authentic conversations about the important questions.” For staff, this may be strategic planning, policy decisions, or how to support students. For students, it may be school, state, or national policy; making sense of current events; or maintaining healthy relationships with their peers. With few...
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Speakers
avatar for Lindsay Lyons

Lindsay Lyons

Educational Justice Coach, Lindsay Lyons LLC
Lindsay Lyons is an educational justice coach who helps schools create spaces for real conversations about current events, hard history, and other high-emotion topics. A former NYC public school teacher, she holds a PhD in Leadership and Change, and is the founder of the blog and... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Paseo
  Leadership, Interpersonal Skills

9:00am CDT

Using the Social Discipline Window & Neurobiology to Strengthen Equitable Discipline
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Brush Creek
Limited Capacity seats available
Discipline decisions are often made in moments of adult stress, time pressure, and competing demands—conditions that can unintentionally reinforce inequity. This session reframes discipline as a leadership practice using the Social Discipline Window and a neurobiological lens. Participants will explore how adult nervous system states influence whether responses become punitive, permissive,...
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Speakers
avatar for Katie McDonald

Katie McDonald

Social Worker, Rooted in Hope
Katie McDonald is an educator, consultant, and therapist with over 22 years of experience in trauma-responsive schools, neuro-informed teaching/parenting, and emotional well-being. Katie has dedicated her career to empowering educators and families through a deep understanding of... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Brush Creek
  Neuroscience

9:00am CDT

From Buzzwords to Better: Demystifying Implementation of Trauma-Informed and Inclusive Practices
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Brookside
Limited Capacity seats available
Regardless of our positive intentions, research has shown that nearly 70% of educational initiatives/programs fail to be fully implemented and achieve their stated goals (Lyon). In this interactive session, we will cover research and practice on why implementation is so challenging, as well as explore techniques we can use to prevent, bypass, and remediate the most common implementation hurdles....
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Speakers
avatar for Chris Perry

Chris Perry

Executive Director, Cultivate Education, LLC.
Chris Perry has a diverse background in K-12 education, with 20 years experience as a paraprofessional, special education teacher, behavior specialist, administrative intern, state trainer with KSDE TASN, consultant, research and author. Chris co-founded Cultivate Education, LLC... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Brookside
  Systems

10:30am CDT

Reframing the Narrative: Focus on Potential
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Kansas City
Limited Capacity seats available
A poet once asked, “How does the seed reveal the tree, but yet conceal all that it will ever be?” In this session, participants will practice radical empathy by recognizing and questioning deficit-based thinking to reframe how they talk about and work with students, staff, and their community. Participants will identify and define their own core values and brainstorm ways they model them in...
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Speakers
avatar for Amber Buck

Amber Buck

Nationally-Certified DEI Specialist (HRCI® & SHRM-CP®), Nationally-Certified DEI Specialist HRCI® & SHRM-CP®
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Kansas City
  Culture/Climate

10:30am CDT

The Intentional Leader: Shaping Your Vision and Curating Your Influence
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Paseo
Limited Capacity seats available
This session is designed to empower educators to embrace and define their role as leaders. It begins by establishing why educator leadership is imperative for creating systemic change within a school and how that leadership evolves from a practitioner to a system-level influencer. The core of the session focuses on helping participants identify their personal leadership philosophy by reflecting on...
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Speakers
avatar for Matthew McClain

Matthew McClain

Executive Director, Colorado School Counselor Association
Matthew McClain is a school counselor in rural Northeast Colorado, with experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels since 2005. Prior to counseling, he worked in telecommunications and as a reporting analyst. Since 2017, he has served as the Executive Director for... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Paseo
  Leadership

10:30am CDT

Trauma Is Not the Ceiling: How Championship Mindsets Build Resilient Schools
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Troost
Limited Capacity seats available
This session will help leaders identify how beliefs influence behavior, how school culture absorbs trauma, and how intentional systems create consistency, belonging, and academic growth.The presentation actively engages participants through storytelling, reflective pauses, guided questions, and practical leadership frameworks that invite personal and professional reflection. Moments of silence and...
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Speakers
avatar for Dr. Luther Riley

Dr. Luther Riley

Principal, Greensboro High School (Hale County School District)
Dr. Luther Riley is a Mississippi Native and is distinguished in both education and athletics. Luther has over twenty years of experience in elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary education. Luther’s career in education began in 1999 at Provine High School in Jackson... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Troost Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
  Leadership

10:30am CDT

Regulated Leaders, Resilient Systems: Trauma-Informed Executive Leadership for Sustainable Change
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Brookside
Limited Capacity seats available
Trauma-informed schools require trauma-informed leadership. Yet many leaders are navigating high-stakes decisions while operating in chronic stress states that unintentionally undermine equity and sustainability efforts. This interactive session equips school and system leaders with practical nervous-system regulation tools that strengthen executive presence, conflict navigation, and...
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Speakers
FR
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Brookside
  Neuroscience, Self-care

10:30am CDT

The Moment: When Mentoring Shifts a School to a Family
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Brush Creek
Limited Capacity seats available
This interactive presentation will help shift your thinking concerning school transformation. We will explore mentoring groups that build equity, access, and community. We will learn systems that reduce disciplinary infractions for students of color and restore dignity. We will deepen our understanding of the correlation between school culture and improved academic outcomes. We will see the...
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Speakers
avatar for Lazell Williams

Lazell Williams

Building Principal, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools-F.L. Schlagle High School
As an educator for over two decades, Coach Will's students won awards for individual and group performance locally and nationally. He has received recognition from school districts, community organizations, and regional organizations for educational achievement and leadership. He... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Brush Creek
  Restorative

11:45am CDT

LUNCH
Friday June 5, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm CDT

Friday June 5, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm CDT

12:30pm CDT

Connection is the Intervention: How Schools Can Lead with Belonging
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Brush Creek
Limited Capacity seats available
Participants will:1. Understand school connectedness as a research-based protective factor linked to academic success, engagement, and student well-being.2. Identify practical, school-wide strategies that leaders can implement to strengthen connection across grade levels.3. Develop one actionable next step to assess and enhance connectedness within their own context.This session will actively...
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Speakers
avatar for Lyndsey Brown

Lyndsey Brown

Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
Dr. Lyndsey Brown is in her second year as a School Counselor Educator at Wichita State University, where she is also the School Counseling Program Coordinator. Dr. Brown is currently serving on the Kansas School Counseling Association Executive Board as Past President. She won Kansas School Counselor of... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Brush Creek
  Culture/Climate

12:30pm CDT

What are the critical components that CAUSE student engagement?
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Kansas City
Limited Capacity seats available
In this session, we will share the journey of transforming school culture at two alternative sites, a juvenile detention center and a mental health facility, by centering learning on curiosity, student agency, and critical thinking. In settings where students often feel powerless, we have discovered that shifting ownership of learning from teacher to student builds engagement, resilience, and...
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Speakers
SW

Sharon Walker

Principal, KCKPS
avatar for Julie Leach

Julie Leach

Curriculum Instructional Coach, Kansas City, KS Public Schools
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Kansas City
  Culture/Climate

12:30pm CDT

Building Conversational Safety: The Power of the Paraphrase
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Brookside
Limited Capacity seats available
Paraphrasing is more than repeating someone’s words—it is a leadership practice that communicates respect, builds psychological safety, and creates shared understanding. In this interactive session, participants will examine how intentional paraphrasing can disrupt power imbalances, support trauma-informed communication, and strengthen collaboration in challenging conversations. Through brief...
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Speakers
avatar for Tiffany Judkins

Tiffany Judkins

Coordinator of Professional Learning, KCKPS
Tiffany Judkins is an urban school reform professional with 8+ years of experience in district and school leadership roles, specializing in organizational improvement for learning institutions. She has taught middle and high school mathematics in Title 1 schools across south Texas... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Brookside
  Leadership, Interpersonal Skills

12:30pm CDT

From Fear to Freedom: Creating Psychological Safety in Teams
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Troost
Limited Capacity seats available
This session equips participants to understand and apply the core components of Psychological Safety using the Four Stages model. Learners will identify behaviors that undermine safety, explore the costs of fear-driven environments, and practice strategies that foster trust, inclusion, and innovation. The workshop is intentionally interactive: participants engage in paired discussions, scenario...
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Speakers
BG
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Troost Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
  Leadership

12:30pm CDT

What About Us? Transitioning from Individual Self-Care to Institutional Wellbeing for Educators on the Front Lines
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Paseo
Limited Capacity seats available
In an era of rising student needs and escalating professional demands, many educators find themselves asking: Is this level of output sustainable? While traditional professional development often focuses on self-care as an individual responsibility, this session shifts the lens toward systemic sustainability.Moving beyond the self-care myth, this interactive presentation explores trauma-informed...
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Speakers
SM
Friday June 5, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Paseo
  Self-Care/Wellness, Self-care

2:00pm CDT

The Perfect Blend: Brewing Supportive School Culture
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Troost
Limited Capacity seats available
Every thriving school culture is a perfect blend of leadership, collaboration, and care. In this session, participants will discover how administrators, counselors, and staff can work together to intentionally brew a supportive, inclusive climate for students and adults alike. Attendees will sip on real-world strategies, collaborate with peers, and leave energized with tools to sustain momentum....
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Speakers
avatar for Matthew McClain

Matthew McClain

Executive Director, Colorado School Counselor Association
Matthew McClain is a school counselor in rural Northeast Colorado, with experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels since 2005. Prior to counseling, he worked in telecommunications and as a reporting analyst. Since 2017, he has served as the Executive Director for... Read More →
avatar for Mallory Jacobs

Mallory Jacobs

Lead Elementary School Counselor and KSDE CLC, Whitson Elementary- Topeka Public Schools and KSDE

Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Troost Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
  Culture/Climate

2:00pm CDT

Leadership is not a position it is a skill.
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Brookside
Limited Capacity seats available
Through engaging activities and real-world scenarios, participants will discover that leadership isn’t about holding titles but about consistently practicing skills. We’ll explore how self-awareness, effective communication, and confident decision-making form the true foundation of impactful leadership.Attendees won’t just talk about leadership—they’ll experience it. They’ll walk away...
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Speakers
avatar for LaTrisha Gunn
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Brookside
  Leadership, Interpersonal Skills

2:00pm CDT

Repair is a Leadership Skill: The Neuroscience of Restorative, Trauma-Informed Leadership
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Brush Creek
Limited Capacity seats available
Every leader gets it wrong sometimes. We misspeak. We make decisions that land poorly. We overlook impact. The real question isn’t whether mistakes will happen — it’s what we do next. This session explores how repair builds trust, strengthens culture, and moves equity work forward.Participants will learn what happens in the brain during conflict, why people shut down or get defensive, and...
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Speakers
avatar for James Moffett

James Moffett

Principal, JM Consulting
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Brush Creek
  Leadership, Restorative

2:00pm CDT

Dysregulation Is Not Neutral: The Hidden Equity Cost of Our Systems
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Paseo
Limited Capacity seats available
Equity is often framed as a student-centered issue, yet many inequitable outcomes are driven by adult stress, rushed decision-making, and dysregulated systems. This session reframes equity through a neuro-informed leadership lens, examining how schedules, policies, meeting structures, and discipline practices can unintentionally reinforce harm—especially for historically marginalized students....
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Speakers
avatar for Katie McDonald

Katie McDonald

Social Worker, Rooted in Hope
Katie McDonald is an educator, consultant, and therapist with over 22 years of experience in trauma-responsive schools, neuro-informed teaching/parenting, and emotional well-being. Katie has dedicated her career to empowering educators and families through a deep understanding of... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Paseo
  Neuroscience, Self-care

2:00pm CDT

Utilizing the School Counselor in Student Outcomes
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Kansas City
Limited Capacity seats available
 Form_Responses  In this session, we’ll seek to transform approaches to student outcomes by unlocking the full potential of the school counselor partnership. We’ll move beyond barriers to explore practical collaborative strategies across Tiers 1, 2, and 3. Through small-group scenario analysis and whole-group discussions, participants will identify productive interventions, with a...
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Speakers
avatar for Geoff Heckman

Geoff Heckman

School Counselor, Platte County High School
Geoff Heckman is a school counselor and counseling department chair at Platte County High School in Platte City, MO.  He has been a school counselor for 22 years counseling at both the middle and high school levels.  He was selected as Missouri's School Counselor of the Year in... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Kansas City
  Systems

3:30pm CDT

Leading with Regulation: How Leaders Set the Emotional Climate of a School
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Brush Creek
Limited Capacity seats available
This interactive session blends brief neuroscience-informed content with reflective dialogue and applied practice. Attendees will assess their own regulation patterns using a guided self-audit, analyze real-world leadership scenarios, and practice language shifts that promote psychological safety and equity. Structured small-group discussion protocols will create space for collaborative...
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Speakers
avatar for Lyndsey Brown

Lyndsey Brown

Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
Dr. Lyndsey Brown is in her second year as a School Counselor Educator at Wichita State University, where she is also the School Counseling Program Coordinator. Dr. Brown is currently serving on the Kansas School Counseling Association Executive Board as Past President. She won Kansas School Counselor of... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Brush Creek
  Culture/Climate

3:30pm CDT

Building Student Leadership Opportunities: A Partnership Approach to Prevention
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Kansas City
Limited Capacity seats available
In this interactive session, two KCKPS high school principals, Dr. Williams and Dr. Franco, alongside district administrators Mr. Collins and Dr. Lucero, will share how they’ve worked together to strengthen community partnerships to create leadership opportunities for students who may not be traditionally engaged. This work serves as strategic violence prevention, anti-bullying, and restorative...
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Dr. Sarah Lucero

District Level Administrator, USD 500
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Mr. La'Derrick Collins

Assistant Director of Student Services & Family Support, KCKPS
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Kansas City
  Restorative

3:30pm CDT

Inspiring Leadership through Literacy
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Troost
Limited Capacity seats available
During this presentation, participants will gain insights into enhancing the educational experience of our youth through literacy. Participants will understand the value and benefit of literacy, youth voice, inspiring leadership and the role of supportive adults in fostering youth engagement. We’ll delve into the importance of youth voice in decision-making and how supportive adults can...
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Speakers
avatar for Leonard Webb

Leonard Webb

County Coordinator of Next Generation Scholar Program, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
Mr. Webb retired from law enforcement to focus on improving education outcomes of students and improving relationships between administration, teachers, parents, and students. He is focused on directly addressing the school to prison pipeline by providing equity-based solutions, bringing... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Troost Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
  Restorative

3:30pm CDT

Keeping Your Mask On: Educator Self Care
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Paseo
Limited Capacity seats available
This session combines ideas from Real Self-Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin with a proactive approach to well-being in schools. We will talk about the difference between surface-level self-care and real self-care that centers boundaries, choice, and sustainability. Attendees will leave with realistic, doable strategies they can use right away and a healthier way to think about self-care as part of doing...
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Speakers
avatar for Kiley Lucket

Kiley Lucket

Director of Mental Health, Lawrence Public Schools
Kiley Luckett, LMSW, is the Director of Mental Health for Lawrence Public Schools (USD 497) in Kansas. She earned her degrees from the University of Kansas and holds a Building Level Leadership license through Baker University. Kiley previously served as an elementary school social... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Paseo
  Self-Care/Wellness, Self-care

3:30pm CDT

Rethinking Crisis Drills
LIMITED
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Brookside
Limited Capacity seats available
In this session, participants will learn how empowering staff members and students to make decisions in stressful situations can improve the climate and culture of the school.  Participants will also review the importance of conducting a variety of drills in a trauma informed ways. 
Speakers
JC
Friday June 5, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Brookside
  Systems
 

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