Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 8:30am-3:30pm

Panorama Education (2)_CharlotteHosted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Panorama Education

What is a District Meetup? 

Meetups are free, in-person convenings designed to connect school and district leaders across a specific region. During meetups, districts come together to share learnings, establish best practices, and build a supportive network of education leaders working towards a common goal of improving student outcomes. 

"This was a great reminder that we are all facing the same dilemma in our schools and there is no clear answer to "fix" it. The journey is different for each of us so it is beneficial to hear from other districts what is and isn't working for them." - Dallas Meetup attendee

Agenda-at-a-Glance

Time Session
8:30am Breakfast and Registration
9:00am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Join the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Panorama Education team as we kick off the day with our Greater Charlotte Community! 

Facilitators 

  • Rhonda G. Harris, M.Ed., NCC, NCSC, Social Emotional Learning Specialist from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Office of Student Wellness and Academic Support
  • Becky Barstein, Professional Learning Manager, Panorama Education
  • Caleb Donovan, Carolina’s Outreach Director, Panorama Education
9:30am

[District Spotlight] Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ SEL Journey: How to Support the Whole Child (and Shift Adult Mindset’s Along the Way)

CMS is on a continuous journey to ensure that equity and social-emotional learning are embedded in every system of support they provide their students. Join us for that journey! 

Learn how CMS began understanding and measuring social-emotional learning (SEL), is currently listening to the voices of every student across their district, and continues to support their district and school leaders as they unpack educator’s mindsets along the way.

Plus, gain insight on how the district leveraged pre-existing systems and resources to provide the highest impact for their students long-term success. 

Facilitators 

  • Rhonda G. Harris, M.Ed., NCC, NCSC, Social Emotional Learning Specialist from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Office of Student Wellness and Academic Support
10:30am

[Interaction Session] Evolving Your Tier 1: Shifting from All to Every Student

Embedding equity into systems and culture in our districts and schools is an important and ongoing process. Using a more critical lens to ensure we are supporting ALL students is both a priority and often times a question mark. How can we make sure historically disadvantaged students don’t slip through the cracks and their voices are heard?

Facilitators 

  • Becky Barstein, Professional Learning Manager, Panorama Education
  • Marysen Sheren, Head of Teaching and Learning, Panorama Education
12:00pm

Lunch Provided
1:00pm [Panel] From Student to District: Taking Action on Equity at All Levels of Our Communities

Embedding equity into systems and culture in our districts and schools is an important and ongoing process. Using a more critical lens to ensure we are supporting ALL students is both a priority and often times a question mark. How can we make sure historically disadvantaged students don’t slip through the cracks and their voices are heard?
  • How districts leverage student voice data to drive equity-focused strategic planning
  • How schools work to prioritize equity and SEL into their systems of support

  • What conversations about student voice and equity look like at the classroom level

Panelists

  • Kathleen FitzJefferies, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program Manager, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
  • Jennifer Dean, Principal, Mallard Creek High School
  • Ernest Saxton, Principal, Highland Creek Elementary
  • Beth Boggs Rice, MA, CAS, IABS Consultant, Practices Lead for Social Emotional Learning, School Mental Health and Secondary Grant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
  • We're also excited to feature a student panelist! 
2:00pm

[Interactive Session] Sharing Areas of Strength and Creating a Plan for Growth in Your District

Participants will be asked to identify a problem of practice within their district related to student voice and equity within their tiered systems of support. 

Panorama Education will break participants into roundtable discussion groups, mixing attendees who have a strength in a specific topic area.

  • Consult with other districts within a specific area of MTSS-related focus relevant to your district and where you’re currently at in your SEL and equity journey .
  • Get one-on-one feedback around challenges your district is facing and set concrete next steps to make progress towards positive change.
  • Build relationships with fellow districts, creating an accountability partnership with the intention of supporting and checking in with each other following this meetup.

Facilitators 

  • Marysen Sheren, Head of Teaching and Learning, Panorama Education
3:15pm

Closing and Appreciations

 

Download Agenda Document 

 

"My mind is full from today! Thanks for creating this space for district's to learn from each other." - Boston Meetup attendee
 

Featured Presenters:

 

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Rhonda G. Harris, M.Ed., NCC, NCSC, Social Emotional Learning Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Office of Student Wellness and Academic Support

 

 

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Beth Boggs Rice, MA, CAS, IABS Consultant, Practices Lead for Social Emotional Learning, School Mental Health and Secondary Grant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

 

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Kathleen FitzJefferies, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program Manager, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

 

 

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Jennifer Dean, Principal, Mallard Creek High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

 

 

 

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Ernest Saxton, Principal, Highland Creek Elementary, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

 

 

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Ernest Saxton, Principal, Highland Creek Elementary, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

 

 

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Becky Barstein, Professional Learning Manager, Panorama Education

 

 

 

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Caleb Donovan, Outreach Director, Panorama Education

 

 

 

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Ben Smith, Account Director, Panorama Education

 

 

 

And more, including a student from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools! 

 

"Thank you for a wonderful day! The shared energy and expertise on SEL and MTSS was phenomenal. My biggest takeaway is the perseverance to continue this work. Slow and steady wins the race!" - Chicago Meetup attendee

 

Who should attend? District leaders tasked with intervention, prevention, and student well-being roles (e.g. student services/pupil services) working within the state/region of the event’s location. This includes:

  • Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
  • Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
  • Executive Director of Student Support Services
  • Director of Pupil Services
  • MTSS/PBIS/RTI Coordinator
  • SEL Coordinator
  • Director of Research and Accountability

Since SEL and MTSS is a team effort, many districts choose to attend with a group of around 3-5 people from their district. 

Where is the meetup being held? Cordelia Park of Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation. 600 E. 24th Street, Charlotte, NC 28205

When is the meetup? Thursday, February 27th from 8:30am-3:30pm

“One of the biggest things I walked away with is being able to identify with other practitioners that are facing similar situations and learn from them. Learn stories, be vulnerable to other's ideas, successes, and failures. This really changed the way I think about what we’re going to be doing.” - Phoenix Meetup attendee

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