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Norfolk Public Schools’ Department of Learning Support - Special Education Services is hosting the 2023 Connecting for Students Community Summit to provide an engaging, supportive experience that promotes learning without limits for students and embodies NPS’ Continuing the Drive for 5 initiative. The summit will serve as a platform for families and educators to connect and collaborate. We want to create an opportunity to strengthen the community and school connection by giving families and staff the necessary tools and information to create an inclusive and equitable learning environment in which all students can thrive.
The event is FREE for all NPS staff, community members, and parents/guardians. Significant resources are being invested in making this event possible. Our sincerest hope is that staff, community members, and parents/guardians will take advantage of what we are certain will be an amazing opportunity to learn and support our children.
August 3, 2023
UPDATED LOCATION
Lake Taylor School
1380 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502Registration is closed
2022 Equity and Excellence Conference Video
Keynote Speakers
Opening Keynote Speaker: Principal Kafele (Writer and best-selling author, recipient of more than 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, recognition as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals for 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 by Global Gurus Top 30 and the City of Dickinson) - “Closing the Attitude Gap"
Mid-Day Keynote: Dr. Shaun Woodly (Award -winning education and university professor; Sought after speaker and professional development expert) - "How to Spark Engagement & Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms"
Call for Presenters
Interested in submitting a proposal to present during the 2023 Connecting for Students Community Summit?
Deadline to apply: Friday, April 21, 2023The Department of Learning Support is seeking session proposals for presentations on strategies that support early academic and behavior intervention for ALL students, PK-12 and beyond! Session presentations that emphasize the inclusion of students with disabilities, alternatives to suspension, or increasing students’ self-determining and self-advocacy skills are highly encouraged! Conference organizers request that potential presenters design sessions for parents/guardians, educators/school staff, and community members as the intended audience- including sessions where all participants can learn together and strategies gained can be applied at home, school, or the community in working with students. Sessions incorporating participant interaction and engagement are priority! For presentation ideas, the 2022 conference agenda included the following session topics and much more.
- High-Leverage Practices
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Trauma Informed Care
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Equity and Inclusion
- Family Engagement
- Building Parent, School, and Community Partnerships
- Social Emotional Learning through Music and Art
- Executive Functioning Skills with Older Students
- ABC’s of Storytelling
- Self-advocacy and self-determination for students/families
- Self-care for students, families, and educators
Potential presenters, please apply here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/npsea_202308/sssdi34b
Call for Exhibitors
Norfolk Public Schools’ Department of Learning Support invites you to host a table during our upcoming Connecting for Students Community Summit!
We are looking for nonprofit, community, and government organizations that will provide NPS’ staff, families, and community members with the information, resources, and strategies to promote learning without limits for students.
Exhibitor requests can be submitted through July 7, 2023.
The 2023 Connecting for Students Community Summit is scheduled for August 3, 2023.
Potential exhibitors, please apply here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/npsea_202308/0j8hs2sc
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Principal Baruti Kafele
A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As a principal, Baruti Kafele has led the transformation of four different schools, including Newark Tech, which went from being a low-performing school in need of improvement to being recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best high schools in the United States.
One of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over 2500 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 36 years of public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.
He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, recognition as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals for 2020, 2021 & 2022 by Global Gurus Top 30 and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day.
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Interested in submitting a proposal to present during the 2023 Connecting for Students Community Summit?
Deadline to apply: Friday, April 21, 2023The Department of Learning Support is seeking session proposals for presentations on strategies that support early academic and behavior intervention for ALL students, PK-12 and beyond! Session presentations that emphasize the inclusion of students with disabilities, alternatives to suspension, or increasing students’ self-determining and self-advocacy skills are highly encouraged! Conference organizers request that potential presenters design sessions for parents/guardians, educators/school staff, and community members as the intended audience- including sessions where all participants can learn together and strategies gained can be applied at home, school, or the community in working with students. Sessions incorporating participant interaction and engagement are priority! For presentation ideas, the 2022 conference agenda included the following session topics and much more…
- High-Leverage Practices
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Trauma Informed Care
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Equity and Inclusion
- Family Engagement
- Building Parent, School, and Community Partnerships
- Social Emotional Learning through Music and Art
- Executive Functioning Skills with Older Students
- ABC’s of Storytelling
- Self-advocacy and self-determination for students/families
- Self-care for students, families, and educators
Potential presenters, please apply here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/npsea_202308/sssdi34b
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Norfolk Public Schools’ Department of Learning Support invites you to host a table during our upcoming Connecting for Students Community Summit!
We are looking for nonprofit, community, and government organizations that will provide NPS’ staff, families, and community members with the information, resources, and strategies to promote learning without limits for students.
Exhibitor requests can be submitted through July 7, 2023.
The 2023 Connecting for Students Community Summit is scheduled for August 3, 2023.
Potential exhibitors, please apply here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/npsea_202308/0j8hs2sc
