7/28 - Monday
4pm-6pm / Conference check-in
6pm-8pm / General Session
8pm-10pm / Evening Group Activity
7/29 - Tuesday
8am-8:30 / Opening Remarks
8:30-12:30 / General Session
12:30-1:30 / Lunch (provided)
1:30-3:00 / Breakout Session #1
3:30-5pm / Breakout Session #2
7pm-10pm / Evening Group Activity
7/30 - Wednesday
8am-Noon / General Session
Noon-1pm / Lunch (Provided)
1pm-3pm / Breakout Session #3
3pm / Out early today... enjoy the seaside in Seaside!
7pm-10pm / Evening Group Activity
7/31 - Thursday
8am-11:30 / General Session
11:30-Noon / Raffle and Conference Close
*** IMPORTANT CHANGE... For the past several years our conference has run from Sunday night through Wednesday. That is changed for 2025, with the conference starting on MONDAY night and ending around lunchtime on THURSDAY. ***
Alex Haislip (Oregon Dept of Education) - The Ultimate Playbook: Six Foundational Pillars of School Preparedness
Amy Yillik, EdD (High Desert ESD) - The Biology of Burnout
Briana Meyer (Hedrick Middle School, Medford) - Becoming the Supportive Adult: How to Build and Maintain Relationships with At-Risk Youth
Callen Sterling (PACE/OSBA) - School Resource Officers and FERPA
Colton Easton (Safer Schools Together) - Multiple high-tech presentations
Emily Brink (North Medford High School - Building a Unified Student Management Team: Strategies for Safety, Support and Success
Esther Garrett and Jamil Kassab (Safety Compass) - Human Trafficking: Identifying and Supporting At-Rick and Exploited Youth
Jenn Johnson (Oregon Dept of Education) - Enhancing School Safety and Student Well-Being: The Oregon School Safety and Prevention System
Josh Longnecker (Critical Response Group)
Kurt Miller (Sr. Assistant Attorney General, DOJ) - Legal Updates
Laura Monti (FBI)
Michael Scher and Jon Biles - LIFTT / Leadership and Integrity For Today and Tomorrow - Creating Pathways to Success for High-Risk Youth
Rick Puente (OSROA Vice President, Director of Security @ Chemeketa Community College)
Our contracted hotels all offer daily breakfast included with your room. We will provide lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday for conference attendees. Evening activities may include food and/or beverage - more info to come on that.
We are working with the same five hotels as last year, and will soon be adding a sixth. Our hotel partners offer discounted rooms during peak travel season, including daily breakfast with the price of your room. All properties are within a block of the conference center. Information and links have been updated on our Accommodations page.