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Workshop 2017

NOTE: Programming subject to change.

REMINDER: Attendance at training sessions, unless pre-registration is required, is first-come basis. Creating an agenda via SCHED or the mobile app does not guarantee a place in the session.

1:00pm EDT

Current Issues in School Law Rooms 405-406Carl Tanksley Negotiating Health Benefits Room 414Patrick Duncan • Robert Greitz

2:30pm EDT

A Myriad of Factors that Impact Student Achievement Room 414Vincent R DeLucia NJSBA's Delegate Assembly and the Resolution Process Rooms 405-406Cynthia Jahn • Michael Vrancik Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards Room 321Kanisha R Williams • Kathy Winecoff Parliamentary Procedure for Board Presidents Room 320Jesse Adams Jr • Theresa Lewis Working with the News Media: What Board Leaders Need to Know Room 318Janet Bamford • Frank Belluscio • Jeanette Rundquist • Michael Yaple

3:45pm EDT

Communicating During Negotiations Room 321Patrick Duncan Operating within an Effective Committee System Room 320Matthew Lee • Charlene Peterson Voting Issues for Boards of Education Room 318John Burns

4:00pm EDT

School Official Ethics - Where Are We Now? Rooms 405-406Carl Tanksley

9:30am EDT

Don’t Find Yourself in the News; Learn How to Protect Your School from a Cyber Attack Room 414Joseph DeNola • Al Shah • Barbara Sita • Presidio Implicit Bias in the Classroom Room 401Vincent R DeLucia • Cynthia Jahn • Carl Tanksley Mitigating Declining Enrollment in Your District Room 421Gwen Thornton • Kathy Winecoff Move from Confusion to Control - and Save Money in the Process Room 413Bruce Wadja Share the Keys NJM Parent/Teen Safe Driving Orientation Room 410Violet Marrero • NJM Insurance Group The Every Student Succeeds Act and Gifted and Talented Education Room 301Roberta Braverman • Michael Kaelber Esq The New Jersey School Health Insurance Marketplace Room 415James Finn • Lou Della Penna Jr • Brown and Brown Benefit Advisors Two, Four, Six, Eight, Future Ready? Don't Be Late Room 310Christopher Callahan • Steve Mullen • George Sode • Johnston Communications U.S. Army-NJSBA Partnership to Implement I-STEAM Education Room 405-406U.S. Army Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion • Giovanna Cristiano Hansen • U.S. Army Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion Words Matter: The Importance of Language in Contracts Room 420Robert Greitz Promising Practices With Teacher Residencies Room 417Kristen Brown • William P George III Ed D • John E Henning • Scott T McCue

11:00am EDT

Cyber Security Essentials for K-12 Room 413John A Otte C|CISO CISSP CISA CISM CMNA MBA MSIA NSE3 PSE ISO 27001 • ePlus Technology Green STEM or Hot STEAM Room 405-406Dr Bernard F Bragen Jr EdD • Charlie Hildner • Scott E Downie AIA LEEDap • Christopher J Mullins • Steven G Siegel I'm the BA and You Want Me To Be Responsible for What ?! Room 415Gregory J Somjen AIA • Parette Somjen Architects Lower Operating Expenses and Invest Money Back into the Classroom Room 410Evan Abramson • Michael D Esolda • Eric Savitsky The Classroom Anywhere: Modernizing the Classroom to a Borderless Model Room 310Mario Spallarossa • VMware The Hidden Cost of Lateral Movement on the Salary Guide Room 420Steve Brennan • Robert Greitz The New Jersey State Board of Education Room 301 The Report of the NJSBA Student Achievement Task Force Room 401Vincent R DeLucia The Role of Technology in Teaching and Learning Room 421Matt Dascoli • SHI International Twists and Turns of Tenure in New Jersey Room 414John G Geppert Jr Esq • Shana T Don Esq Getting Started with New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS) Room 417Saskia Brown • Caitlin Colandrea

1:00pm EDT

'Un-like' Cyberbullying Room 413Erica Clifford Esq • Stephen M Bacigalupo II Esq • Dr Rene Rovtar Digital Textbooks and Open Educational Resources: Understanding the Possibilities Room 421Sean Beavers • Robert Beers • Michael Ben-David Evaluating Your Superintendent: A New Way to Perform a Crucial Task Room 301Jesse Adams Jr • Theresa Lewis Preparing for Bargaining: Ready, Set, Bargain Room 420Patrick Duncan Redefining the Student Experience with a Digital Learning Environment Room 415Apple Education School Official Ethics - Where Are We Now? Room 401John Burns • Carl Tanksley Seizing the Advantage: How to Change Your Life and the Lives of Those Around You Room 410Dennis Budinich • Investors Bank Shared Business Services Room 418Dr Bernard F Bragen Jr EdD • Christopher J Mullins The Seven Pitfalls of ESIP and How to Avoid Them Room 310Joseph Biluck Jr • Kevin Kitchenman • Daniel Riggle • Schneider Electric Understanding Cybersecurity Risk for School Administrators Room 405-406 Implementing the Aligned ESSA and QSAC: Understanding the Supports Room 417Karen Campbell • Ralph Hoag • Robin K Knutelsky • Peter Shulman

2:30pm EDT

A New Age in Print…Ways to Modify Your District's Printing Behavior and Stop Killing Trees Room 413Jim DeWitt • Marcie Hausser Beyond the Bathroom Debate- An Expansive Trans Student Rights Policy Room 401Darcie Cimarusti • Anne Gowen • Dr. Scott Taylor Hot Topics in School Finance: PILOTS, Equipment Lease Purchase, Bond Repayments Room 414Brian Boyle • Sherry Tracey • Phoenix Advisors Insuring School Districts: It’s Complicated Room 410Jill Deitch Esq • Kelly Machu • William Mayo • New Jersey Schools Insurance Group Negotiating Health Benefits Room 420Patrick Duncan Reciprocal Teachers: Parent-Sponsored Enrichment Programming Room 421Christine Alvarez • Tracey DeJonge • Edward C Porowski Surviving the Building Construction Project Room 301Daniel Fishbein • Ken Rota Intentional Teaching in the Preschool Classroom Room 417Deanne Guastello

4:00pm EDT

Current Issues in School Law Room 421John Burns • Carl Tanksley Digital Tools: A Systems Process to Support Personalized Learning Room 401Michael Ballone • Dr Eric Hibbs • Adam Lindstrom Dynamic Consensus and Consensus Dynamics: Board/Superintendent Relations Room 314Elisabeth Ginsburg • Jorden Schiff Equity Goals through Equity Visits Room 301Patrick Michel Ed D • Margaret Hayes • John Kummings • Charles Sampson • Rocco Tomazic Policy Makers and Policy Implementers Room 420Jean Harkness • Steven McGettigan Examining the New Jersey Kindergarten Entry Assessment Initiative Room 417Deanne Guastello • Laura Morana Promoting School Safety and Security in Changing Times Room 410Ben Castillo • Jeff Gale • Dr Thomas Gambino

9:30am EDT

After the Fire: The Rebirth of the James Monroe Elementary School Room 421Jonathan Busch Esq • Dr Frank Heelan • Dr Richard O'Malley Career and Technical Education: Preparing Students for Success in a Technology-Driven Economy Room 314Timothy McCorkell • Scott Moffitt • Judy Savage ESIP Family Feud Room 414Robbi Acampora • Gary E Finger • Michael Thulen • Phoenix Advisors Ethics Complaints: Are You Covered as a School Board Member? Room 415Jill Deitch Esq • Tony Ruggeri • New Jersey Schools Insurance Group Here We Go Again: Boards Gone Wild Room 413Andrew B. Brown, Esq • Paul Kalac Esq • Richard Tomko PhD Seizing the Advantage: How to Change Your Life and the Lives of Those Around You Room 410Dennis Budinich • Investors Bank The Forgotten Danger for Schools: Cybersecurity Room 301Daniel Garrie Esq • Phil Frigm • Shawn Hopkins • Brandon Pugh Understanding the Key Work of School Boards Room 420Mark A Bonjavanni • Kanisha Williams What School Board Members Need to Know About SEMI and How to Increase their Special Education Revenue Room 401Deneen Molloy • Danielle Sochor Why Most Schools are Not Fully Prepared for a Lockdown Room 310Al Harnisch • Paul Jenne • Eastern DataComm PARCC Update Room 417Peter Shulman

11:00am EDT

A Better Way to Manage Construction and Limit Exposure Room 413Joseph V Donnelly • Louis J. Pepe • Michael J Wozny • EI Associates A Framework for Developing an Effective Technology Environment Room 420Dowayne Davis A New Age in Print…Ways to Modify Your District's Printing Behavior and Stop Killing Trees Room 414Jim DeWitt • Marcie Hausser Don’t Find Yourself in the News; Learn How to Protect Your School from a Cyber Attack Room 415Joseph DeNola • Al Shah • Barbara Sita • Presidio Farm-to-School Programs: Building Stakeholder Commitment Room 418Chris Cirkus • Beth Feehan • Sonya Harris Fundamentals of School Finance, Budgeting and Negotiations Room 421Eric Larson • Dr Teresa Quigley • Tracey Roland Making Schools Energy Efficient without Impacting Your Budget Room 301Gary E Finger • Richard Jannarone • Michael Thulen Protect Your Teachers, Protect your Students: Cyber Security Room 405-406Jason Mushnick Esq • Kurt Watkins Esq The New Jersey School Health Insurance Marketplace Room 410James Finn • Lou Della Penna Jr • Brown and Brown Benefit Advisors The School Ethics Act: What You Need to Know Room 401Robert W Bender • Frank Digesere • Mark J Finkelstein • Kathryn A Whalen Benefits of Quality Afterschool/Summer Programming Room 314Haydee Y Perez-Livingston Promoting Career Readiness Through High-Quality Work-Based Learning Room 417David Gehrke • David McNair

1:00pm EDT

Cracking School Security Room 414Representative of the Evesham Township Police Department • Scott E Downie AIA LEEDap • Sandy Student Ethics Complaints: Are You Covered as a School Board Member? Room 405-406Jill Deitch Esq • Tony Ruggeri • New Jersey Schools Insurance Group Finding Alternative Funding: How an Education Foundation Can Help Room 421Randy Davis • Trudy Doyle • Megan Dzwonkowski Integration = Empowerment = Success Room 310Kenton Nice • Kim Pargas • Dr George Solter • Realtime Information Technology Lower Operating Expenses and Invest Money Back into the Classroom Room 415Evan Abramson • Michael D Esolda • Eric Savitsky Protect Against Ransomware and Malware Room 410Bill McLaughlin Share the Keys NJM Parent/Teen Safe Driving Orientation Room 413Violet Marrero • NJM Insurance Group The Impact of Labor/Management Collaboration on Student Learning Room 401Vincent R DeLucia • Dr Saul Rubinstein • Steve Swetsky You, I, We Inspire: How Board Leadership Transformed School Culture Room 420Dr C Alex Gray • William Irwin • Teresa M Rafferty Engaging Parents in Out-of-School Time Programs Room 314Tamika Chester Mock Board Investors Bank Theater Stage

2:30pm EDT

All for One and One for All Room 421Dr Tracey Severns All Together Now: Integrating a Digital Science Curriculum Room 322Thomas Fanuka • Joe Langowski • Maria Matlack • Meredith Morley • Chris Stridiron Charter School Labor Relations Overview Room 420Patrick Duncan I'm the BA and You Want Me To Be Responsible for What ?! Room 410Gregory J Somjen AIA • Parette Somjen Architects Schools and Municipalities: Working Together for Children’s Health Room 401Honorable Albert Kelly • Warren DeShields • Reginald Dorsey • Stephanie Sutton- Page • Martha F Wilson Strategies for Capital Project Planning Room 405-406Robert Colavita • George R Duthie AIA PP • Dr Thomas Smith The Classroom Anywhere: Modernizing the Classroom to a Borderless Model Room 415Mario Spallarossa • VMware The Millennial Dilemma: Making New Jersey More Attractive and Affordable for Our Future Workforce Room 418Michele Siekerka Two, Four, Six, Eight, Future Ready? Don't Be Late Room 310Christopher Callahan • Steve Mullen • George Sode • Johnston Communications U.S. Army-NJSBA Partnership to Implement I-STEAM Education Room 414U.S. Army Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion • Giovanna Cristiano Hansen • U.S. Army Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion Understanding Cybersecurity Risk for School Administrators Room 413 IEP Facilitation: Helping Districts and Parents Develop an Individualized Education Program Room 314Barbara Haake • Cynthia Hoenes-Saindon Updating New Jersey’s Evolving School and District Accountability Systems: Where We Are with ESSA and QSAC Room 417Bob Bumpus • Karen Campbell • Robin K Knutelsky • Peter Shulman

4:00pm EDT

21st Century Law Enforcement and Education Partnerships Room 401Kevin Craig • Timothy Gerity • Patrick Kissane Developing Norms for Board Operations Room 421Tia Allocco • Matthew Mingle Driving Instruction or Driving Ourselves Nuts: Five New CTE Programs in One Year Room 322Arthur DiBenedetto • Charles McKay Evaluating Your Superintendent: A New Way to Perform a Crucial Task Room 410Gwen Thornton • Kathy Winecoff How to Engage your Community Base Room 418Raymond Coxe • John Russell EdD • Antoinette Margaretta Teacher Tenure Update and Discipline Policies Room 420Adam Herman Esq • Robert Greitz Transportation Blues Room 301Dr Crystal Edwards • Thomas Eldridge • Edmund Treadaway Innovative Communities of Practice and the Potential of Competency-based Learning Room 314Chris Cox The New Jersey Social and Emotional Learning Competencies Room 417Kelly Allen • Nancy Curry

9:30am EDT

A Summer Chromebook Program Room 413Stephen Bonora • Dr Sean McCarron Anatomy of a Bond Sale Room 308Lisa Gorab Esq • Mary Lyons • Tim Stys • Phoenix Advisors Building Capacity Beyond Age 18 Room 414Lisa Bernardo • Dr Robert M Gamper • Robert Wright Engaging Your School District and Community through Social Media Room 420Dr Joseph Amara • Christopher M Tully EdS • Chris Langschultz Evaluating Your Superintendent: A New Way to Perform a Crucial Task Room 405-406Theresa Lewis • Gwen Thornton Freshman Transition: Building Hope and Opportunity in the School Community Room 401Dr Patricia Camp • John Farinella From Novice to Tenured: A Four-Year Plan Room 421Christine Grabowski • Kara Longo • Heather Schwarz Innovation in Education -- The Next Generation of Ambitious Teaching & Learning to Drive Student Achievement Room 415John Davis • Carmelita Graham Keeping School Documents and Records Secure: Control for Digital Management Room 309Patti Kanner Strategies for Capital Improvement Success Room 310Diane Fox CPA • Tony Solimine Esq • Anthony Inverso • Steven G Siegel Student Safety Data System Room 417Sharon Hofmann • Mary McKillip

11:00am EDT

Be-A-Buddy Program for Students Who Struggle Socially Room 414Andrew Diodato • Suzanne Updegrove • Beth Urbanski Comprehensive Special Education in an In-District Setting Room 413Carol Webb Leveraging Student Voice to Build District-Wide LGBTQ Cultural Competencies Room 415Sarah Bilotti • Dr Scott Oswald • Elisabeth Yucis Mine the Gaps: Using Data to Personalize Math Instruction Room 418Dr John Bormann • Vera Ridoux Moving Beyond State Accountability for Real School Improvement Room 421Dr Bernard F Bragen Jr EdD • Hank Cram EdD • William T Smith Redistrict, Rebalance, Reconfiguration: Leading Change While Prioritizing Students Room 420Patricia Callander • Bruce Preston • Ronald Sanasac Transition to Adulthood: Community-Based Instruction in Public High Schools Room 401Phil Acosta • Kevin Morra • Steve Siebelts