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Branstad, Reynolds reveal further details and speakers for the Governor’s Bullying Prevention Summit
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds at their weekly news conference today revealed further details of the Governor’s Bullying Prevention Summit this fall, including the line-up of speakers and a web site at which to register.
The summit will be held on Nov. 27, at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. Registration opens today on the website: https://preventbullying.iowa.gov/
The agenda for the Governor Bullying Prevention Summit is as follows:
8:30 a.m.- 10 a.m. Registration
10 a.m.- 10:05 a.m. Welcome – The Honorable Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
10:05-10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks — The Honorable Terry Branstad, Governor of Iowa
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. “It Takes a Community” Paul Gausman, Superintendent of the Sioux City School District
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session One
“24/7 Bullying in the Digital Age”
Marsali Hancock, CEO and president of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition, will speak and moderate a panel discussion, followed by questions from the audience
Panelists:
· Ben Barry, Guidance Counselor at Carlisle Middle School
· Elizabeth Englander, Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State University
· Matt Shankles, Student at Linn-Mar High School, Marion
· Jenny Pfeifer, College student from Simpson College, Indianola
Breakout Session Two
“Schools in the Legal Twilight Zone”
Tom Wheeler, Member of Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, IN, and Past Chair of the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, will speak and moderate a panel discussion, followed by questions from the audience
Panelists:
· Drew Bracken, Attorney at Ahlers & Cooney PC, Des Moines
· Judy Bradshaw, Des Moines Chief of Police
· Matt Carver, Legal Services Director for School Administrators of Iowa
· Frank LoMonte, Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center, Arlington, VA
· Beth Townsend, Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission
12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Box lunch available
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Teaching Social Competency” Rosalind Wiseman, Parenting and Bullying Expert whose book became the basis for the movie “Mean Girls”
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
