Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (PT) / 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (ET)
Join the California Center for School Climate for the third Virtual Learning Session, The Importance of Alignment and Coherence.
Participants will explore the concepts of alignment and coherence across policies, funding, communications, capacity building, data use, and goals, with a focus on equity. Presenters will share examples from education agencies in California and beyond that illuminate the technical and adaptive aspects of working toward alignment and coherence of programs and services. We will discuss the six domains of alignment and coherence and how they apply to school climate improvement and other initiatives.
Register for multiple or single sessions of the Virtual Learning Session. Other events in the series include 10 a.m. sessions on January 18 and March 21, 2024. Each session will be 90 minutes made up of a 1-hour webinar-type session followed by an optional 30-minute virtual discussion for questions and consultation.
Who Will Benefit
- Behavior and Intervention Specialists and Mental Health Professionals
- County Office of Education Coordinators
- K-12 School District Leaders, Principals and Site Leaders, and Staff
- School, District, and County Office Evaluation and Research Staff
- Teacher Leaders
Presenters
Natalie Romer (she/her) is a Senior Program Associate with Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities at WestEd. Her work includes technical assistance, research, evaluation, and training focused on developing effective and efficient systems to support the social and emotional well-being of school communities. Romer’s areas of expertise include multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS); school-based mental health; social and emotional learning (SEL); positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS); social, emotional, and behavioral intervention and assessment; design of instruction and evaluation; special education; cross-agency collaboration; and integrated behavioral health service models.
Natalie Walrond (she/her) serves as the Director of the Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities at WestEd and the Associate Director of the Region 15 Comprehensive Center. She is a national leader of efforts to help public schools, districts, and regional and state education agencies become resilient and healthy places oriented to serving the whole person. Walrond has experience in K–12 education, finance, and strategy for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations and has led the development of flagship publications that have been widely cited in the field, including Serving the Whole Person: An Alignment and Coherence Guide for State Education Agencies, Rooting Social and Emotional Well-Being Efforts in Equity: A Reflection Guide, and the recently released Equitable, Sustainable Systems Change at Scale: Lessons Learned From State Collaboratives.
Related Sessions
Check out the other Virtual Learning Sessions from the California Center for School Climate.
Upcoming Events
- Jan 18, 2024, 10 AM: Working Collectively to Generate and Prioritize Ideas
- Mar 21, 2024, 10 AM: Evidence in Action: Learning Together and Growing Change
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