Conference runs June 13 - 16, 2011.

General Information: Please join us for this four-day conference offered in
Frankfort, Kentucky. Where keynote speakers such as George Thompson (Verbal
Judo), Missy Jenkins Smith (co-author of, I Choose to Be Happy) and others will
present sessions that will be of interest to SROs, DARE Officers, Crime
Prevention Officers, and school administrators alike.
Just some topics offered:
* Verbal Judo (KLEC credit is pending for this 8 hour session)
* Adam Walsh Presentation
* Street Synthetics and Herbal Substances targeting our Youth
* Sexting/Texting Bullying - The Flip Side
* School Resource Officer Roundtab

Registration deadline: May 20, 2011

“Due to weather concerns, the QPR session scheduled for Thursday, February 10th has been rescheduled to March 31, 2011.”

The Kentucky Center for School Safety has partnered with the Kentucky Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group to provide QPR training that is being implemented as the state model for suicide prevention. QPR is an acronym for Question, Persuade, & Refer. This model teaches persons to recognize the risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs associated with depression, suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior. The goal is for QPR to be as commonly taught as CPR, which is supported by the goal of having one person in every family trained in QPR. The model can be modified for usage in the appropriate audience such as public schools, government, colleges and universities, civic groups, churches, etc.

The training will teach individuals how to:
• Quality suicide prevention training to diverse audiences
• The four fundamental components of suicidal communication
• The three simple steps to help prevent a death by suicide (Question, Persuade, Refer)
• The role of depression and mental illness
• How to replace fear with positive action
• How to talk about suicide
• How to locate available resources and support.

**This session is FREE of charge**

Bullying in school is not harmless and inevitable nor is bullying just a part of growing up. Bullying can have severe and long-term consequences. Studies have shown that chronic bullying can lead to depression, suicide, misplaced aggression, academic underachievement and difficulty with interpersonal relationships. Additionally, increased use of technology in communication has spawned a new method of bullying known as cyber-bullying. However, far from being powerless, educators can change the school culture that unintentionally allows bullying to flourish.

What can schools do? Research has indicated that an effective bullying prevention program helps educators identify early signs of bullying behaviors, develop a school-wide anti-bullying policy and select strategies to use with students being bullied and students who bully. An effective program also empowers bystanders and involves parents and the community in the process. KCSS has developed six hour training modules that will prepare a school to implement a comprehensive bullying prevention program.

Cost: $30.00

In this timely new session, Actionable Real-Time Results Using the Lexile and Quantile Frameworks in Kentucky, educators will learn how they can use the Lexile and Quantile Framework as instructional resources, growth monitors, and performance forecasting tools.