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Wednesday, July 29
 

10:10am PDT

Recent Online Threat Trends & Practical Tools to Assess and Respond
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:10am - 11:10am PDT
Safer Schools Together (SST) presents a workshop reflecting the most up-to-date worrisome trends identified by SST Threat Analysts in their day-to-day case consultations with Safety/Threat Assessment teams. This session is based on our most sought after Current Online Behavioral Trends and Digital Updates training and will highlight worrisome behaviors frequently identified by our team on platforms like TikTok, Discord, Snapchat, and Telegram. Participants will further learn how to navigate and assess darker corners of the digital world, such as 4chan, Sanctioned Suicide, and Watchpeopledie.tv.
Speakers
avatar for Steven MacDonald

Steven MacDonald

Director of Training, Safer Schools Together
Steven joined Safer Schools Together (SST) as a Threat Analyst in 2019 after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. As an Executive Director, he collaborates closely with SST’s CEO, Theresa Campbell, to design and implement training programs such as Behavioral and Digital... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:10am - 11:10am PDT
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11:20am PDT

Where MTSS Meets Safety: Supporting Gang-Impacted Youth Through Aligned Systems
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm PDT
This session equips educators and multidisciplinary teams with practical strategies to support gang-impacted youth using MTSS and behavioral threat assessment. Participants will explore how to distinguish discipline from threat assessment, align supports across tiers, and build defensible, legally sound responses under Washington State law. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to strengthen prevention, intervention, and reintegration systems while reducing risk and improving student outcomes.
Speakers
avatar for Hunter McLeod

Hunter McLeod

Threat Assessment Coordinator, ESD 171
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:20am - 12:20pm PDT
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1:20pm PDT

Implementing Inclusive Kindergarten Programming
Wednesday July 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm PDT
Learn about one school district's journey to ensure early learners with disabilities experience inclusive programming in preschool and kindergarten. Initiating a fully-inclusive kindergarten program (aptly named Developmentally Responsive Kindergarten) is complex and requires a balance of strategy and nuance. This session will discuss celebrations, challenges, and replicable systems to support your district’s journey to support early learners in a truly inclusive learning environment.
Speakers
avatar for Melissa Munson-Merritt

Melissa Munson-Merritt

Executive Director of Special Services, Bethel School District
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Amy Weaver

Bethel School District
Wednesday July 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:20pm PDT
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2:30pm PDT

Strengthening Tier 1 Instruction for MLs with the WIDA ELD Standards
Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Strong Tier 1 instruction is essential to ensuring multilingual learners experience meaningful, rigorous, and accessible learning every day. This session provides participants with a practical approach to understanding and implementing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework within Tier 1 instruction. Through examples of strong practice and student-centered planning tools, participants will learn how to support teachers in integrating language and content across any curriculum, position multilingual learners as engaged learners, and foster a deep sense of academic belonging in which MLs understand themselves as valued participants in both social well-being and academic success.
Speakers
avatar for Virginia Morales

Virginia Morales

Assistant Director of Multilingual Education, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Virginia Morales is the Assistant Director of Multilingual Education with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She has over 20 years’ experience in the field of Multilingual Education. Most recently, Virginia was a Professional Learning Specialist at WIDA. In addition... Read More →
avatar for Patricia Venegas-Weber

Patricia Venegas-Weber

Dual Language Program Supervisor, OSPI
Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber is originally from Chile and holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in the development of bilingual education teachers’ professional identity. She has more than 20 years of experience in bilingual... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
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