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Keynote SpeakersMr. Albert M. PooleyMr. Albert M. Pooley, MSW, MPA, is the Founder and President of the NativeAmerican Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) in Mesa, AZ. He isinternationally known for his culturally sensitive Fatherhood Is Sacred /Motherhood Is Sacredª programs. These curricula are currently being used in180 Native American Tribes/Agencies and urban centers and somenonnative agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Albert has extensive workingknowledge of tribes and promotes workshops designed to strengthenfamilies through healthy marriage and responsible parenting as role modelsfor their children. He has been married to his wife Julia for 46 years and has sixchildren and 15 grandchildren.Founder and PresidentNative American Fatherhoodand Families AssociationBorn and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, TX, Consuelo Kickbuschovercame poverty, discrimination, and illiteracy to become the successful communityleader she is today. Although she grew up without material wealth, Kickbusch wastaught by her immigrant parents that she was rich in culture, tradition, values, andfaith. The values Kickbusch learned during childhood were reinforced throughouther career in the United States military. After graduating from Hardin SimmonsUniversity, she entered the U.S. Army as an officer and served for two decades. In1996, she was selected out of 26,000 candidates to assume a command post, whichwould put her on track for the rank of general officer. She respectfully declined thehonor and retired as a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army to fulfill her mother's dyingwish—for her to return to her roots and become a community leader. In realizingher dream, she founded Educational Achievement Services, Inc. with a mission toprepare tomorrow's leaders. Kickbusch currently shares her story with people of allages and creeds. She is doing exactly what she preaches—living a legacy. Shemaintains a strong dedication to saving the youth of America by mentoringstudents and parents across the United States.viiiDr. Joe HendershottHOPE 4 The Wounded, LLCAshland UniversityAshland, OHConsuelo Castillo KickbuschRetired Lieutenant ColonelU.S. ArmyEducational Achievement Services, Inc.Dr. Joe Hendershott has an extensive background dealing with difficult andtroubled youth in the school system. He has been a high school assistant principal,head principal, alternative school principal, and principal at Boys' Village School(residential treatment facility). Joe is currently the Director of Field Experiences atAshland University in Ashland, OH. As president of his own consulting firm, Joe haspresented at national educational conferences as well as staff trainings in the areaof alternative education and reaching the wounded child. His workshops aredesigned to educate and empower those working with wounded children toencourage achievement through esteem building and emotional developmentprograms. Joe is a graduate of Ohio State University and holds his Ed.D. inLeadership Studies, and his MS in School Administration from Ashland University.He resides in Ashland, OH, with his wife, Dardi. They have nine children ranging inage from 4 to 25, and are licensed foster/adoptive parents with children adoptedthrough U.S. foster care, Ethiopia and the special needs program in China.

FORUM AT A GLANCEDate and TimeEventPageSunday, March 6, 20169:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.RegistrationPre-Forum Workshops (Must be preregistered.)PFW1. Reaching and Teaching Every Student: Especiallythe Reluctant LearnerPFW2. Field Guide for Alternative EducatorsPFW3. Understanding and Reaching Wounded StudentsPFW4. Getting Parents Involved in the Education of TheirChildren: Home-School Connection StrategiesPFW5. The Importance of Relationships222222Monday, March 7, a.m.noonp.m.p.m.p.m.- 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.- 10:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.Continental Breakfast/NetworkingRegistration/Exhibits OpenOpening General Session (Mr. Albert M. Pooley)Concurrent SessionsNetworking LuncheonConcurrent SessionsFeatured Session (Mr. Bill Mendoza)Reception444566881Tuesday, March 8, .a.m.a.m.p.m.p.m.p.m.- 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.- 9:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.- 1:45 p.m.- 3:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.Continental Breakfast/NetworkingRegistration/Exhibits OpenGeneral Session (LTC Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, USA Ret.)Concurrent SessionsConcurrent SessionsLuncheonConcurrent SessionsConcurrent Sessions9991012131516Coffee ServiceExhibits OpenRegistrationConcurrent SessionsConcurrent SessionsClosing Brunch (Dr. Joe Hendershott)191919192122Wednesday, March 9, m.noonDirectory of Exhibitors24Directory of Presenters272016 National Forum on Dropout Prevention: Serving Native Students and Tribal Communities

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 20169:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.REGISTRATIONLocation:Pre-Function Area, Second LevelPRE-FORUM WORKSHOPS2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.PFW3. UNDERSTANDING AND REACHINGTHE WOUNDED STUDENT [0108]Location:Presenter:(Must be preregistered.)10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.PFW1. REACHING AND TEACHING EVERYSTUDENT, ESPECIALLY THE RELUCTANTLEARNER [0010]Location:Presenters:29Meeting Room 20Dr. Judith Pauley andMr. Joseph Pauley, National Dropout PreventionCenter/Network, Potomac, MD,Q WKLV IXQ ÀOOHG LQWHUDFWLYH VHVVLRQ SDUWLFLSDQWV ZLOO OHDUQ KRZ to include something in every class period that will appealto every student, including those students who appear to bereluctant learners, so that every student, especially those whohave a history of not being interested in education, will wantto attend class and learn. They will learn research-based andtime-tested strategies that will enable them to individualize theway they communicate with and motivate six different types ofstudents so that every student will want to attend class, learn thesubject matter, and improve their lives. The principles taughtin this session have proven effective in various contexts andcultures, including work with Native students. Participants willUHFHLYH WKHLU XQLTXH LQGLYLGXDOL]HG SHUVRQDOLW\ SURÀOH DV SDUW of the seminar materials. (Lunch is included in the registrationfee for this Pre-Forum Workshop.)PFW2. A FIELD GUIDE FOR ALTERNATIVEEDUCATORS [0009]Location:Presenter:3Meeting Room 19Ms. Denise Riley, EducationalTeaching Connections (ETC), Okemah, OKThis workshop is for school administrators, practitioners new toWKH ÀHOG RU H[LVWLQJ DOWHUQDWLYH HGXFDWRUV ORRNLQJ IRU SUDFWLFDO VWUDWHJLHV WKDW FDQ EHQHÀW GLYHUVH SRSXODWLRQV 7KLV WUDLQLQJ DQG guide will be useful in planning, developing, and implementing alternative education programs. You will be provided withconcrete solutions to challenging problems. We will address research and trends, effective instruction, counseling and behaviorissues, redesigning assessments, work study, service-learning,middle school, and graduation plans. Additionally, it will poseideas for making the most of your instruction. It is full of bestpractices for school improvement. Please come join us as wetake alternative education to new heights. (Lunch is included inthe registration fee for this Pre-Forum Workshop.)Meeting Room 18Dr. Joe Hendershott, Hope 4The Wounded, LLC, AshlandUniversity, Ashland, OH12Based on the presenter’s book, Reaching the Wounded Student,this program will look at ways to assist students in becomingacademically successful. This practitioner will describe programs and methods for alternative discipline to keep studentsin the classroom, build esteem, change behavior, increaseachievement, and graduate from high school.PFW4. GETTING PARENTS INVOLVED IN THEEDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN: HOMESCHOOL CONNECTION STRATEGIES [0107]Location:Presenter:Meeting Room 17LTC Consuelo CastilloKickbusch, USA, Ret.,Educational Achievement Services,Las Vegas, NV8During this workshop, Consuelo shares the best practices ofworking to build parental engagement, which she has learnedthrough working with over 1,000 school districts and 1,000,000students over the last 20 years. Recognizing the great need todevelop partnerships between the home and school domains,she challenges participants to think outside of the status quoDQG UHÁHFW RQ WKHLU RZQ PLQGVHWV DQG DVVXPSWLRQV WKDW PD\ create obstacles to parental engagement.PFW5. THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS[0106]Location:Presenter:Meeting Room 16Mr. Albert M. Pooley, NativeAmerican Fatherhood and FamiliesAssociation, Mesa, AZ12This workshop will discuss the importance and necessity ofstrengthening and improving relationships. It will address speFLÀF ZD\V WR HQJDJH DQG LPSURYH KHDOWK\ UHODWLRQVKLSV DV ZHOO as personality traits that prevent us from building strong foundations with the people that we associate with at work, school, inour communities, and especially our families. The principlesaddressed in this workshop will build our capacity to work withand relate to individuals from all cultures, races, and backgrounds.3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.REFRESHMENT BREAKLocation:Second Level Meeting Rooms Hallway

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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 20167:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.CONTINENTAL Ballroom CPre-Function Area, Second Level7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.EXHIBITS OPENLocation:Ballroom D & EOPENING GENERAL SESSION(All are invited to attend.)8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Location: Ballroom COPENING CEREMONIES4Oklahoma City Public Schools Native American Student Color GuardTribal Flag Song—Te Nuga PaLord’s Prayer—Darlington GirlsTribal Welcome—Governor Edwina Butler-WolfeWELCOME, REMARKS, AND INTRODUCTIONSMr. John Gailer, Assistant Director, National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, Clemson, SCWELCOME FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONSupt. Joy Hofmeister, Superintendent, Oklahoma Department of Education, Oklahoma City, OKINTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKERMr. Dwight Pickering, Director of Indian Education, Oklahoma Department of Education, Oklahoma City, OKTHE IMPACTS OF LIFELONG LEARNINGKeynoter: Mr. Albert M. Pooley, Native American Fatherhood and Families Association, Mesa, AZThis presentation will discuss why learning is so vital to returning Native people back to their innate greatness.7KUHH GLIIHUHQW DUHDV RI OHDUQLQJ ZLOO EH LGHQWLÀHG DQG KRZ WKH\ FDQ EH XWLOL]HG WR EHQHÀW DOO DUHDV RI OLIH LQFOXGing self-worth. This presentation will also address what we should learn and what motivates and prevents us fromprogressing toward a meaningful future. It will also examine how our attitudes affect our capacity as well as ourability to work with and relate to people from different cultures and backgrounds.CLOSING REMARKS AND ANNOUNCEMENTSMr. John Gailer

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016CONCURRENT SESSIONSHELPING NATIVE AMERICANS GRADUATE:TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO INCREASEGRADUATION RATES AND LOWER DROPOUTRATES [0306](Participants choose one.)10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.THE MINDSET REVOLUTION: PROVENSTRATEGIES TO BOOST ACHIEVEMENTSAND GRADUATION [0302]Strand:Location:Presenter:Instructional Strategies toIncrease LearningMeeting Room 9Mr. Scott Shickler, The 7 Mindsets,Roswell, GA1Change the way students think about themselves, their environment, and their future, and you will improve the decisions theymake and the actions they take. Scott Shickler will share researchbased strategies on how The 7 Mindsets are revolutionizing schoolculture, reducing behavior issues, improving academic achievement, and empowering students and educators!ENGAGING STRATEGIES FOR AT-RISKLEARNERS [0303]Strand:Location:Presenter:IMPROVING NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS’OUTCOMES: ADDRESSING THE ACADEMICLANGUAGE GAP [0304]Location:Presenters:CREATING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS—BUILDING “HUMAN” CAPACITY [0307]Strand:1Instructional Strategies toIncrease LearningMeeting Room 10Ms. Jennifer Wilkinson, Oklahoma StateDepartment of Education, Oklahoma City, OK9Addressing the OpportunityGapMeeting Room 11Ms. Catherine Johnson and Ms. HeatherHoak, North Central ComprehensiveCenter at McREL, Denver, COThe North Central Comprehensive Center at McREL is collaborating with four schools serving large populations of NativeAmerican students on a pilot project designed to develop students’ academic language in the areas of reading and mathematics through use of Reciprocal Teaching. Participants will learnabout the components and implementation of the pilot projectincluding successes, challenges, and lessons learned. Resourcesand information will be provided to participants.9ACulture and LanguageMeeting Room 16Mr. Franklin Schargel, Schargel Consulting,Albuquerque, NMOnly 51% of Native American students in the class of 2010earned a diploma; that’s down from 54% in 2008. Using the15 effective strategies developed by the National DropoutPrevention Center and tools developed as “best practices” bysome of America’s outstanding schools and programs, workshop participants will not only learn what to do but how to aidnative at-risk youth to graduate.Location:Presenter:This session will cover eight instructional steps to help at-riskstudents improve poor vocabulary and low reading levels inan active, engaging y and CommunityEngagement13Meeting Room 17Mr. Hiawatha Bouldin, Consultant Svs.(Self- Employed), Midwest City, OKCreate open and nonthreatening social environments. Learntechniques for establishing relationships with varied populations of assorted ages and cultures in order to enhance community capacity. Discover innovative approaches that createpositive results for closing “social silos” and connecting oneanother.THE SUCCESS PROGRAM: A PRACTICALSOLUTION THAT CLOSES THE OPPORTUNITYGAP [0308]Strand:Location:Presenters:Addressing the Opportunity10GapMeeting Room 18Mrs. Kristin Breslin and Mr. Matt Bland,&KHVWHUÀHOG &RXQW\ 3XEOLF 6FKRROV Midlothian, VAThe Success Program is a cost-free, easily adaptable safety-netprogram for the at-risk population at any school. The SuccessProgram guarantees higher test scores, improved graduationrates, and improved school climate.2016 National Forum on Dropout Prevention: Serving Native Students and Tribal Communities5

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 201610:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.CONCURRENT SESSIONS(Participants choose one.)ARTSREACH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHROUGH THE ARTS [0309]Strand:Location:Presenter:Family and CommunityEngagementMeeting Room 19Ms. Julia Youngblood, KentuckyCenter for the Performing Arts,Louisville, KYThe Kentucky Center for Performing Arts has spent 25 yearsworking with communities during the crucial after-schoolhours to impact young people’s social, emotional, intellectual,and cultural development; provide access to the arts; and address opportunity gaps. As the individual is empowered, thearts simultaneously build and strengthen the community.IT’S ALL ELEMENTARY: BREAKING THEDROPOUT CHAIN [0310]Strand:6Location:Presenters:1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.2Addressing the Opportunity9GapMeeting Room 20Mr. Larry Scott, Choctaw Nation ofOklahoma, Durant, OK; Ms. Padyn Stanleyand Ms. Lori Wells, High School StudentServices, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,Durant, OK; and Mr. Todd Hughes, EducationIT, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, OKThe Partnership of Summer School Education (POSSE) partners with the 85 school districts within the treaty boundariesof the Choctaw Nation to provide summer intervention inreading and math for any qualifying K-3 student attendingthe 85 schools. POSSE and High School Student Services(a program serving Choctaw students in grades 9-12) share aunique software that provides early warning data and tracksthe progress of students through the 12th grade.REACHING THE WOUNDED STUDENT [0502]Strand:Location:Presenter:NETWORKING LUNCHEONLocation:Ballroom CEnjoy a networking opportunity with a sandwich, soup, andsalad luncheon. There is no program planned for this lunch.It is designed as an opportunity to network with your peers. Itis also a great photo and social media opportunity. #DPNative12Based on the presenter’s book, Reaching The Wounded Student,this program will look at ways to assist students in becomingacademically successful. This practitioner will describe programs and methods for alternative discipline to keep studentsin the classroom, build esteem, change behavior, increaseachievement, and graduate from high school.THE MINDSET REVOLUTION: PROVENSTRATEGIES TO BOOST ACHIEVEMENTAND GRADUATION [0503]Strand:Location:Presenter:Instructional Strategies toIncrease LearningMeeting Room 10Mr. Scott Shickler, The 7 Mindsets,Roswell, GA1Change the way students think about themselves, their environment, and their future, and you will improve the decisionsthey make and the actions they take. Scott Shickler will shareresearch-based strategies on how the 7 Mindsets are revolutionizing school culture, reducing behavior issues, improving academic achievement, and empowering students and educators!FIVE GIFTS CHILDREN NEED FROM THEIRPARENTS [0504]Strand:12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.School Climate: Safety andStudent WellnessMeeting Room 9Dr. Joe Hendershott, Hope 4The Wounded, LLC, Ashland, OHLocation:Presenter:Family and Community8EngagementMeeting Room 11LTC Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, USA, Ret.,Educational Achievement Services,Las Vegas, NVConsuelo Castillo Kickbusch has reached over 1 million chilGUHQ WKURXJKRXW KHU WUDYHOV DQG KDV GRFXPHQWHG ÀYH RI WKH most reported needs they have shared with her. She will sharethe knowledge gained from listening to young people’s voices.

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016PREPARING FOR THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE[0506]Strand:Location:Presenter:Culture and LanguageMeeting Room 16Mr. Albert M. Pooley, Native AmericanFatherhood and Families Association,Mesa, AZBLife is constantly changing, bringing on new challenges andstresses in our lives. By developing strong character and integrity we are preparing to address these changes. People loveDQG KDYH FRQÀGHQFH LQ WKRVH ZLWK &KDUDFWHU DQG ,QWHJULW\ HERE’S HOW TO REACH AND TEACH ME[0507]Strand:Location:Presenters:9Instructional Strategies toIncrease LearningMeeting Room 17Dr. Judith Pauley and Mr. Joseph Pauley,National Dropout Prevention Center/Network,Potomac, MDIn Reclaiming Youth At Risk, t

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