**CANCELLED Poverty: Strategies to Meet the Needs of Your Students Experiencing Low Socio-Economic Circumstances**

Poverty: Strategies to Meet the Needs of Your Studnets Experiencing Low Socio-Economic Circumstances

Facilitators: Dr. Charlene Myklebust and Chris Streiff Oji, BrightWorks

Audience: Teachers and Administrators

This day is designed to help educators better understand the effects that poverty can have on behavior and academic performance and specific action steps to take to ensure creating equitable spaces to support all students.

Participants will:

• Identify the cognitive and social emotional challenges students face due to challenging socio-economic conditions
• Identify the Five SHARE Factors to support students Schoolwide and in the Classroom
• Explain the Rules for Engagement and ways to act on the Seven Engagement Factors that are strongly tied to socio-economic status

Dr. Charlene Myklebust, Psy.D., holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Adler University in Chicago and earned her educational administration credentials from the University of Minnesota. She is President and Educational Leadership Consultant with EQ Learn, LLC and Stone Arch Learning, LLC, providing live and on-line continuing education and staff development services. Char has served as a regular and special education teacher, public school administrator, mental and chemical health provider, and Executive Director of Mental Health and Partnerships in Intermediate District 287. She is a STARR Commonwealth Certified Trauma and Resilience Trainer.

Char was recognized for "Outstanding Service" by the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH) and received the "Educator of the Year” award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-MN). She contributed to the development of Mind UP, a Goldie Hawn Foundation Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum for children and adolescents. Her alma mater, Adler University in Chicago, recognized her as “Alumni of the Year” in 2020.

Dr. Myklebust speaks at national and international conferences about topics concerning children’s mental health, the school-to-prison pipeline, the impact of white privilege and exclusionary disciplinary practices on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma-informed education, resilience, Restorative Practices (RP), MTSS, social emotional learning (SEL), brain-based education, and educational staff wellness.

Her current projects involve consulting with Osseo Area Schools and providing program evaluation and staff development services for school districts. She is a Covid Workforce Recovery Grant Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Consultant with BrightWorks, formerly Metro ECSU. Char was recently appointed to oversee the Minnesota Department of Human Services School-based Youth Diversion Program Grant, designed to divert students from school arrests and subsequent incarceration to mental health services, chemical health interventions, and Restorative Practices.

Chris Streiff Oji: Chris was born and raised in Los Angeles, California but after 31 years considers Minnesota to be home. She has 27 years of experience in Education in Minnesota serving as a teacher K-12, middle and elementary school Principal. She led professional development and continuous improvement at the district level for the Rochester Public Schools where she assisted schools in developing their strategic focus with an equity lens. She has been an equity advocate addressing gaps with measurable results both academically and behaviorally at both the district and building level. She developed FISH! For Schools Curriculum and consulted with school districts across the U.S. to improve culture and climate in schools. Chris completed the NAESP Leadership Immersion Institute on coaching and mentoring principals. She currently serves as the Professional Development Strategist for BrightWorks.

Tuition: 

$250 Member

$300 Non-member

Please make checks payable to BrightWorks and mail to: 

BrightWorks
Attn: Brittany Stepan
2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101
Arden Hills, MN 55112

Please note: If an invoice is required, an additional fee of $10 will be applied. 

Cancellation: You can cancel your own registration for an event before the cancellation deadline. (Please check the event information for specific cancellation details.) If the event has a fee, refunds are possible only if cancellation is prior to the deadline. If you do not attend and do not cancel prior to an event, you are still responsible for payment and will be billed.

Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.