3rd National Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference Sponsorship

Sponsorship Details

The Erie Coalition for a Trauma Informed Community (ECTIC) is sponsoring several Erie County individuals to attend the 3rd National Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference in Atlanta, Georgia February 16th – 18th, 2020

This Conference brings together over 1,800 educators from across the country and around the world to learn more about the trauma-informed education movement and how to Create Trauma-Sensitive Schools. The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) hosts this yearly conference to give all educators - teachers, administrators, and school personnel - as well as other child-serving professionals, community leaders, and parents an opportunity to explore the importance of trauma-informed care in schools and other child-serving environments. The conference also focuses on the importance of addressing the complexities of childhood trauma in schools.

Last year the Coalition sponsored five (5) individuals from Erie County to attend. The information and motivation that came from the conference ignited school districts from throughout Erie County to re-evaluate their interventions and professional development topics. This year we want to build off the great work that is being done in many of our local schools.

For 2020, ECTIC is sponsoring seven (7) individuals total, six (6) from school districts throughout Erie County. Sponsorship includes all conference registration, hotel lodging, and airfare fees. Sponsorship attendees are expected to participate in a pre-conference briefing, collaborative working dinner during the conference with all other Erie County attendees, and post-conference debriefing with an ECTIC representative. All interested school-related professionals (teachers, school resource officers, administrators, support staff, etc.) are invited to submit a Letter of Interest.

All submissions must be received NO LATER THAN December 6, 2019 at 5:00 pm.

What to expect after you submit a Letter of Interest for Sponsorship:

You will receive a confirmation email that your Letter was received
The ECTIC Executive Committee will review all Letters and score them accordingly
Recipients will be notified via email and Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) will be sent to individuals to secure sponsorship
Sponsorship winners will be notified no later than January 7th, 2020.
Confirmation of conference registration, hotel reservations and airfare will be sent to sponsored individuals no later than January 17th, 2020.

If you have questions or need assistance submitting a Letter, please contact info@traumainformederie.org

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* 1. Full name, credentials (if applicable), and agency/ school affiliation(s)

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* 2. Email address and phone number

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* 3. Number of years working in a school setting

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* 4. Describe your ability and capacity to influence educators, schools, districts, and/or education systems.

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* 5. In your own words, please describe “childhood adversity” and “trauma” and how it may impact the youth you are involved with regularly.

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* 6. What is your understanding of what it means to be a Trauma-Sensitive or Trauma-Informed School?

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* 7. Share with us what steps you, or your school/district, have taken to educate school professionals on the impact of childhood adversity, toxic stress and/or trauma.

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* 8. What challenges and/ or successes have you encountered in educating school professionals on toxic stress or trauma?

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* 9. Have you, your school, or your district implemented any Trauma Informed policies or practices? If so, please tell us about them.

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* 10. If chosen to attend the conference, please share with us what you would hope to learn or gain from your attendance and how you would share your experience with others upon your return

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* 11. Would you be permitted to share about your experience at the Spring 2020 ECTIC Community Meeting?

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* 12. Have you attended an ECTIC Trauma 101 Training or Resilience Screening & Panel Discussion?

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* 13. Have you attended an ECTIC Community Meeting or are you currently active in one of ECTIC’s 5 Work Groups?

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* 14. Have you made ‘The Pledge’ to become an ECTIC Ambassador of Hope? If so, tell us how you've been a Hope Ambassador in your school/ district.