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Empowering Leaders' Symposium 2025
Welcome to the Henrico County Public Schools 2025 Empowering Leaders Symposium
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Wednesday, July 23
 

8:15am EDT

Title IX & Protected Class harrassment/discrimination & Legal Reminders
Wednesday July 23, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
Auditorium
How to report allegations, breakdown of Title IX and protective class definitions, investigative processes, Scenarios to practice. The HCPS legal team will also share reminders.
Speakers
LT

Leslie Traylor

HR Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
MW
MH
AL
LS
Wednesday July 23, 2025 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
Auditorium
  Learning Environment, Key Session

9:15am EDT

Update for the 2025-2026: Code of Student Conduct, DRHO Procedures, and Incident Management
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
Auditorium
In this required session, school administrators will receive important updates on the 2025-2026 Code of Student Conduct and the Division Hearing Review Officer (DRHO) timelines and procedures for discipline hearings. Additionally, administrators will participate in a refresher on incident management processes within PowerSchool. The UCBS Team will also join to provide guidance on documenting student behavior and processing teacher referrals. This session ensures administrators are fully equipped to support a safe, organized, and responsive learning environment.
Speakers
DB

Demi Branch

Office Professional
DT
avatar for JaNee Boston

JaNee Boston

MTTS - Tier 1 Coordinator
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
Auditorium
  Learning Environment, Key Session

10:15am EDT

AI-Ready Leadership
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2212
Please join the Department of Innovation for “AI-Ready Leadership.” Leading AI at your school starts with developing your own skills. Through this session, participants will explore essential AI competencies for school leaders, boosting your productivity, creativity, and leadership effectiveness. We will cut through the complexity to reinforce your existing foundational AI knowledge and provide the essential AI literacies leaders need to thrive today. This session will empower you to confidently use, model, and lead safe, effective AI implementation in your school, helping you to remain an informed leader.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Ann Nash

Ann Nash

Innovation Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Innovation Specialist with Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2212
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

10:15am EDT

Click Happens: Leading Digital Decisions in Your School
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2109/2110
Please join the Department of Innovation for “Click Happens,” a session designed to support school leaders in identifying key innovation priorities for the year ahead. In today’s tech-rich classrooms, school leaders play a critical role in shaping how digital tools are used—safely, effectively, and with purpose. This session will equip you to support teachers in making responsible digital choices, understand the student resource request process, and confidently reinforce appropriate digital use across your building.Leave with real-world scenarios, leadership strategies, and key language you can use to support your school safety plan, including how to promote safe, ethical, and aligned digital practices. You’ll also walk away with a clearer understanding of how to maximize the role of your Innovative Learning Coach (ILC) to build a school culture where technology supports both innovation and safety.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Katie Tarasovic

Katie Tarasovic

Education Specialists, Henrico County Public Schools
avatar for Doug Saunders

Doug Saunders

Innovative Learning Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2109/2110
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

10:15am EDT

Partnership in Practice: Strengthening the Relationship Between School Resource Officers and School Leaders (Elementary) - REQUIRED
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Community Room
Join the Director of Safety and the Assistant Chief of Police for this timely and essential session focused on building strong, collaborative relationships between School Resource Officers (SROs) and school administrators. Together, we'll explore best practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and discuss proactive strategies for maintaining safe, supportive learning environments. This engaging session replaces the previously scheduled full-day training in August—meaning one less summer commitment! Attendance is required for all school leaders, and we’re confident you’ll find this time well spent. Come prepared to learn, reflect, and strengthen your school’s approach to safety through effective partnership.
Speakers
JC
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Community Room
  Learning Environment, Required

10:15am EDT

Quiz the Lawyers - Question and Answer Session (bring your questions this will be an open time for dialogue)
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
1108
Speakers
MW
MH
AL
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
1108
  Learning Environment

10:15am EDT

Supporting Challenging Behaviors before an FBA
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2213
Speakers
KH

Kristin Herman

Exceptional Education Coordinator, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
2213
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

12:30pm EDT

AI-Ready Leadership
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2212
Please join the Department of Innovation for “AI-Ready Leadership.” Leading AI at your school starts with developing your own skills. Through this session, participants will explore essential AI competencies for school leaders, boosting your productivity, creativity, and leadership effectiveness. We will cut through the complexity to reinforce your existing foundational AI knowledge and provide the essential AI literacies leaders need to thrive today. This session will empower you to confidently use, model, and lead safe, effective AI implementation in your school, helping you to remain an informed leader.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Ann Nash

Ann Nash

Innovation Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Innovation Specialist with Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2212
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

12:30pm EDT

Click Happens: Leading Digital Decisions in Your School
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2109/2110
Please join the Department of Innovation for “Click Happens,” a session designed to support school leaders in identifying key innovation priorities for the year ahead. In today’s tech-rich classrooms, school leaders play a critical role in shaping how digital tools are used—safely, effectively, and with purpose. This session will equip you to support teachers in making responsible digital choices, understand the student resource request process, and confidently reinforce appropriate digital use across your building.Leave with real-world scenarios, leadership strategies, and key language you can use to support your school safety plan, including how to promote safe, ethical, and aligned digital practices. You’ll also walk away with a clearer understanding of how to maximize the role of your Innovative Learning Coach (ILC) to build a school culture where technology supports both innovation and safety.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Katie Tarasovic

Katie Tarasovic

Education Specialists, Henrico County Public Schools
avatar for Doug Saunders

Doug Saunders

Innovative Learning Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2109/2110
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

12:30pm EDT

Explicit Instruction
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2210
Learn how the Explicit Instruction approach, developed by Dr. Anita Archer, promotes student achievement, academic engagement, and on-task behavior and helps teachers cover content more deeply and quickly. Throughout the learning, participants will explore the core concepts of Explicit Instruction, a set of research based design and delivery principles that provide a clear model for what impactful classroom instruction looks like.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Drew Baker

Dr. Drew Baker

Education Specialist, Professional Learning and Leadership
avatar for Taren Meekins

Taren Meekins

Coordinator, Professional Learning and Leadership, Henrico County Public Schools
avatar for Jenn Coleman

Jenn Coleman

Professional Learning and Leadership Coordinator, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
2210
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

12:30pm EDT

Partnership in Practice: Strengthening the Relationship Between School Resource Officers and School Leaders (Secondary) - REQUIRED
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
Community Room
Join the Director of Safety and the Assistant Chief of Police for this timely and essential session focused on building strong, collaborative relationships between School Resource Officers (SROs) and school administrators. Together, we'll explore best practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and discuss proactive strategies for maintaining safe, supportive learning environments. This engaging session replaces the previously scheduled full-day training in August—meaning one less summer commitment! Attendance is required for all school leaders, and we’re confident you’ll find this time well spent. Come prepared to learn, reflect, and strengthen your school’s approach to safety through effective partnership.
Speakers
JC
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
Community Room
  Learning Environment, Required

12:30pm EDT

Quiz the Lawyers - Question and Answer Session (bring your questions this will be an open time for dialogue)
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
1108
Speakers
MW
MH
AL
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
1108
  Learning Environment

1:55pm EDT

AI-Ready Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2109/2110
Please join the Department of Innovation for “AI-Ready Schools.” Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping education, and schools that embrace this shift will be best equipped to adapt and thrive. Through this session, participants will explore a school-wide blueprint for integrating AI safely, responsibly, and equitably, so no one is left behind. You will get practical strategies for cultivating innovation among teachers, strengthening students' digital literacy and citizenship skills, and seamlessly weaving AI initiatives into your school’s goals. Leave with actionable ideas and tools to help lead your school to become AI-ready.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Ann Nash

Ann Nash

Innovation Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Innovation Specialist with Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2109/2110
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

1:55pm EDT

Behavior Support (Kickboard): Secondary Update
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
1104
It has never been more important to track behavior interactions within your school climate. This session will provide updates and demos regarding updates for the Behavior Support dashboard (Kickboard). The information included will be conducive to the elementary school setting.
Speakers
avatar for JaNee Boston

JaNee Boston

MTTS - Tier 1 Coordinator
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
1104
  Learning Environment, Recommended

1:55pm EDT

Leading 504: Tools, Trends & Tactics
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2101
Section 504 compliance isn’t just about paperwork — it’s about leadership, equity, and protecting your students and your school. This interactive 75-minute session cuts through the legal jargon and gives school and administrators real-world tools, current legal insights, and practical strategies to confidently lead 504 processes on their campuses.

We'll tackle hot-button issues including mental health accommodations, discipline and manifestation determinations, chronic health conditions, and the rising tide of parent conflict — all through the lens of compliance and campus culture. Walk away with easy-to-implement templates, risk-spotting strategies, and a leadership action plan to improve implementation, reduce disputes, and empower your team.
Speakers
avatar for Nisha Green-Jones

Nisha Green-Jones

504 Coordinator
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2101
  Learning Environment, Recommended

1:55pm EDT

LifeReady Learning Environments
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2202
Please join the Department of Innovation for LifeReady Learning Environments, a session designed to support school leaders in identifying key innovation priorities for the year ahead.  Through this session, participants will explore and brainstorm ways to redesign learning environments to support deeper, student-centered learning. The focus of this session will be redesigning learning environments to foster deeper, student-centered learning.  Participants will explore and brainstorm strategies, review examples, preview upcoming opportunities, and identify the alignment with Journey to 2030.
Speakers
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Rebecca Hardin

Rebecca Hardin

Education Specialist of Library Services, Henrico County Public Schools
JW
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2202
  Learning Environment

1:55pm EDT

Partnership in Practice: Strengthening the Relationship Between School Resource Officers and School Leaders (Elementary)- REQUIRED
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
Community Room
Join the Director of Safety and the Assistant Chief of Police for this timely and essential session focused on building strong, collaborative relationships between School Resource Officers (SROs) and school administrators. Together, we'll explore best practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and discuss proactive strategies for maintaining safe, supportive learning environments. This engaging session replaces the previously scheduled full-day training in August—meaning one less summer commitment! Attendance is required for all school leaders, and we’re confident you’ll find this time well spent. Come prepared to learn, reflect, and strengthen your school’s approach to safety through effective partnership.
Speakers
JC
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
Community Room
  Learning Environment, Required

1:55pm EDT

Quiz the Lawyers - Question and Answer Session (bring your questions this will be an open time for dialogue)
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
1108
Speakers
MW
MH
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
1108
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

1:55pm EDT

Rebranding: Student Support Interventionist (SSI)- REQUIRED FOR SCHOOLS WITH SSI
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2207/2208
This session highlights the expanded direct 1:1 support Student Support Interventions (SSIs) will provide to students on their caseloads, alongside comprehensive campus-wide assistance. The goal is to equip SSIs with effective strategies and resources to support students to improve their behavior performance positively impacting their overall academic and attendance outcomes. Additionally, this session introduces a progress monitoring tool to manage interventions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about innovative solutions that can enhance your school's intervention processes and support student success.
Speakers
avatar for Julian Rieder

Julian Rieder

MTSS Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
avatar for Marcella Armstrong

Marcella Armstrong

Education Specialist, Behavior Support
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2207/2208
  Learning Environment, Required

1:55pm EDT

Sustainability Suggestions for Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2103
This session will highlight key sustainability recommendations from the HEART Youth Council and the HCPS Sustainability Summit, focusing on student-driven solutions for a greener future. Participants will explore how these recommendations align with district goals and identify actionable steps to support and implement them. Join us to learn how HCPS leaders can amplify student voices and drive meaningful sustainability initiatives across our schools.
Speakers
avatar for Eric Byers

Eric Byers

Environmental Science Educational Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
2103
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders

3:20pm EDT

Leading 504: Tools, Trends & Tactics
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2101
Section 504 compliance isn’t just about paperwork — it’s about leadership, equity, and protecting your students and your school. This interactive 75-minute session cuts through the legal jargon and gives school and administrators real-world tools, current legal insights, and practical strategies to confidently lead 504 processes on their campuses.

We'll tackle hot-button issues including mental health accommodations, discipline and manifestation determinations, chronic health conditions, and the rising tide of parent conflict — all through the lens of compliance and campus culture. Walk away with easy-to-implement templates, risk-spotting strategies, and a leadership action plan to improve implementation, reduce disputes, and empower your team.
Speakers
avatar for Nisha Green-Jones

Nisha Green-Jones

504 Coordinator
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2101
  Learning Environment, Recommended

3:20pm EDT

LifeReady Learning Environments
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2202
Please join the Department of Innovation for LifeReady Learning Environments, a session designed to support school leaders in identifying key innovation priorities for the year ahead.  Through this session, participants will explore and brainstorm ways to redesign learning environments to support deeper, student-centered learning. The focus of this session will be redesigning learning environments to foster deeper, student-centered learning.  Participants will explore and brainstorm strategies, review examples, preview upcoming opportunities, and identify the alignment with Journey to 2030.
Speakers
JW
avatar for Kourtney Bostain

Kourtney Bostain

Director of Innovation
avatar for Rebecca Hardin

Rebecca Hardin

Education Specialist of Library Services, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2202
  Learning Environment

3:20pm EDT

Partnership in Practice: Strengthening the Relationship Between School Resource Officers and School Leaders (Secondary)- REQUIRED
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
Community Room
Join the Director of Safety and the Assistant Chief of Police for this timely and essential session focused on building strong, collaborative relationships between School Resource Officers (SROs) and school administrators. Together, we'll explore best practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and discuss proactive strategies for maintaining safe, supportive learning environments. This engaging session replaces the previously scheduled full-day training in August—meaning one less summer commitment! Attendance is required for all school leaders, and we’re confident you’ll find this time well spent. Come prepared to learn, reflect, and strengthen your school’s approach to safety through effective partnership.
Speakers
JC
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
Community Room
  Learning Environment, Required

3:20pm EDT

Rebranding: Student Support Interventionist (SSI)- REQUIRED FOR SCHOOLS WITH SSI
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2207/2208
This session highlights the expanded direct 1:1 support Student Support Interventions (SSIs) will provide to students on their caseloads, alongside comprehensive campus-wide assistance. The goal is to equip SSIs with effective strategies and resources to support students to improve their behavior performance positively impacting their overall academic and attendance outcomes. Additionally, this session introduces a progress monitoring tool to manage interventions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about innovative solutions that can enhance your school's intervention processes and support student success.
Speakers
avatar for Julian Rieder

Julian Rieder

MTSS Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
avatar for Marcella Armstrong

Marcella Armstrong

Education Specialist, Behavior Support
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2207/2208
  Learning Environment, Required

3:20pm EDT

Supporting Challenging Behaviors before an FBA
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2213
Speakers
KH

Kristin Herman

Exceptional Education Coordinator, Henrico County Public Schools
Wednesday July 23, 2025 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
2213
  Learning Environment, Choice for all leaders
 
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