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Welcome to our 2025 Conference "Surf’s Up! Riding the Waves of Oppotrunity"
For registration, lodging and other up-to-date conference information please visit our CCEA website:
https://cceanet.org/ccea-conference-2025/
Thursday, April 24
 

7:00am PDT

Thursday Early Morning Registration Pacific Foyer

8:30am PDT

Model School Visits Pacific Foyer

5:00pm PDT

Thursday Early Evening Registration Pacific Foyer

6:30pm PDT

Meet & Greet Flamingo LawnCCEA Plus • CCEA Plus Board and Ambiance Committee
 
Friday, April 25
 

7:00am PDT

Buffet Breakfast & General Session: Region Pride Day - Wear Your Region Color Day Pacific Ballroom Registration Pacific Foyer

7:45am PDT

Welcome Message and Introductions Pacific Ballroom

8:00am PDT

Keynote Message with Jacie Ragland Pacific BallroomCDE • Jacie Ragland

9:15am PDT

Preparing Students for Career and Academic Success Pacific INueva Vista High School • James Wandrie • Lucy Centeno • Richard Bullock • School District Employee Brain Breaks in the Classroom Sunset 1Vista West High School • Karen Roberts • School District Employee MUHSD MTSS Pacific GMerced Union High School District • Torrin Johnson • School District Employee Purpose Driven School Pacific FVal Verde High School • James Toth II • Brandon Mosely • Eric Bjornstad • School District Employee Ghosting is for Phones, Not Schools: Building Meaningful Connections on Campus Palm 7Mojave High School • Hesperia Unified School District • Chris Fore • School District Employee We Can Do Hard Things Together Pacific HColumbus High School-Downey Unified School District • Bianca Farina • School District Employee Every Student is One Caring Adult Away from Changing their Narrative Pacific CCalifornia Department of Education • Karrie Rachelle Sequeira • Pamela Cajucom • Sara Eaton • CDE “He said what???” When a student says something scary. Pacific ECNUSD • Joe Antonelli • School District Employee Classroom Climate and Supporting the Trauma Impacted Student Sunset 2Mount Toro High School/Salinas Union High School District • Matthew B Fleming • School District Employee Studio PLC at Continuation HS Pacific DValley High School • Catarina E Kohnen • Myron Kwai • Bertha Jimenez • School District Employee Teaching to students who have given up on learning using AI Skyview 2Annapolis Creed LLC • Jordan B Smith Jr • Consultant A+ Attendance Campaigns Skyview 1San Andreas • SBCUSD • Dorie Stratton • Cristina Topete • Audra LaChausse • School District Employee

10:30am PDT

Expectations, Current State, and the GAP between Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Candice Rochelle Adamson • School District Employee 9th Grade Academy to Promote an Essential Transitional Academic Year Pacific FWestbury Union Free School District • Paul A Pelech • School District Employee Beyond the Think-Pair-Share: Creating Conversations in the Alt.Ed Classroom Pacific CAdelante High School • Roseville Joint Union High School District • Erin Cook • School District Employee Developing an After School Credit Recovery Program Pacific HAlessandro H.S. Hemet USD • Ryan Berkowsky • Jeremy Sparks • Brian Knibb • School District Employee Educational Updates: Continuation Education in the Light of New Changes Sunset 1Capitol Advisors Group • Barrett Snider • CCEA Lobbyist MTSS - Beyond Tier 3 Pacific GHart District - Bowman Continuation High School • Daniel Kingery • School District Employee CCEA Plus Leadership Academy Presents: Comparing Comprehensive School Sites vs Continuation Sites Palm 7Modesto City Schools • Rachelle Barkus • School District Employee Lead Like Lasso: Science-based Leadership Strategies for Alternative High School Educators Pacific EThriving YOUniversity • Joelle Hood • Consultant SPAR(C)king Resilience in the Classroom Sunset 2Mount Toro High School/Salinas Union High School District • Matthew B Fleming • School District Employee

11:45am PDT

Lunch, 2025 Professional Awards Luncheon Pacific Ballroom

2:00pm PDT

Preparing Students for Jobs in the Legal Profession by supporting Youth Courts Palm 7Parents • Educators/Teachers & Students in Action • Seymour Amster • Consultant Gil Lab: Innovative credit recovery program: "Last Chance U" but a "First Chance of Hope" Pacific HGilbert High/Anaheim Union • Jenni Camarena • School District Employee Mustang Academy: Pioneering 9th Grade Program Pacific FCalaveras Hills High School • Kimi Lynn Schmidt • Teresa Zesati Quezada • School District Employee Successful ELA Strategies Sunset 1Orange Grove High School • Corona-Norco Unified School District • Donia Ismail • School District Employee The Apathy Antidote: Empowering Positive Student Engagement in the Classroom Pacific EThriving YOUniversity • Joelle Hood • Consultant All Things MTSS Pacific ISierra High School • SBCUSD • Vance Bee • School District Employee Implementing an Equity Multiplier Framework to Support Student Mental Health and Resilience Pacific GFullBloom - EmpowerU • Erika Cedergren • Chris Fore • Business ‘Success at NVHS’ Orientation Course:  An innovative approach to re-engaging students with the classroom and community. Pacific DNew Valley High School • Santa Clara Unified School District • Adam Siegel • Lindsey Couto • School District Employee Building School Culture at an Alternative Education Site Sunset 3Calla High School (Manteca Unified School District) • Michele Bryson • School District Employee Integrating Social-Emotional Supports to Enhance Academic Achievement Sunset 2Escondido Union High School District • Adriana Bonilla • Ulisess Hernandez • School District Employee “What is wrong with that kid?” Part 1. Navigating challenging behavior. Pacific CCNUSD • Joe Antonelli • School District Employee Empowering Struggling Students: Practical Literacy Building Strategies for all Disciplines. Skyview 1Nueva High School Continuation • Marion DeWilde • Zulma Guerra • Soledad Cervantes • School District Employee Trauma Informed Leadership: Mindful approaches for school administrators Skyview 2Mount Toro High School/Salinas Union High School District • Matthew B Fleming • School District Employee

3:00pm PDT

Time with Vendors/Coffee Break/Student Art Showcase Pacific Foyer & Pacific Ballroom

3:30pm PDT

Riding the Literacy Wave: How the Science of Reading Elevates Alternative Education Sunset 1Lexia Learning • Pearl Mathieu • Linda Ramirez • Jenna Hibbard • Consultant Sierra CTE S.H.I.N.E.s: Sparking Success through Early College Opportunities Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Audra LaChausse • Sharon Cowley • Veronica Pena • Syntya Carrasco Bautista • School District Employee Alternative Placement Committee Pacific EEUHSD • CCEA Plus Board • Daniel Barajas • School District Employee Amistad HS: A multi-tiered approach to student success Pacific GAmistad High School • Richard Pimentel • Christina Fontes • School District Employee Directed Studies: A Homeroom Course to help build relationships and increase graduation rate Sunset 3Calla High School (Manteca Unified School District) • Michele Bryson • Horacio Mercado • School District Employee Defying the Odds: An Immigrant Educator's Counterstory, from Continuation Student to Doctoral Graduate Pacific FTracy High School • Socorro Rojas • School District Employee Positive Alternatives to Problematic Behaviors: Building Bridges through Preventive and Restorative Practices Palm 7California Department of Education • Dan Sackheim • CDE • School District Employee Reimagining School-Based Wellness Programs: Building Sustainable Solutions for Mental Health, Racial Equity, and Youth Empowerment in an Alternative Education High School Sunset 2Hayward Unified School District • Yvette Beavers • Michelle Paronia • Kwasi T. Reed • Denise Moreno • School District Employee “What is wrong with that kid?” Part 2. How to help students (and maybe adults) with challenging behavior.  Pacific CCNUSD • Joe Antonelli • School District Employee

4:45pm PDT

Drum Circles, A Participatory Example of Positive Alternatives to Negative Behaviors Flamingo LawnCalifornia Department of Education • Dan Sackheim • CDE • School District Employee

5:15pm PDT

Dinner on Your Own TBA
 
Saturday, April 26
 

7:00am PDT

Buffet Breakfast: School Pride Day - Wear Your School Gear Pacific Ballroom

8:30am PDT

General Session Regional Baskets and Vendor Prizes Raffle/Auction Pacific BallroomCCEA Plus • CCEA Board • School District Employee

9:15am PDT

Project Based Learning’s Place in Continuation Schools Sunset 1Calaveras Hills High School • Lauren Sandoval • Raquel Mendoza • School District Employee Seal of Civic Engagement Project/Mt. Olympus Sunset 2Central Unified /Pershing Continuation • Jill Young • Susan Good • Jack Geiger • School District Employee Sierra CTE S.H.I.N.E.s: Holistic Help, Hope, and High Achievement Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Vance Bee • Samuel Betancourt • Candice Adamson • School District Employee Continuous Cycle of Improvement - SPSA Writing with SSC Pacific FLos Angeles Unified School District • Marty Barrios • School District Employee Gleaning ADA from longer term IDS Pacific HAlessandro High School • Ben Adams • Matt Centofranchi • School District Employee Learn All About the New and Improved Model Continuation High School and Model Community Day School Applications Pacific CCDE • CCEA Plus • Dan Sackheim • CCEA Plus Board • School District Employee Unifying Staff to Impact School Culture Palm 7Frontier High School • Annette Ledezma • Richard Rodriguez, • School District Employee Using Community Cultural Wealth to Center Your Student' Cultural  Assets Pacific GBoynton HS • Campbell Union High School District • Jennie Hall • School District Employee “What is wrong with that kid?” Part 1. Navigating challenging behavior. Pacific ECNUSD • Joe Antonelli • School District Employee Fatherless Boys, Addressing Their Needs and Fostering Success Sunset 3Orange Grove High School • Corona-Norco Unified School District • Carlos Guillen • School District Employee CCAE Plus Leadership Academy Presents: Aspiring Administrator Workshop for Continuation Schools. Skyview 2Modesto City Schools • Rachelle Barkus • School District Employee CCEA Plus Leadership Academy Presents: Transitioning Students Best Practices Skyview 1Citrus High School • Jerry Abrica • School District Employee Designing a Culturally Responsive Orientation Program for Alternative Ed. Students ~ Valley High School Pacific DValley High School • Monica Lee • Noemi Iraci • School District Employee

10:30am PDT

Empowering Alternative School Students Through Computer Science: Career Pathways and Opportunities with Amazon Future Engineer Sunset 1Annapolis Creed LLC • Jordan B Smith Jr • Consultant Unlocking Student Potential and Buy In: What data collection can be in alternative education. Pacific GWasco Independence High School • Kayla Castillo • School District Employee Sierra CTE S.H.I.N.E.s: Igniting Internships, Industry Certifications, and Impactful Work-Based Learning Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Veronica Pena • Syntya Carrasco Bautista • Sara Bogdan • Sharon Cowley • School District Employee Amistad HS: A multi-tiered approach to student success Pacific FAmistad High School • Richard Pimentel • Christina Fontes • School District Employee Navigating Independent Study Pacific HSBCUSD • Roberts Christie • School District Employee Ask CCEA Plus Leaders All Your Questions About the New and Improved Model Continuation High School and Model Community Day School Recognition Programs Pacific CCDE • CCEA Plus • Dan Sackheim • CCEA Plus Board • School District Employee Tips for New Continuation School Administrators Palm 7Frontier High School • Margie Moriarty • School District Employee “What is wrong with that kid?” Part 2. How to help students (and maybe adults) with challenging behavior.  Pacific ECNUSD • Joe Antonelli • School District Employee WASC ... Streamlined!  New for You! Sunset 2WASC • Nadine Elwood • Marilyn George • Consultant

11:30am PDT

Lunch on Your Own TBA

12:45pm PDT

Time with Vendors/Coffee Break/Student Art Showcase Pacific Foyer & Pacific Ballroom

1:30pm PDT

Preparing Students for Career and Academic Success Pacific GNueva Vista High School • James Wandrie • Lucy Centeno • Richard Bullock • School District Employee Developing Lessons for Various Student Personality and Communication Styles Pacific CGlen View High School Beaumont Unified School District • Bob Blanck • School District Employee Get Curious, NOT Furious: Strategies for Supporting Challenging Behaviors Pacific EThriving YOUniversity • Liz Toruno • Consultant Teach My Best Sunset 1AUHSD • Dr. Luis Luarca • Other Sierra CTE S.H.I.N.E.s: Navigating Next-Level Curriculum for CTE and Core Classes Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Sharon Cowley • Candice Adamson • School District Employee Directed Studies: A Homeroom Course to help build relationships and increase graduation rate Sunset 3Calla High School (Manteca Unified School District) • Michele Bryson • Horacio Mercado • School District Employee The Bridge to Belonging: Connecting New Students at Sequoia High School Pacific DSequoia High School • Gabe Saldana • School District Employee Leveraging the Community Schools Strategy in Alternative Education Schools and Programs Pacific FGilbert High School • Anaheim Union High School District • Jose Lara • School District Employee WASCING with Purpose Sunset 2Columbus High School-Downey Unified School District • Bianca Farina • School District Employee Discover AVID in a Continuation School Setting Palm 7Valley High School • Sharon Clark • Jose Espinoza • School District Employee Fatherless Boys, Addressing Their Needs and Fostering Success Skyview 2Orange Grove High School • Corona-Norco Unified School District • Carlos Guillen • School District Employee

2:45pm PDT

Empathy Strategies for working with difficult students, parents  and co-workers Pacific CGlen View High School Beaumont Unified School District • Bob Blanck • School District Employee Forestry & Community Connections Pacific HSequoia High School • Sofia Pacheco • Anna Gurevitz • School District Employee Navigating Students’ Pathways: Embracing AI/AR/VR's Role in Career Exploration Pacific EzSpace • Inc. • Amanda Austin • David Elliott • Business Sierra CTE S.H.I.N.E.s: Elevated Experiences for Equitable Transitions After High School Pacific ISBCUSD - Sierra HS • Sara Bogdan • Audra LaChausse • Candice Adamson • School District Employee Building School Culture at an Alternative Education Site Sunset 3Calla High School (Manteca Unified School District) • Michele Bryson • School District Employee Intakes & WINS Sunset 2Clovis Community Day School • Katie Hammond • Casey Olson • School District Employee Peer to Peer: Building community and equipping students to find their voice Sunset 1Calvine High School • Corrie Soderlund • Cedric Barron • School District Employee Positive & Practical: Transforming Discipline for Classroom and School  Success! Pacific FGilbert High School • Anaheim Union High School District • Jose Lara • School District Employee

5:30pm PDT

Bus Transportation to the Midway Pacific Foyer

6:30pm PDT

President's Reception Midway

7:00pm PDT

Model School Gala MidwayCCEA Plus • Office of the Governor • CCEA Plus Board • Ms. Jacie Ragland, and Dan Sackhiem
 
Sunday, April 27
 

7:00am PDT

Closing Breakfast: Self Care Pride Day - Wear your favorite quote or positive affirmation Pacific Ballroom

9:00am PDT

CCEA Plus Board Q & A Pacific BallroomCCEA Plus • CCEA Plus Board of Directors • School District Employee

10:00am PDT

Conference Closing Pacific Ballroom
 
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