CCEA Plus 2025 Surf's Up! Riding the Waves of Opportunity

CCEA Plus 2025 Surf's Up! Riding the Waves of Opportunity

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/

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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 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 Discover AVID in a Continuation School Setting Palm 7Valley High School • Sharon Clark • Jose Espinoza • 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 Intakes & WINS Pacific HClovis Community Day School • Katie Hammond • Casey Olson • 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 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

Digital Beats and Historical Feats Palm 7Ruben Salazar High School • Erik Chaffino • School District Employee 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 Ghosting is for Phones, Not Schools: Building Meaningful Connections on Campus Pacific DMojave High School • Hesperia Unified School District • Chris Fore • Martin Hoover • Carl Kirby • Patrick Kuhns • 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 SEL for Students and Teachers Pacific GColumbus High • Downey Unified • Jennifer LaMar • 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