RISE Convening
Gather virtually with districts and schools from across the country that have implemented RISE to share successes, challenges, and best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from their peers, ask questions, and share their own RISE success stories.
Agenda and Registration
RISE Convening: Town Hall - A Celebration of Success
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 12:00-12:45 pm EST
Join us for a celebration of your achievement!
During the Town Hall - A Celebration of Success, we'll highlight stories and best practices from RISE schools across the country. Then, get a preview of the exciting content we have planned for the day ahead in the RISE Convening Session Series.
Town Hall Moderators : Elizabeth Cook (she/her) and Leronda Sharpes (she/her), Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Breakout Sessions
The Self-Care We All Deserve
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 1:00-1:25 pm EST
This session will share an approach to self-care that is holistic, accessible, and collective. We'll invite participants to ground their understanding in the origins of self-care that come from Black and Indigenous wisdom as an attempt to move away from individual self-care and into the powerful and impactful practice of collective care.
Participants will have the opportunity to practice a self-care strategy in the session that they may not have tried before. We'll wrap up by discussing how we can bring the insights and strategies from the session back to our school communities.
Session Moderators: Kat Satterley and Lila Givens, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Rebuilding Connection: Best Practices to Reinvigorate Your School Community
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 1:30-1:55 PM EST
In this session, we will Identify ways to foster relationship-building in order to build a supportive school community. Research shows, positive peer relationships among staff members creates a sense of belonging, increases collaboration, and positively impacts staff well-being. There are many ways to connect! We will share best-practices for building school community that best fits your school team especially thinking about the start of the new school year.
Session Moderators: Kate Berg (she/her) and Stephanie Strockis (she/her), Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Making a Feel-Good Plan
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 2:00-2:25 PM EST
Adults and students have been experiencing a lot day to day. In this session we will make a "Feel Good Plan" to help us feel our best when we are stressed or feeling down. This will be an opportunity to share best practices for self-awareness and self-management, and explore what it means to make a Feel Good Plan for ourselves, and as a tool to help students.
Session Moderators: Megan Gildin (she/her) and Isabel Galvez Lara (she/her), Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Mental Wellness Takes All of Us
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | 2:30-2:55 PM EST
You don’t need years of training or a psychology degree to offer support to students or colleagues struggling with mental health challenges. Join us for a conversation about a simple but powerful framework you can use to support students when you see changes in their thoughts, feelings or behaviors. We'll share tips for how to build a culture of mental wellness in your school or district.
Session Moderator: Cat Willet (she/her), Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Modeling the Path to Self-Regulation for Students Through Me Moments
3:00-3:30pm ET
Effective learning requires both students and adults to feel safe, calm, and focused. Join us to walk through our newest toolkit: Me Moments, which teaches adults and young people how to co-create strategies for self-regulation. The toolkit includes a variety of strategies and options for any type of learning environment. This webinar is designed for educators and caregivers.
This webinar is part of a series, "Reset for Readiness: Safe and Healthy In-person Learning." View past recordings or learn about future webinars at https://thrivingschools.kaiserpermanente.org/covid19-webinars
Success Stories
After a year of building support, assessing your school environment, creating an action plan, and taking action, it’s time to stop and reflect on everything you have accomplished. We should not only celebrate within our Leadership Team, but also engage other audiences to share in our accomplishments—large and small—to inspire and continue to build momentum around social-emotional health improvements!
Now it's your turn! Submit a success story below.