NEARI Mental Health Summit: Creating Safe Spaces for the Modern Educator

The NEARI Mental Health Committee has partnered with the Racial and Social Justice Committee for this year's Mental Health Summit. Together, we will explore key challenges in today’s classrooms, including racial and social justice, LGBTQ+ issues, immigration concerns, and more. Attendees will enjoy a light breakfast and a boxed lunch during our engaging Lunch and Learn panel discussion.

Agenda

8:30am-9:00am Registration

Coffee & light breakfast

9:00-9:15am Welcome

President Val Lawson, Executive Director Mary Barden

9:15-10:15am Keynote Remarks

Larome Myrick, Executive Director, Division of Youth Development, DCYF

10:15-10:30am BREAK

10:30-11:40am SESSION I

• Option A: Speak Up, Speak Out

  • Angela Boisclair, NEANK; Chelsea Anderson, EPEA; Sheree Alves, NEAT

• Option B: Protecting Our Immigrant Students

  • Mary Ann Carroll, Attorney, Henneous Carroll Lombardo LLC

11:50am-12:50pm SESSION II

• Option A: Revamped Scholastic Book Fair

  • Amanda Scott, NEARI

• Option B: Anti-Racism Spaces

  • Alex Lucini, NEARI

1:00-2:00pm LUNCH N' LEARN: Panel Discussion with boxed lunch

Jennifer Lima, North Kingstown School Committee member; Lindsay Paiva, Providence Public School teacher; Alexis, student; Russ Sullivan and Stacie Oullette Sullivan, parents

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