2011 Summit for Professional Growth
2011 Summit for Professional Growth
Today’s Resilience is Tomorrow’s Success
October 4–6
Englewood Civic Center
1000 Englewood Parkway, 2nd floor
Englewood, CO 80110
summit@englewoodgov.org
Don’t miss out on this year’s Summit for Professional Growth, a three-day training conference designed for public-sector employees. You and your staff will benefit from top local talent delivering workshops on communication skills, management skills, productivity, and current workplace issues.
This year’s keynote speakers include Global Walk’s Polly Letofsky, DU Ethics Professor Corey Ciochetti, and Olympic athlete Trish Downing.
Download this year’s full schedule of speakers.
Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge – right in your own backyard!
Full Conference: $150
Single Day: $60
Register online!
For more information, please contact Karen Main, City of Englewood, @ 303-762-2327 or email the Summit @ summit@englewoodgov.org.
Senator Linda Newell will join Centennial in proclaiming October as Conflict Resolution Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 16 2011
CONTACT:
Eddie Stern, Communications Director, (303) 866-4882, edward.stern@state.co.us
Jack Wylie, Deputy Communications Director, (303) 866-3005, jack.wylie@state.co.us
Senator Linda Newell will join Centennial in proclaiming October as Conflict Resolution Month
Joins state and local leaders to support the use of conflict resolution methods to solve problems and build stronger communities
CENTENNIAL— Monday, the City of Centennial will proclaim October 2011 Conflict Resolution Month. Senator Linda Newell (D-Littleton) will take part in the event with the Centennial City Council and the Association for Conflict Resolution. Many towns and cities across the state are also taking part in recognizing Conflict Resolution Month in the weeks ahead.
The proclamation will take place Monday, September 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the Centennial City Council Chambers.
Conflict resolution includes a wide range of methods for addressing conflict such as negotiation, mediation, diplomacy and creative peacebuilding.
Senator Newell is a champion for the use of conflict resolution in our society, and she has worked to raise awareness and incorporate the practice into Colorado’s laws. This most recent legislative session, Senator Newell sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 11-049, recognizing the work of conflict resolution organizations throughout the state.
During October 2011, Conflict Resolution Month, all Coloradans are invited to participate by joining in and creating events that promote and celebrate the use of productive conflict resolution in their communities.
WHAT: The City of Centennial will issue a proclamation that October 2011 be recognized as Conflict Resolution Month
WHEN: Monday, September 19, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Centennial City Council Chambers, 13133 East Arapahoe Road
WHO: Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon
Members of the Centennial City Council
State Senator Linda Newell
Mary Zinn, Zinn Mediation Associates
Rita Hyland, Rita Hyland Consulting
Third meeting of the Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 29 2011CONTACT:
Jack Wylie, Deputy Communications Director, (303) 866-3005, jack.wylie@state.co.us
Eddie Stern, Communications Director, (303) 866-4882, edward.stern@state.co.us
TOMORROW: School Discipline Task Force to hold third meeting
Committee will hear from education community and hear about approaches other states are taking
DENVER— Tomorrow, the Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline will hold its third meeting at the Colorado State Capitol. The task force was formed to examine problems with discipline policies in public schools and recommend legislation for the 2012 legislative session. The task force brings together legislators and citizens who represent a wide array of stakeholders including parents, teachers, school administrators, law enforcement, district attorneys and child advocates.
The committee will hear presentations from members of the education community including Colorado Department of Education staff, teachers and school administrators and school resource officers. The committee will also receive a presentation from the Education Commission of the States and the National Conference of State Legislatures on potential solutions being considered in other states around the country.
The meeting will be held in the basement of the Colorado State Capitol at 8:30 am in Committee Room 0112. To view the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting, click here.
WHAT: Third meeting of the Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline WHEN: Tomorrow, August 30 at 8:30 am WHERE: Colorado State Capitol Basement, Committee Room 0112 WHO: The Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline consists of:
Sen. Linda Newell, Chair Rep. B.J. Nikkel, Vice Chair Sen. Evie Hudak Rep. Claire Levy Sen. Keith King Rep. Libby Szabo Kim Dvorchak Marco Nuñez Stephanie Garcia Yvette Plummer Stan Garnett Doug Ross Ben Cairns Marjorie “Peg” Rudden John Jackson Lori Smith For more information on the Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline, visit the task force website.
Task Force Meeting Schedule:
August 30
September 12
October 12
October 18 (if needed)Background:
Over the last ten years, nearly 100,000 students across the state have been referred to law enforcement by their schools. The majority of these referrals have been for minor offenses that reflect normal adolescent behavior and do not threaten school safety. Behavior that once would have resulted in a trip to the principal’s office or a call home now results in an arrest or a trip to juvenile court. The school discipline crisis in Colorado prevents thousands of students from getting the quality education they deserve, and often undermines school safety.
The task force was created by Senate Bill 133, sponsored by Senators Linda Newell (D-Littleton) and Evie Hudak (D-Westminster) and Representative B.J. Nikkel (R-Loveland), which passed the legislature earlier this year.
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