1. 1
2nd
Annual Safe Schools Summit Schedule
Saturday, April 6, 9am-5pm
Common Ground High School
7:30-9am: Registration/Chapter Table Set-up (between Cafeteria and Classrooms 5, 6, 7)
Registration Check-in (Starts at 8am) (between Cafeteria and Classrooms 5, 6, 7)
Resource Table Setup (Cafeteria)
9-9:55am: Opening Session (Cafeteria)
1. Welcome (Alberto, Julian, and Roberto) - 2 min.
2. Introduction to GLSEN and Connecticut Chapter (Alberto) - 3 min.
3. Introduction to Student Org. Team: Jump-Start and SOCO (Julian and Roberto) - 3 min.
4. Statement of Summit Goals/Objectives (Alberto, Julian, and Roberto) - 2 min.
5. Keynote Speaker CT State Senator Andrew Maynard (with Introduction by GLSEN
Connecticut Board Member Anthony Brisson) (25 min.; Q & A if time allows)
6. Review of Community Agreements (Student Org. Team Members) - 5 min.
7. Introduction to Common Ground High School/Sustainable Features (Nyasia) - 3 min.
8. Review of Community Expectations, Emergency Plan, and Schedule (Alberto) - 5 min.
10-11am: Student Org. and Adult Workshops, Session 1
Student Org. Workshop: GSAs (Please Choose One)
Option A: GSA 101: Creating and Building GSAs (Room 5) - Jenna, Erica
Option B: GSA Leadership and Management (Room 6) - Julian, Kash
Option C: GSA Activities and Icebreakers (Room 7) - Roberto, Julia
Adult Workshop: A Plan for Implementing Safe School Policies (Library)
Dr. William Howe, State Title IX Coordinator, Connecticut State Department of Education
11:05am-12:05pm: Student Org. and Adult Workshops, Session 2
Student Org. Workshops: Days of Action/Support (Please Choose One)
Option A: Day of Silence (Room 7) - Hanna, Nyasia
Option B: Ally Week/NNCW (Room 6) - Andy, James
Option C: Support for Trans* Students (Room 5) - Skylar, Calliope
Adult Workshop: A Lesson From History: Making School Inviting for Everyone (Library)
Anthony Brisson and Dr. Sarah Brzozowy, State Education Resource Center (SERC)
12:05-1:05pm: Lunch (Cafeteria)
1:10-2:10pm: Student Org. and Adult Workshops, Session 3
Student Org. Workshops: Middle Schools (Please Choose One)
Option A: Invisibility and Building Awareness of LGBTQ M.S. Issues (Room 7) - Andy,
Jenna
Option B: Creating and Building Support for M.S. GSAs (Room 6) - Julian, Hanna
Option C: Building Administrative/Faculty Support for LGBTQ M.S. Students (Room 5) -
Skylar, James

2. 2
2nd
Annual Safe Schools Summit Schedule
Saturday, April 6, 9am-5pm
Common Ground High School
INTERNAL COPY (Con’t)
1:10-2:10pm: Student Org. and Adult Workshops, Session 3 (Con’t)
Adult Workshop: How to be an Ally to Students of Color (Library)
Ricardo Martinez, GLSEN National Community Initiatives Manager and Chapter Liaison
2:15-3:15pm: Student Org. and Adult Workshops, Session 4
Student Org. Workshops: Students of Color (SOC) (Please Choose One)
Option A: Trans* SOC (Room 5) - Calliope, Kash
Option B: Being an Ally to LGBTQ SOC (Room 6) - Roberto, Julia
Option C: Hip-Hop Music/Culture and Safe Schools (Room 7) - Nyasia, Erica
Adult Workshop: GSA Roundtables (Cafeteria)
Joy Lenters, GLSEN Connecticut GSA Outreach Coordinator/Secretary (Facilitator)
Libby Abraham, Ansonia High School (Panelist)
Tasia Kimball, Amity Regional High School (Panelist)
Jim Yanelli, Choate Rosemary Hall (Panelist)
3:15-3:45pm: Networking Break with Coffee, Snacks, and Refreshments (Cafeteria)
Resource Tables (Cafeteria)
3:45-5pm: Closing Session (Cafeteria)
1. Q&A (for speakers/workshop facilitators, chapter, team, and community partners with
resource tables)- 20-30 min.
2. Open Mic with Community Partners, “Shout-outs,” and Acknowledgments
3. Evaluations: Please Submit to Anyone in Chapter
PLEASE NOTE: The chapter reserves the right to limit the number of attendees for all Student Org. workshops,
if necessary. Please have a second choice.