Agenda Day 1: June 12: 2025 Utah School Safety Conference

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers	Location	More Info
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Check-in	Check-In Day 1
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Welcome	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Dr. Molly Hart - Utah State Board of Education Shauntelle Cota - Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Michele Gay - Safe and Sound Schools Rhett Larsen - Utah State Board of Education (USBE) School Safety Center (SSC)	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote	Perspectives In Prevention: Lessons Learned from the Sandy Hook School Tragedy	Michele Gay - Safe and Sound Schools	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Breakout Session	Morning Breakout Sessions		See Details in Sections Below
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Panel	Leading the Way to Safer School Communities	Michele Gay - Safe and Sound Schools Shauntelle Cota - Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Brian Gard - National Heritage Academies (NHA) Paul Timm, PSP - Safe and Sound Schools Dr. Brad Welle - Grain Valley Schools, MO Chuck Wilson - Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) Dr. Molly Hart - Utah State Board of Education	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Breakout Session	Afternoon Breakout Sessions		See Details in Sections Below
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Keynote	Saving Sycamore: The School Shooting that Never Happened	Molly Bradley Hudgens - Sycamore Middle School, TN	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Start Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers	Location	More Info
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Hearts vs. Handcuffs: Building a Bridge Between Education and Law Enforcement	C.J. Wren - Phoenix Police Department	Room I: Classroom #2 (Lower Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Beyond the Bandaids: An Introduction to K-12 Bleeding Control Programs	Meg Soultz Dr. Savahanna Wagner	Room F: Media Center (Lower Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Utah's SB 170: New Regulations for Emergency Safety Interventions in Schools	Stefie Munk - Spectrum Academy	Room A: Choir Room (Lower Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Navigating Drug Prevention and School Safety: Legal Frameworks and Effective Interventions*	Tanya Albornoz - Utah State Board of Education Chief Matt Pennington - Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) Monica Maio - Utah Juvenile Defender Attorneys, LLC Blake Murdoch - Utah State Courts Brett Peterson - Utah Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to Safety Preparedness in Educational Settings*	Ben Fernandez - Safe and Sound Schools	Room D: Dance Room (Lower)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise	Paul Timm, PSP - Safe and Sound Schools	Room G: Tech Atrium (Upper Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Ensuring a Resilient Campus: The Role of a Capable Guardian in Protecting the School's Culture	Jill Renihan	Room H: Classroom #1 (Lower Level)
10:15 AM	Morning Breakout	Choosing to Survive: Lessons from Red Lake	Missy Dodds - Safe and Sound Schools	Room B: Orchestra Room (Lower Level)

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Start Time	Session Type	Name	Speakers	Location	More Info
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	Crisis Recovery and Interventions: Real Lessons from Two Wisconsin School Tragedies*	Trish Kilpin - Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Office of School Safety (OSS)	Room D: Dance Room (Lower)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	Hearts vs. Handcuffs: Building a Bridge Between Education and Law Enforcement	C.J. Wren - Phoenix Police Department	Room I: Classroom #2 (Lower Level)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	The Use of AI in Crisis Intervention	Ben Fernandez - Safe and Sound Schools	Room A: Choir Room (Lower Level)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	Turning Pain Into Action: A Mother’s Mission for School Safety	Lori Alhadeff - Make Our Schools Safe (MOSS)	Room C: Auditorium (Lower Level)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	What’s Next? Trends & Tech Shaping School Safety	James Gammon Amy Jeffs Steve Johnson Tom McDermott Paul Timm, PSP - Safe and Sound Schools	Room F: Media Center (Lower Level)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	Rethinking School Safety: A Comprehensive Approach to Planning and Development	Missy Dodds - Safe and Sound Schools Michele Gay - Safe and Sound Schools	Room G: Tech Atrium (Upper Level)
1:45 PM	Afternoon Breakout	A Strategic Approach to Community Engagement in School Safety Planning	Dr. Lori Mueller	Room B: Orchestra Room (Lower Level)