Northeast School Safety Summit
Northeast School Safety Summit
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AGENDA

  • Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  • Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time Session Type Name Speakers More Info
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM (EDT)WelcomeWelcome & Opening Remarks 
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM (EDT)KeynotePerspectives In Prevention: From Sandy Hook to SycamoreMichele Gay - Safe and Sound Schools
Molly Bradley Hudgens - Cheatham County School District
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)BreakStretch, Network & Visit Exhibitor Booths 
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)KeynoteBeyond Behavior: Addressing Trauma as a Core School Safety StrategyDr. Amy Grosso - Raptor Technologies
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)LunchLunch 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)PanelThe Leadership Lens: Shaping Safer School CommunitiesMo Canady - National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
Dr. Amy Grosso - Raptor Technologies
Ben Fernandez - Safe and Sound Schools
Jill Renihan
Dr. Gabriel Lomas - Gallaudet University
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM (EDT)KeynoteThe Human Element of School SafetyMo Canady - National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)BreakStretch, Network & Visit Exhibitor Booths 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)KeynoteAI, Sextortion & Safety: Rethinking Prevention for Today’s YouthCasey Jones - National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Time Session Type Name Speakers More Info
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM (EDT)WelcomeWelcome & Opening Remarks 
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM (EDT)KeynoteBeyond Thoughts and Prayers: Actionable Steps to Help Stop School Shootings 
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)BreakStretch, Network & Visit Exhibitor Booths  
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)KeynoteNavigating the Current Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Landscape: Lessons Learned and How We Can Improve Our SystemsDr. Melissa Nelson - Park Dietz & Associates, Inc.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)LunchLunch 
12:30 PM - 2:15 PM (EDT)KeynoteFrom Shock to Strategy: Managing Unexpected Radicalization in K–12 SettingsJulie Robinson, M.Ed. CAGS
Melanie Stephenson, M.S.W., LCSW - Loudoun County Public Schools
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)BreakStretch, Network & Visit Exhibitor Booths 
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM (EDT)KeynoteSafety is a Leadership Decision Ben Fernandez - Safe and Sound Schools
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)ClosingClosing Comments 

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