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Effective School Engagement for High Risk Youth with Dr. Ken Seeley

Friday, May 13, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (PT)

San Jose, CA

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Effective School Engagement for High Risk Youth:
Less Punitive Alternatives to Zero Tolerance Policies and Practices

 

Friday, May 13th
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM


NEW LOCATION:
San José City Hall,
Council Wing Rooms
200 E Santa Clara Street,
San José CA 95113


  Ken Seeley

Speaker: Dr. Ken Seeley, Founder
The Partnership for Families and Children,
National Center for School Engagement
  • Dr. Seeley founded the Colorado Foundation for Families and Children in 1993 and has since served as the President and CEO, the organization is now called The Partnership for Families and Children.
  • He developed the National Center for School Engagement in 2003 as a national resource for reducing truancy, dropouts and  improving school climate.
  • Dr. Seeley has a background in working with at risk youth in schools, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse settings, as well as serving as principal of the Laboratory School at the University of Northern Colorado.
  • He continues as a faculty member teaching program evaluation, research, and educational leadership.
  • He has served as a policy analyst and consultant for the Center for Study of Social Policy and many foundations including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Colorado Trust and the Piton Foundation.
  • He was a founder of Grantmakers Evaluation Network which merged to form Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
  • He currently serves as co-principal investigator of two five- year evaluations of the Safe Schools Healthy Students federal grants in Adams County, and Pueblo City Schools.
  • He is member of the board of Colorado School Based Health Center Association and the Bea Romer College of Parental Arts.


    Connecting resources to achieve impact.

    Sponsored by:
    Supervisor George Shirakawa
    San José Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force
    Santa Clara County Mental Health Department
    Office of the Public Defender
    County Office of Education

For more information contact:
Mariel Caballero
Management Analyst
Office of the Public Defender
(408) 299-7795
mcaballero@pdo.sccgov.org