Dear Colleagues:

Many of you have asked me to update you about my speaking programs so that we may stay in touch about upcoming conferences, get together to chat, or possibly schedule presentations when I am in your area.

You might note that many of the programs involve school safety, motivating the reluctant learner, and educating the whole child. School and community collaborations, as well as, dropout prevention and alternative education are addressed. A basic theme is that safe and healthy kids learn more and live better. Some programs are for students, some for professionals, and others for communities.

2011
February 3-4, Texas Association for Alternative Education Conference, Austin, Texas
February 5-6, Texas PTA, Austin, Texas
February 24, Wisconsin School Counselor Association Conference, Stevens Point, WI
March 3, Special Education Social Workers In-service, St. Louis, Missouri
March 30, School Health Educators Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 6, 4th Annual Mississippi School for Addiction Professionals, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
April 9, National School Boards Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California
April 12, New Mexico Afterschool Alliance Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 13, Head to Toe Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 1-2, Minnesota School Counselors Association Conference, Brainerd, Minnesota
May 5, Harford County Schools Safety Conference, Bel Air, Maryland
May 12, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
May 20, Illinois Association of School Business Officials Conference, St. Charles, Illinois
June 1, Family Medicine Ninth Annual Scientific Meeting,, CWRU, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
June 20, It's Time School Summit (Coordinated School Health), Austin, Texas
June 22-23, Ohio Coordinated School Health Conference, Newark, Ohio
June 27, Kentucky Youth Leadership Symposium, Frankfort, Kentucky
July 24-27, Texas Teen Tobacco Summit, Montgomery, Texas
August 2, Diversity Youth Leadership Training, Virginia Beach, Virginia
August 16, La Joya ISD Welcome Back Assembly, La Joya, Texas
August 24-25, Fargo Public Schools, North Dakota
August 26, Governor's Safe and Drug Free School Summit, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
August 29, Bishop Flaget Catholic Elementary School, Chillicothe, Ohio
September 2, Hmong College Prep Academy, St. Louis, Minnesota
September 7-15, School Climate Programs for Students in Large Hawaiian High Schools, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii
September 23-24, Suicide Prevention Program, Cody, Wyoming
September 26, PSI-Partners for Success and Intervention Fall Meeting, Twinsburg, Ohio
September 29-30, Indiana Midwest School Social Work Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
October 6, Idaho School Counselor Association Conference, Boise, Idaho
October 9-12, National Dropout Prevention Network Conference, Chicago, Illinois
October 23-27, International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention Conference, Myrtle, Beach, South Carolina
November 2, All Ohio Counselors Conference, Columbus, Ohio
November 4, Florida School Counselor Association Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
November 10, Indiana School Counselors Association Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana

2012
January 26-27, Lorain County Joint Vocational School, Lorain, Ohio
February 29-March 1, Kansas Adult Education Association Conference, Wichita, Kansas
April 23, National School Boards Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
June 13, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Austin, Texas
June 14, Texas Association of Elementary School Principals, Austin, Texas
June 26, Texas School-Based Law Enforcement Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas

2013
May 28, RoughRider Health Promotion Conference, Medora, North Dakota

If you would like more information about any of the programs, please feel free to contact me. drssroka@aol.com