- Lessons from the Field Series -
Supporting Transgender & Nonbinary Students in K-12 Schools
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 3:00 - 4:15 PM ET
Attention: State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Family & Community Engagement Specialists, Parents, and Education Stakeholders
The U.S. Department of Education is hosting a webinar series to address hot topics that are on the top of the educators’ minds. After sharing federal updates, the series features lessons learned and best practices from faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and other places of educational instruction. It also shares a variety of useful resources.
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and the Office for Civil Rights, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join the next Lessons from the Field webinar, Supporting Transgender & Nonbinary Students in K-12 Schools.
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Time: 3:00-4:15 pm EST
Please join the U.S. Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for this webinar featuring educators and experts who will discuss challenges faced by many transgender and nonbinary students and actionable strategies for providing support.
Speakers/Panelists
· Sam Ames, Director, Advocacy and Government Affairs, Trevor Project
· Amy Cannava, High School Psychologist, Arlington County Schools (Virginia)
· Dr. Kathleen Ethier, Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC
· Rae Garrison, Principal, West Jordan Middle School (Utah)
· Sam Long, High School Science Teacher, Denver South High School (Colorado)
· Christian Rhodes, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
· Laura Ross, Middle School Counselor, Forks Middle School (Georgia)
· Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, Executive Director, GLSEN
This event will reference the following resources, which we encourage you to access in advance of the webinar to inform participation:
U.S. Department of Education Resources
· Confronting Anti-LGBTQI+ Harassment in Schools (June 2021)
· Federal Government Back-to-School Address for Transgender Students (August 2021)
· U.S. Department of Education Supporting Transgender Youth in School (June 2021)
CDC Resources
· Creating Safe Schools for LGBTQ+ Youth
· Resilience and Transgender Youth
· Safe and Supportive Environments
· Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)| Data | Adolescent and School Health
External Stakeholder Resources
· 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health: Supporting Trans + Nonbinary Youth section (The Trevor Project)
· A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (The Trevor Project)
· Improving School Climate for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth (GLSEN)
· Model Local Education Agency Policy on Transgender and Nonbinary Students (GLSEN)
For your reference, slides for this presentation will be posted on the event webpage on the day of the event. The recording and other webinar materials will be posted a day after.