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      • Author Ada Rosario Dolch
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      • Denise Langston
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    • #1 - Safety First
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      • Safe to Learn 2016-17 Calendar
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      • 1923 Cleveland School Fire was Catalyst for School Fire Drills
      • Fire Drills Prepare Students for Real-Life Incidents
      • Outstanding Safe to Learn Pilot Project for 2014-2015
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      • What Do You Do With An Idea by Kobi Yamada & Illustrated by Mae Besom >
        • Resource: Examples of Lessons Plans Based Around "What You Do with An Idea"
      • The Mitten by Jan Brett >
        • Sheir Loy Reads "The Mitten" to Help with Safety
      • Sleep Ponies by Gudrun Ongman
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      • "Why Plan?" Documentary
      • 9/11 Webinar 9/13/2016 >
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      • Documentary Films >
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          • Educational Versions
          • ACEs/toxic stress color wheel
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          • The Cat Who Chose to Dream
          • Asian American History
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    • Wander My World With Me Blog Directory 2016
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      • A Taste of My World, Vol. 1
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      • Kanun Andrade
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      • Tiffanie Boldizsar
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Safe to Learn Advisory Council 
Media Updates and Q&A 2016 

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Chate Asvanonda
Chate Asvanonda, CA 
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for gTHIRA Systems, LLC.
  • Los Angeles Police Department 
  • POST (Peace Officer Standard Training) certified instructor 
    About Chate Asvanonda ​
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Dr. Nancy Degnan
Anne (Nancy) Degnan, PhD, New York
  • Director, Academic Initiatives, Earth Institute, Columbia University
  • Dr. Degnan spearheads initiatives and programming in education, training and applied research in sustainability science and practice, as well as in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).  
  • Degnan has consulted with nonprofit and public sector organizations domestically and internationally including the: Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, the United Nations Environment Program, and Development Program,  the National Science Foundation, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, The New York City Department of Education, The Kentucky Technical and Community College System, and the Colombian and Mexican governments.
    About Dr. Nancy Degnan | Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Courage
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Renee Domingo
Renee Domingo, CA
  • IT Business Continuity Manager, Kaiser Permanente
  • Director of Emergency Services and Homeland Security, Oakland Fire Department (Retired 2014)
  • Award Winning Project Impact Coordinator responsible for the implementation and management of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Project Impact initiative, called Project SAFE in Oakland
    About Rene Domingo | Supporting School Safety
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Kim Colella
Kim Colella, Washington
  • Founder Body Sacred
  • Spirit Doula, practicing since 1987
  • Peace Educator and Peace Maker
  • Photographer and Author
  • Wife and Mother
  • Philanthropist
    About Kim Colella
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Dr. Thomas Horton
Dr. Tomas Horton, South Carolina
  • History Instructor, 1986-2015 Porter-Gaud School (Episcopal), Charleston, S.C. (Retired 2015)
  • Author of History 's Lost Moments - The Stories Your Teacher Never Told You (5 books on local history)
    About Dr. Tom Horton | Dr.Tom Horton - History of fire drills, "1923 School Fire Gave us Fire Codes"
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Kay Kar
Kay Karr, Texas
  • President of Responsive Learning
  • School Administration 
  • Evidence Based Education, e-Learning, Training and Video Productions
  • Public Speaking
  • Leadership Development, Instructional Design 
  • Teaching, Educational Leadership
  • Staff Development, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Education Technology
    About Kay Karr | "Why Plan" - Executive Producer | Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike
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Avagene Moore
Avagene Moore, Tennesse
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  • Served as Sole Proprietor, President and Manager of the Emergency Information Infrastructure Project (EIIP), 501(C)3 educational nonprofit for 17 years (based in Lawrence County).
  • Provided Outreach/Communication Support Services for Federal, State and Local Governments on behalf of DHS and FEMA.
  • Coordinated, conducted and moderated Webinars for federal and contractual clients.
  • Established professional network with Governmental, Private Sector, Industrial-Business, Academic and Volunteer Stakeholders.
    About Avagene Moore | My Dream of "A Nation Prepared"
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Sgt. Tracy Moore
Sgt. Tracy Moore, Nevada
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  • Sergeant, Washoe County School District Police Department
  • Emergency Manager Washoe County School District 
  • Exercise Director for the Urgent Solidarity exercise for Washoe County in 2013
  • Deputy Washoe County Sheriff’s Office (Training Officer, Hostage Negotiator  Fire Safety Officer) 
  • Volunteer Firefighter (19 years)
    About Sgt. Tracy Moore
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Captain Jim Olsen
Captain Jim Olsen, Colorado
  • Emergency Manager, Littleton Fire Rescue (LFR)
  • Paramedic Captain
  • HazMat Team Manager since 2004

​About Captain Jim Olsen | School Shootings - What Have We Learned?  ​

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Barbara Thurman, J.D., Washtington
  • Safety policy consultant to the Washington State Office of Public Instruction
  • President of Thurman Consulting
  • Award winning public educator, author and speaker, delivering presentations and training across the United States
  • Facilitates the development of supportive learning environments and reduction and prevention of youth problem behaviors and with particular focus on school safety policy guidelines, procedures and practices of schools and their stakeholders. 
  • Keynote speaker at conferences increasing awareness, effectiveness and collaboration in the area of Emergency Management, School Safety, Diversity, Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination.
  • 26 years of Emergency Management experiences at both the state and local level and earned a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law.
    About Barbara Thurman
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Safe to Learn Media Directory
Media Directory | TEPSA Conference June 2016 | Authors | Advisory Council | More About Safe to Learn | Three Questions
“Safety and security don’t just happen; they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. 
 We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.”
 
~ Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa



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