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PRESENTERS
Brandon Blom, Principal, Stoneridge Elementary School, Roseville, California
BRANDoN BloM is the principal and lead dreamer of Stoneridge Elementary School in Roseville, California. He is passionate about making school fun for students and staff, as well as looking critically at what schools do to meet the needs of all students. Brandon has been a CUE Rockstar presenter, NAESP presenter, and keynote speaker. He has written about why teachers need to be taken care of, why his school no longer uses computer- based reading systems, and how his school has moved away from old homework policies.
chad Everett , Middle School Language Arts Teacher
cHAD EvERETT currently serves as a middle school language arts teacher in north Mississippi. He is a self-proclaimed literacy and technology geek. His knowledge of effective technology practices to enhance student learning, coupled with his passion
for literacy, makes him a signi cant resource in the school districts with which he works. Previously serving as an instructional technology specialist and educator in student discipline, where he examined the power of restorative discipline practices to transform the student discipline process, he brings all he has learned from his previous roles to his practice with students. He is also deeply involved with community adult literacy, believing
the change needed to transform education extends beyond the school’s walls. Chad serves on the volunteer council and tutors with Literacy Mid-South. He is also a member of The Educator Collaborative, a think-tank and educational consulting organization working to innovate the ways educators learn together.
Dr. Janet Fawcett, Executive Director of Student Support, Renton School District
DR. JANET FAWcETT’S career in education spans more than 25 years — 13 of which have been spent as a principal, and 10 as head of Highlands Elementary School, situated in a diverse urban community outside of Seattle. Taking a student-centered approach, Janet works diligently with her team to support English language learners, increase the level of parental involvement, and help her students read at grade-level.
Reading was and continues to be such a strong emphasis at Highlands Elementary School that the school tallied more than 400,000 reading minutes in the 2016 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, making Highlands Elementary School number one in Washington state
for the sixth year in a row.
Janet currently serves as the executive director of student support for the Renton School District. She oversees special education services, counseling, and MTSS. Literacy continues to be a focus for her as she works on the school system to ensure high-quality learning opportunities for each student.