This workshop is for teachers, administrators and counselors. For more
information on the workshop please call Andy Stamp at jas8s@... or
434-924-7925. The registration information is below and online at
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/centers/vass/VASSDocuments/Brochures/Beha
vvioralWorkshopDecVASSFlier111605.pdf (note: this is a long URL. You may
have to cut and paste the entire URL in your browser). Some of the text
from the document is below. The deadline to reserve hotel rooms at the
group rate was November 21. However, there may still be space available at
the regular rate. Registration deadline for the workshop is December 8.

Join Virginia Counselors & Administrators for a Dynamic Workshop on:

“Sexual Assault in Our Schools: What School Counselors & Administrators can
do to Prevent the Growing Problem”

Sponsored by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents with
National Presenter Katherine Koestner

Monday, December 12, 2005 from 9am-12noon at the Hotel Roanoke

Continental breakfast & lunch included in $100 registration fee

Part I:
Sexual Misconduct and America’s Students

A sixteen-year-old sophomore in Maryland meets his history teacher in the
parking lot of the local grocery store on Friday nights for sexual liaisons.
A ninth-grade girl is sexually assaulted by a twelfth-grade boy in a school
storage closet in New Jersey. In Hawaii, two male students check-out the
school video camera from the library, take it to a car in the student
parking lot and proceed to film the sex they have with a cheerleader. After
school, the boys then show the tape to the football team in the locker room.
What can school superintendents do about these incidents? What must they
do?

In the post-Gebser and Davis legal era of school liability for deliberate
indifference, compounded by the peak risk of sexual assault and abuse by
students between ages five to twelve for boys and twelve to eighteen for
girls, superintendents must examine their risk management strategies,
policies and protocols for this “social issue.” Higher education has
undergone a drastic systemic change relating to sexual misconduct issues
over the last decade and accountability is now squarely on the shoulders of
superintendents. School districts are just beginning the metamorphosis
that colleges experienced five to ten years ago.

This in-depth discourse on sexual misconduct by Katie Koestner, who appeared
on the cover of TIME Magazine’s 1991 Date Rape Issue, will challenge you to
confront this hyper-sexual culture in your school district and form policies
that will protect schools from liability.

Presentation Approach

After appearing on the cover of TIME Magazine as a result of her rape at the
College of William and Mary in 1990, Katie Koestner began working with
hundreds of schools on how to educate students about sexual assault
prevention and awareness. Ms. Koestner’s own case was the first of its kind
to be discussed in the national media. Because sexual assault happens most
frequently to the kindergarten through college age group, Ms. Koestner has
spent over a decade working with colleges, school districts and the United
States Military to develop sound educational approaches to the prevention of
sexual violence among students. Her models and recommendations address the
latest permutations of sexual violence among students and have been
influential in shaping the way that many schools approach this difficult
topic.
Ms. Koestner weaves together critical facts about sexual assault with the
story of her own victimization, blending in just the right amount of humor
to help participants feel comfortable with the difficult subject. Examples
and case studies from districts across the country are provided to
illustrate permutations of the problem. Additionally, prevention education
strategies are introduced that have been successfully employed to change
negative sexual culture. Handouts and a question and answer session are
also included.
Brief Program Outline

In this workshop, Ms. Koestner will outline, among others, the following
critical components of a sexual assault prevention and awareness curriculum
for school districts:

• What is sexual assault? How has the shift over the last five years
of looking at sexual assault as a crime of force versus a crime of
“non-consent” affected educational methods?
• How does the problem currently manifest itself among our students?
To what should superintendents be paying attention?
• What are the consequences for school districts of not working on
this issue, both socially and legally?
• At what age should education about sexual violence and assault begin
and how often should it be reinforced? What does research show? Should
education be conducted in single sex environments?
• What training should be conducted for faculty and staff? What does
research indicate about the characteristics of perpetrators?
• How can school administrators influence their school boards to
implement a comprehensive sexual misconduct education and prevention
program?
• How can superintendents garner support from parents and community
agencies to support this educational program? How much involvement should
come from community organizations and resources?


Part II:
Responding to Sexual Misconduct:
A Protocol Assessment and Training

Does your district crisis response manual contain a protocol for sexual
harassment and sexual assault? Does it need to? Dynamic national expert,
Katie Koestner, has aided over 1,000 schools in the development of sexual
misconduct response protocols and prevention techniques. Participants will
learn how to assess their current system and integrate ideas from models in
place at prominent universities, the United States Military Academies, as
well as other school districts.

Attendees are given the tools to replicate a successful national model that
combines principles of risk management, the latest sexual assault case law,
and the integration of community and district resources. The concepts of
actual notice and deliberate indifference will be explored with case
studies. We will examine common barriers to protocol implementation and
ways to counter these problems. Participants can duplicate this model,
thereby reducing the risk of liability, negative newspaper headlines, and
the awkwardness of sexual misconduct should it affect their district.

Opportunity for discussion of specific concerns and cases will be provided.
Participants will receive handouts outlining the components of a proactive
system and ideas for importing ideas into their district. A comprehensive
outline of how to address sexual misconduct will enable superintendents to
sit down with their school boards and have a complete checklist of what
needs to be in place—both from a legal and a community support standpoint.

Brief Program Outline

In this workshop, Ms. Koestner will outline, among others, the following key
components of a sexual assault prevention and response system:

• Proactive educational approaches, including research-supported
methods of creating behavior and attitudinal change.
• Compliance with federal and state law. Most states require school
officials and employees to report incidents of sexual assault and
harassment, no matter the wishes of the victim or his/her parents.
Superintendents should know what to ask their legal counsel on this matter.
• A thorough response protocol for assisting those who come forward
about incidents of sexual violence. Superintendents will learn about Rape
Trauma Syndrome, the various means to seek legal assistance, orders of
protection, and how to better gauge the depth of the problem in their
district.
• A clear adjudication procedure for handling issues of sexual
misconduct by school officials.
• A brief discussion of “deliberate indifference,” as it relates to
sexual harassment and assessing need.
• School board involvement in creating and implementing a
comprehensive sexual misconduct response program.
• Parent and community tie-in to a system. Should parents be involved
and if so, how? What should be done about community organizations—should
they be included in the system?

The program will be tailored to the needs and experience level of the
attendants. Handouts and a question and answer session are included.

Registration Form

Directions: Fax this registration form to (434) 982-2942 or mail it to:
Sybil Roberts
VASS
P.O. Box 400265
405 Emmet St.
Charlottesville, VA 22904

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Accommodations
Call the Hotel Roanoke by November 21, 2005 in order to receive the
conference rate of $68.00 for a single or $88.00 for a double. Call (540)
985-5900 or 866-594-4722.

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director of Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention
Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. #815G
Richmond VA 23219
of: 804-864-7740
fax: 804-864-7748
email: Becky.Odor@...
web: www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence