Rashard J. Wright

School Social Work Services

11th Annual BOYS Conference

featured SPEAKERS

Trey Rashad Nathaniel Rashard J. Brown Cartwright Griffin Wright

November 21, 2020 | 9:30AM - 1:00PM

HAMPTON CITY SCHOOLS in partnership with HAMPTON UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING

Jeffery O. Smith, Ed.D. Superintendent

November 21, 2020

Dear Boys Conference Participants:

On behalf of Hampton City Schools, welcome to the 11th Annual Boys Conference, sponsored by our School Social Work Services Department. This conference has been designed speci cally for you and I know you will take full advantage of this opportunity as you enhance your knowledge and leadership skills.

Today, you will hear from dynamic speakers who will challenge and inspire you. The workshops will focus on self-awareness, self-management, and good decision-making skills that will prove to be invaluable as young men.

I encourage you to take from today’s educational and youth leadership experience important skills that will continue to enrich your life for many years to come. I know you will always set high expectations and work hard to achieve your goals. I am certain this conference will be a de ning experience in your personal journey.

Best wishes to you in your future endeavors!

Sincerely,

Jeery O. Smith, Ed.D. Superintendent

“Every Child, Every Day, Whatever it Takes” www.hampton.k12.va.us THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!

November 21, 2020

Dear Boys Conference Participants,

On behalf of the School Social Work Department of Hampton City Schools, welcome to the 11th Annual Boys Conference. This conference was Dr. Bruce A. Copeland HCS Social Work Services planned especially for you with the hope that you will leave inspired to Coordinator achieve your goals in life. Our speakers were chosen because they are real life examples of individuals who have triumphed over tragedy and oer a message of hope and forgiveness. We trust that you will leave energized and empowered to confront life’s challenges with a clear focus and a commitment to success.

Finally, this conference was made possible by the generous contributions of our community partners and speakers who unsel shly gave of their time, talent, and monetary and in-kind support. Hampton City Schools Social Work department cannot thank them enough for their generous contributions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bruce A. Copeland Coordinator, School Social Work Services Hampton City Schools, 2020

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HCS School Social Work Services Meet Our Staff...

School Social Workers are an integral link between school, home, and community in helping students achieve academic success. They work directly with school administrations as well as students and families, providing leadership in forming school discipline policies, mental health intervention, crisis management, and Dr. Bruce A. Copeland, LCSW Tara Watson Kevin Banks Jr., MSW Coordinator Administrative Secretary School Social Worker support services. (757) 727-2440 (757) 727-2440 (757) 727-2439 Armstrong, Kraft, Syms, Tyler, RISE Lead

Mario Barnes, MSW, LCSW Calvin Cooper II, MSW Jackita George, MSW Dr. Crystal Robinson, MSW School Social Worker School Social Worker School Social Worker School Social Worker (757) 727-2432 (757) 727-2441 (757) 727-2433 (757) 727-4513 Bassette, Bryan, Burbank, Bethel, Booker, Cooper, Evaluator Evaluator Kecoughtan, Langley, Tarrant, Lindsay, Machen, Intern Behavioral Health Lead Supervisor Lead

Yunjeong Shin, MSW Lynman Stamps, MSW Teloria Sutton, MSW Shakira Williams, MSW School Social Worker School Social Worker School Social Worker School Social Worker (757) 727-2431 (757) 727-2435 (757) 727-2434 (757) 727-2443 Andrews, Asbury, Forrest, Hampton, Smith Aberdeen, Barron, Phillips, Cary, Eaton, Moton, Phenix Jones, Special Programs Spratley Phoebus, Tucker Capps, Boys Conference Lead, McKinney Vento Lead

OPENING SPEAKER TREY BROWN

BIOGRAPHY

Trey Brown is the 14-year-old founder and CEO of SPERGO®, a trendsetting streetwear and lifestyle brand headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

At 12 years old, Trey became increasingly aware of the violence that plagued his community. He wanted to do something to encourage his peers to stay out of trouble and follow their dreams instead. That year, he used his leftover birthday money to purchase 16 T-shirts. He sold out in one week.

Trey quickly realized that he could use his love of design and passion for the community to create a clothing brand that not only looked good but one that would inspire youth all over the world. SPERGO ocially launched on Martin Luther King Day in 2018.

Trey’s message of courage and strength caught on like wild re. His signature armation and motivational videos reached more than 20K people in just one year and now national brands and media outlets are taking notice.

In just 24 months, Trey has sold almost 10,000 units of merchandise, secured several wholesale deals and has grossed more than $40K in sales for several months in a row. Celebrities like Meek Mill, Tierra Whack, Da Baby, Sean Combs, Eric Thomas, Shaquil O’Neil, Charles Barkley, and Ed Mylett can be found sporting SPERGO gear or encouraging the young mogul on social media.

Trey has become a sought after youth speaker having spoken to dozens of kids at Banneker High School, C.E, King High School, The Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia, Rowan University, Mastery Charter School, Delaware Youth Summit, Holland Elementary School, and the Forget Me Knot Youth Shelter. In April 2019, Trey was taped to be part of investment management rm Invesco’s latest advertising campaign which airs on CNN and was featured on a billboard in Times Square. He was also recently recognized by Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson for his community work and received a key to the city.

In his free time, Trey is completing the 8th grade and giving back to his community. Trey often contributes to back to school drives, visits sick children, feeds the less fortunate and serves in hometown church.

Trey is just getting started! His future plans include expanding SPERGO internationally, completing his rst book and launching SPERGO’s opening his brick and mortar store in Philadelphia. WORKSHOP PRESENTER NATHANIEL GRIFFIN

BIOGRAPHY

Nathaniel (Nate) Grin was born in Newport News, VA to a passionate preacher (Elder Ronald Grin Sr.) and a worshipping psalmist (Pamela Grin). Along with his three siblings, he resided in the Denbigh area of the city of Newport News where he attended Denbigh High School. Nate grew up loving, and playing football. His agility and punishing hits were witnessed by many on the football eld of Denbigh High School, skills which assisted in propelling him to Marshall University. In May 2005, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in counseling. After graduation, Nathaniel pursued a promising career in Professional football, operating as a free agent in the NFL and Canadian Football League. The passion and drive that he showed on the football eld as an oensive lineman pales in comparison to his God given drive and zeal for ministry. In October 2010, he married the lovely Ebony Elijah. Ebony, a native of Florida, holds a Bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a Master’s Degree in Education from Regent University. She presently serves as an administrator in the public school system. Nate and Ebony, along with their son (Matthieu) and daughter (NeheMiah), reside in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Nate, a 2012 graduate of Regent University, was awarded a Masters of Divinity degree with a concentration in Practical Theology. He currently serves in ministry as the Lead Pastor of Chosen for Completion Ministries in Portsmouth, VA. Chosen for Completion is a Non-Denominational Christ Centered Ministry focused on being “the hands and feet of Christ” in neighborhoods, communities, work places, homes, and in everyday living. Aectionately known as “C4C”, this dynamic ministry exists to Seek the Lost, Strengthen the Body, and Show love to ALL…especially those who are convinced they do not deserve it.

Nate serves on numerous boards throughout his community and beyond. He has had the honor of speaking for numerous Business Seminars/Conferences, Mens Conferences, Racial Reconciliation Conferences, Leadership Conferences, and more. He is very intentional in exercising his ability to communicate eectively with all people. Most recently, this gift has enabled him the opportunity to share on an International Stage (700 Club & International Week of Prayer); communicating “How to Find Hope and Peace in the Midst of Chaos”. Nate’s love of Jesus Christ can be heard in his Spoken Word, Motivational Speaking, and inspiring sermons!

Whether speaking to businesses, universities, congregations, TBN, or on the street corner; Nate shares the Gospel message of love, deliverance, reconciliation, and power. Nathaniel’s desire in life is to complete what God has called him to do through the power of the Holy Spirit. “For I know in whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12 WORKSHOP PRESENTER RASHAD CARTWRIGHT

BIOGRAPHY

Rashad Cartwright is an entrepreneur, preacher and international speaker. He is the founder and pastor of Experience Life Church. A Christian church located in Hampton, Virginia, that strives to create a place of worship where all God’s people can experience the love of Christ. In April 2016, he was called to pastor Little Piney Grove Baptist Church, the oldest African American Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Rashad was educated through the School of Liberal Arts at Hampton University with a major in English and received his Master of Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

In November, 2014, Rashad was invited by the NAACP (Ferguson, MO. & St. Louis, MO. branch) to serve as the keynote speaker for their annual convention which partnered to help raise funds for the family of Michael Brown. (an 18-year-old African-American man, who was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, 28, a white Ferguson police ocer.) While in Ferguson, Rashad led several community development initiatives to help bring unity and direction to the city of Ferguson, MO.

On September 23, 2016, William Sessoms, Mayor of Virginia Beach, VA declared September 23 Rev. Rashad D.L. Cartwright Day.

Rashad is President of Cartwright Consulting Group, LLC., a creative design rm based in Hampton Roads, Virginia who specialize in consulting and designing engaging brands, identities, graphic design and website design.

Rashad’s contributions have been highlighted in Ebony, USA Today, and The Source. His company, Cartwright Consulting Group, LLC and AmericaPreachers.com has appeared on CNN.com, BET.com, Essence.com, GlobalGrind.com, and his nation-wide internet-based talk show has interviewed leaders such as Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, and Bishop T.D. Jakes.

Rashad is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He is married to the former Shanae Moore and has one son, Rashad D.L. Cartwright II. WORKSHOP PRESENTER RASHARD J. WRIGHT

BIOGRAPHY

Rashard J. Wright has provided empowering educational leadership for almost two decades. Proven and recognized for building successful academic settings quickly and eciently, Rashard’s name is acknowledged throughout the state of Virginia and beyond as an accomplished academic, public speaker, teacher leader, and mentor for principal supervisors, principals and assistant principals.

Rashard is currently the Chief of Sta for Newport News Public Schools, appointed in July of 2018. Wright previously served as the Chief Schools Ocer with Virginia Beach City Public Schools. An accomplished academic leader, Wright is known for inspiring leaders and championing rigorous school support plans which result in full accreditation for all schools. He has also designed leadership development and succession planning models for aspiring and existing school administrators.

Prior to almost four years with Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Rashard was the Executive Director of K-12 Schools and Leadership Development for the Isle of Wight County School District in Smith eld, VA. His experience entails ten years as a supervisor of principals and other leadership sta and many years as a middle and high school principal.

Wright takes his roles and responsibilities to serve the leaders, teachers, and children personally. He has an eortless coaching style that has an immediate impact on future leaders. He is the recipient of the 2014 Marcus Foster National Distinguished Educator Award for his vison work in the area of change leadership and leadership succession planning.

Rashard is a proud sports junkie, lover of cooking and grilling, runner, and leadership coach to many. As the creator of #Heartwork, Rashard truly believes that he was called to be an educator. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

TIME EVENT SPEAKER GOAL

9:45 – 9:55 Opening

9:55 – 10:40 Opening Speaker Trey Brown

10:40 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:25 Workshop Session Nathaniel Gri n Self-Awareness & Self-Management Skills

11:25 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 12:10 Workshop Session Rashad Cartwright Decision-Making Skills

12:10 – 12:15 Break

12:15 – 12:55 Workshop Session Rashard Wright Social-Awareness & Interpersonal Skills

12:55 – 1:00 Closing Remarks Calvin Cooper SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING GOAL 1

Goal 1: Develop self-awareness and Why this goal is important: Several key sets of skills and attitudes provide a strong foundation for achieving school self-management skills to achieve and life success. One involves knowing your emotions, how school and life success. to manage them, and ways to express them constructively. This enables one to handle stress, control impulses, and motivate oneself to persevere in overcoming obstacles to goal achievement. A related set of skills involves accurately assessing your abilities and interests, building strengths, and making eective use of family, school, and community resources. Finally, it is critical for attendees to be able to establish and monitor their progress toward achieving academic and personal goals.

Learning Standard Middle/Jr. High Early H.S. Late H.S.

A. Identify and manage 1A.3a. Analyze factors that 1A.4a. Analyze how thoughts 1A.5a. Evaluate how one’s emotions and create stress or motivate and emotions aect decision expressing one’s emotions in behavior. successful performance. making and responsible dierent situations aects behavior. others.

1A.3b. Apply strategies to 1A.4b. Generate ways to 1A.5b. Evaluate how manage stress and to develop more positive expressing more positive motivate successful attitudes. attitudes inuences others. performance.

B. Recognize personal 1B.3a. Analyze how personal 1B.4a. Set priorities in 1B.5a. Implement a plan to qualities and external qualities inuence choices building on strengths and build on a strength, meet a supports. and successes. identifying areas for need, or address a challenge. improvement.

1B.3b. Analyze how making use 1B.4b. Analyze how positive 1B.5b. Evaluate how of school and community adult role models and developing interests and supports and opportunities can support systems contribute lling useful roles support contribute to school and life to school and life success. school and life success. success.

C. Demonstrate skills 1C.3a. Set a short-term goal and 1C.4a. Identify strategies to make 1C.5a. Set a post-secondary goal make a plan for achieving it. use of resources and overcome with action steps, timeframes, related to achieving obstacles to achieve goals. and criteria for evaluating personal and academic achievement. goals.

1C.3b. Analyze why one 1C.4b. Apply strategies to 1C.5b. Monitor progress toward achieved or did not achieve a overcome obstacles to goal achieving a goal, and evaluate goal. achievement. one’s performance against criteria. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING GOAL 2

Goal 2: Use social-awareness and Why this goal is important: Building and maintaining positive relationships with others are central to success in interpersonal skills to establish and school and life and require the ability to recognize the maintain positive relationships. thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of others, including those dierent from one’s own. In addition, establishing positive peer, family, and work relationships requires skills in cooperating, communicating respectfully, and constructively resolving conicts with others.

Learning Standard Middle/Jr. High Early H.S. Late H.S.

A: Recognize the feelings 2A.3a. Predict others’ feelings 2A.4a. Analyze similarities and 2A.5a. Demonstrate how to and perspectives in a variety of dierences between one’s own express understanding of those and perspectives of others. situations. and others’ perspectives. who hold dierent opinions.

2A.3b. Analyze how one’s 2A.4b. Use conversation skills to 2A.5b. Demonstrate ways to behavior may aect others. understand others’ feelings and express empathy for others. perspectives.

B: Recognize individual and 2B.3a. Explain how individual, 2B.4a. Analyze the origins and 2B.5a. Evaluate strategies for social, and cultural dierences negative eects of stereotyping being respectful of others and group similarities and may increase vulnerability to and prejudice. opposing stereotyping and dierences. bullying and identify ways to prejudice. address it.

2B.3b. Analyze the eects of 2B.4b. Demonstrate respect for 2B.5b. Evaluate how advocacy taking action to oppose bullying individuals from dierent social for the rights of others based on individual and group and cultural groups. contributes to the common dierences. good.

C: Use communication and 2C.3a. Analyze ways to establish 2C.4a. Evaluate the eects of 2C.5a. Evaluate the application of positive relationships with others. requesting support from and communication and social skills social skills to interact providing support to others. in daily interactions with peers, eectively with others. teachers, and families.

2C.3b. Demonstrate cooperation 2C.4b. Evaluate one’s 2C.5b. Plan, implement, and and teamwork to promote group contribution in groups as a evaluate participation in a group eectiveness. member and leader. project.

D. Demonstrate an 2D.3a. Evaluate strategies for 2D.4a. Analyze how listening and 2D.5a. Evaluate the eects of preventing and resolving talking accurately help in using negotiation skills to reach ability to prevent, manage, interpersonal problems. resolving conicts. win-win solutions. and resolve interpersonal conicts in constructive ways. 2D.3b. De ne unhealthy peer 2D.4b. Analyze how 2D.5b. Evaluate current pressure and evaluate strategies conict-resolution skills conict-resolution skills and plan for resisting it. contribute to work within a how to improve them. group. SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING GOAL 3

Goal 3: Demonstrate Why this goal is important: Promoting one’s own health, avoiding risky behaviors, dealing honestly and fairly with decision-making skills and others, and contributing to the good of one’s classroom, responsible behaviors in personal, school, family, community, and environment are essential to citizenship in a democratic society. Achieving these school, and community contexts. outcomes requires an ability to make decisions and solve problems on the basis of accurately de ning decisions to be made, generating alternative solutions, anticipating the consequences of each, and evaluating and learning from one’s decision making.

Learning Standard Middle/Jr. High Early H.S. Late H.S.

A: Consider ethical, safety, 3A.3a. Evaluate how honesty, 3A.4a. Demonstrate personal 3A.5a. Apply ethical reasoning to respect, fairness, and responsibility in making ethical evaluate societal practices. and societal factors in compassion enable one to take decisions. making decisions. the needs of others into account when making decisions.

3A.3b. Analyze the reasons for 3A.4b. Evaluate how social 3A.5b. Examine how the norms school and societal rules. norms and the expectations of of dierent societies and cultures authority inuence personal inuence their members’ decisions and actions. decisions and behaviors.

B: Apply decision-making 3B.3a. Analyze how 3B.4a. Evaluate personal abilities 3B.5a. Analyze how present decision-making skills improve to gather information, generate decision making aects college skills to deal responsibly study habits and academic alternatives, and anticipate the and career choices. with daily academic and performance. consequences of decisions. social situations.

3B.3b. Evaluate strategies for 3B.4b. Apply decision-making 3B.5b. Evaluate how responsible resisting pressures to engage in skills to establish responsible decision making aects unsafe or unethical activities. social and work relationships. interpersonal and group relationships.

C. Contribute to the 3C.3a. Evaluate one’s 3C.4a. Plan, implement, and 3C.5a. Work cooperatively with participation in eorts to address evaluate one’s participation in others to plan, implement, and well-being of one’s school an identi ed school need. activities and organizations that evaluate a project to meet an and community. improve school climate. identi ed school need.

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