Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET

Location: Southwest Virginia Community College, Cedar Bluff, Virginia

Description: This half-day workshop is a unique opportunity for educators to network and discuss strategies that can help students transition smoothly from high school to postsecondary education and training programs. Participants will learn more about evidence-based practices and build awareness of the supports that educators and other professionals can provide students in the region during this important transition.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Virginia Improving Postsecondary Transitions partnership

Audience: The intended audience for this event includes secondary educators, school counselors, administrators, postsecondary access and support program providers, and others in southwest Virginia who support students during postsecondary transitions.

Speakers:

• Deborah Jonas, REL Appalachia, SRI Education
• Jaunelle Pratt-Williams, REL Appalachia, SRI Education
• Kathleen Dempsey, REL Appalachia, McREL International
• Kori Hamilton-Biagas, REL Appalachia, SRI Education
• Aliya Pilchen, REL Appalachia, SRI Education