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Petaluma Counseling Teams: Join Us for the Orenda Guidance Alignment Summit!
12/18/2024 @ 8:00 am - 2:30 pm PST
Free
The Orenda Guidance Alignment Summit, hosted by Petaluma City Schools, is a dedicated learning opportunity for counseling teams in Petaluma. This signature teach-in empowers educators with data-driven strategies to accelerate graduation and A-G rates, ensuring students have the guidance and support they need to succeed.
📅 When and Where?
- Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Time: 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Location: 200 Douglas St., Petaluma, CA 94952
About the Summit
Designed to align and strengthen school counseling teams, this summit focuses on Orenda’s On-Track Monitoring System, a proven framework for achieving measurable growth in college and career readiness. Sessions will provide participants with actionable tools, structured data protocols, and insights to lead their teams with clarity and focus.
Agenda Highlights:
- Opening Session: Explore the latest research on how accelerating data systems can transform student outcomes.
- Session 1: The Debate
- “But Not All Students Will Go to College”
- Session 2: The Solution
- Practical steps for implementing a predictive monitoring system from grades 6–12.
- Session 3: The Secret Sauce
- Strategies for structured data conversations to increase the collective efficacy of your guidance teams.
Learn from Orenda Experts:
Dr. Sarah Mott Gonzales – Vice President of Counseling
Dr. Sarah Mott Gonzales is the Vice President of College Readiness at Orenda Education. She strongly believes that education is the key to achieving justice and equity in our nation. It provides vulnerable communities and individuals with opportunities and choices, which equals control of one’s destiny.
Sarah has over 22 years of experience in education, having worked as a Secondary English Teacher, International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator, and high school site administrator before joining Orenda Education. Sarah’s passion is to influence schools and districts across the state to make real, systemic changes that result in significant and measurable achievement gains for vulnerable students. She has unique expertise in teaching and learning, professional development, teacher/administrative coaching, and college/career readiness. Sarah earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern California. She also holds a Master’s degree from Yale University and is a graduate of Carleton College.
Bambi Smith – Senior Achievement Specialist
Bambi Smith is the Senior Achievement Specialist for Orenda Education. Bambi believes that all children deserve a premium education so that at the end of their high school journey they have a wealth of options for a rich quality life.
With 32+ years in education, she has recently retired from Lynwood Unified School District as a high school principal implementing the work that she learned as an elementary school teacher, instructional lead, and response to intervention coach when the district partnered with Orenda Ed. She also served as principal of the adult school and assistant principal of guidance, where Guidance Alignment truly began to develop the synergistic protocols in place today.
Growing up in a small rural town, Bambi understands how a premium education can open doors to all of life’s options and is on a mission to bring this message to as many vulnerable students possible. She has unique expertise in the following areas: high school college and career readiness, alternative education, and adult education.
She earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Concordia University and her undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Their expertise will help you take on the challenges of guiding vulnerable students while fostering systemic solutions that drive equity and access.
Bring Orenda to Your Community
Petaluma City Schools is leading the way by bringing Orenda’s signature programming directly to their counseling teams. If you’re inspired by their initiative and want to explore how our Guidance Alignment Summit or professional development courses can benefit your district, let’s connect.
📧 Email [email protected] to learn more.
Let’s work together to ensure that every child graduates A-G ready, equipped with every life option available to them.