Region East Family Engagement Professional Development Summit: Full Schedule

Welcome to the Region East Family Engagement Professional Development Summit for Staff!
Friday, March 21, 2025
8:30 am to 1:35 pm
East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, CA

8:30am PDT

Deepening the Welcome: Transforming Family Engagement into Sustainable Partnership

Friday March 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

ELAC Auditorium

Feeling welcome is not the same as feeling included. Families in many schools are invited in but remain on the sidelines—attending events, receiving updates, and rarely shaping decisions. This keynote challenges educators and school leaders to move beyond welcoming environments and into inclusive environments where families are true partners in student success.
Through storytelling, research-backed insights, and real-world case studies, this session will explore the profound impact of deep family engagement on student outcomes, including literacy, attendance, and academic achievement. Participants will engage with the Dual Capacity-Building Framework, the LAUSD Family Empowerment Rubric, and the transformative power of Parent-Teacher Home Visits (PTHVP), which is one of the highest-impact strategies in the field.
By the end of this keynote, attendees will leave inspired and equipped with actionable steps to deepen family partnerships, ensuring that families move from being welcomed guests to essential contributors in shaping school culture and student success.

Speakers

Ashley Johnson

Director of Training and Capacity Building, Families in Schools

Ashley Johnson is a Black queer New Yorker, bonus parent, and lifelong Knicks fan committed to racial equity, justice, and organizational healing. As a racial equity trainer and transformative justice practitioner, they help organizations embrace values that heal trauma and foster... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
ELAC Auditorium

9:45am PDT

A Case Study: Using Technology to Track Parent Engagement

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Pilar Lopez Hernandez

Assistant Principal, LAUSD

Antonio Garcia

Principal, LAUSD

Sergio Franco

Regional Director, LAUSD

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Black Student Achievement Program: Best Practices in Schools LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Join us for an engaging session on the impactful family engagement strategies of the Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP). Learn how these strategies align with the BSAP Plan Tenet A to enhance student learning outcomes and foster stronger family-school connections. Teams from BSAP schools will showcase key events and initiatives that have successfully increased parent engagement and supported student progress.

Speakers

Traci Ausby

Regional Administrative Coordinator Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP), Region East

Traci Ausby currently serves as the Vice President of the Council of Black Administrators. She has been a member of the Executive Board for the past 6 years. Traci is an equity-driven educator who believes passionately in the power of education to transform students’ lives. She... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Effective Communication: Applying 'Getting to Yes' in Conversations with Families LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Dr. Lourdes Ramirez- Ortiz

Administrator of Instruction, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Engaging Families in Mathematics (Elementary) LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Joseph Espinosa

Regional PD Coordinator, Elementary Math, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Family Guide to the Strategic Plan LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Patrizia Puccio Thomas

Director, Strategy & Innovation, LAUSD

I have been a part of LAUSD since 1991 serving in many different roles. I am a former teacher, principal, local district administrator and most of all a proud product of LAUSD.

Summit Presentation Strategic Plan Family Guide 2025 pptx

Strategic Plan Spanish 6.10.24 pdf

Strategic Plan22 26 pdf

LAUSD guide span final pdf

LAUSD guide eng final (1) pdf

LAUSD Strategic Plan Year Two Report 23 24 Booklet 012125 pdf

2 LAUSD Strategic Plan Year One Report 2023 2024 Booklet 012524 pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Inclusive & Affirming Schools: Parent Support Groups and Resources LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Frances Marion

LCSW, PPSC, LAUSD, Human Relations, Diversity & Equity

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

iReady for Families (Secondary) LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Lauren Thompson

Professional Development Specialist, Curriculum Associates & LAUSD

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Keeping Families on Track toward Graduation LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Eiman Hernandez

K-12 Counseling Coordinator, Region East

Gardenia Gonzalez

Pre-K -12 Counseling Coordinator School Counseling Services Division of Instruction, Region East

Julio Alex Hernandez

Regional Administrative Coordinator – College and Career School Counseling Services, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

LAUSD Parent Portal LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Aracely Erentreich

IT Trainer, LAUSD SFACE

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

LAUSD Volunteer Management Program LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Maria Castro

Volunteer Program Assistant, LAUSD SFACE

Maria Guevara

Volunteer Program Asst., LAUSD SFACE

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Parents as School Attendance Advocates LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Graciela Ortiz

Regional Administrative Coordinator Pupil Services and Attendance | Student Support and Attendance Services, LAUSD Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Planning for Success in Family Engagement LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Marissa Martinez

Principal, Region East, Brooklyn Ave SPAN

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

School and Community Partnerships LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Sara Mooney

Dir. of Development & Civic Engagement, LAUSD OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

Supporting Mental Health in our Parent & Family Centers LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

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Speakers

Maya Aviles

PSW, Student Health and Human Services, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
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9:45am PDT

The Power of Partnership: Unlocking Student Success Through Family Engagement LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT

Auditorium

Join us for a workshop where you’ll exchange ideas with fellow educators, fine-tune your engagement plans, and leave feeling inspired, equipped, and ready to take action!

This dynamic, hands-on workshop will help you reimagine family engagement—shifting from check-the-box compliance to meaningful, culturally responsive partnerships that make a difference.

Together, we’ll explore powerful strategies rooted in research-backed frameworks like the Dual Capacity-Building Framework and the LAUSD Family Empowerment Rubric to identify what’s working and missing and how to reach families who may feel left out. Through interactive discussions, small-group collaboration, and a guided action-planning session, you’ll walk away with practical, ready-to-implement strategies to connect with multilingual and underrepresented families, ensuring every child has the support they need to thrive.

Speakers

Ashley Johnson

Director of Training and Capacity Building, Families in Schools

FIS Power of Partnership Workshop pdf

DualCapacityBuilding pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 9:45am - 10:35am PDT
Auditorium

10:45am PDT

Best Practices for Inclusion (Elementary): A Case Study LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Yolanda Bueno

Administrative Coordinator Region East Special Education, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Building Strong Partnerships: A Data-Driven, Transparent Approach to Budget Development for Student Success LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Join us for an engaging and informative parent workshop designed to foster strong partnerships between schools and families around the critical process of budget development. In this session, we will provide a clear, data-driven overview of how school budgets are created and allocated, ensuring transparency and promoting a deeper understanding of financial decision-making that directly impacts student learning and success

Speakers

Samual Gonzalez

Assistant Budget Director, LAUSD

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Engaging Families in Mathematics (Secondary) LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Shanika Honeycutt

Regional PD Coordinator, Secondary Math, Region East

Vanessa Jimenez

Regional PD Coordinator, Secondary Math, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Engaging our Multilingual Multicultural Families LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Erika Coronado

Multilingual Multicultural Academic Language Expert Multilingual Multicultural Education Department, Region East

Veronica Vega

MMALT Specialist, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Families in Schools (Breakout Session) LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

Auditorium

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
Auditorium

10:45am PDT

Family Academy & LAUSD "We Are One" Campaign LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Natasha Wen

Office of Student, Family and Community Engagement, LAUSD

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Family Guide to the Strategic Plan LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 457

Speakers

Patrizia Puccio Thomas

Director, Strategy & Innovation, LAUSD

I have been a part of LAUSD since 1991 serving in many different roles. I am a former teacher, principal, local district administrator and most of all a proud product of LAUSD.

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 457

10:45am PDT

Inclusive & Affirming Schools: Parent Support Groups and Resources LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 308

Speakers

Frances Marion

LCSW, PPSC, LAUSD, Human Relations, Diversity & Equity

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 308

10:45am PDT

iReady for Families (Elementary) FILLING

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 408

Speakers

Lauren Thompson

Professional Development Specialist, Curriculum Associates & LAUSD

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 408

10:45am PDT

Keeping Families on Track toward Graduation LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 357

Speakers

Eiman Hernandez

K-12 Counseling Coordinator, Region East

Gardenia Gonzalez

Pre-K -12 Counseling Coordinator School Counseling Services Division of Instruction, Region East

Julio Alex Hernandez

Regional Administrative Coordinator – College and Career School Counseling Services, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

LAUSD & ELAC Dual Enrollment: What Parents Need to Know LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Julissa Marquez

F.A.C.E.S. Coordinator, East Los Angeles College

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

LAUSD Parent Portal LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Speakers

Aracely Erentreich

IT Trainer, LAUSD SFACE

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 351

10:45am PDT

LAUSD Volunteer Management Program LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 317

Speakers

Maria Castro

Volunteer Program Assistant, LAUSD SFACE

Maria Guevara

Volunteer Program Asst., LAUSD SFACE

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 317

10:45am PDT

School and Community Partnerships LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 407

Speakers

Sara Mooney

Dir. of Development & Civic Engagement, LAUSD OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
E3 407

10:45am PDT

Supporting Mental Health in our Parent & Family Centers LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

E3 455

Speakers

Maya Aviles

PSW, Student Health and Human Services, Region East

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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10:45am PDT

Tune In! Team Up! (Elementary): Schoolwide Strategies for Parent Portal Registration LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT

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Let me know which school you will be co-presenting with so I can add the principal/staff to the session as a co-presenter. Thank you!

Speakers

Rosa Flores

NBCT & Family Educator Coach, Region East

I am a National Board Certified English Teacher that taught middle and high school students for 22 years. Currently, I am a Family Educator Coach for the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Unit at Region East.

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:35am PDT
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