PHOTOS & VIDEOS

FALL FORUM AGENDA

 

SLIDES & HANDOUTS

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• Pre-Conference Session 1 - "Connecting People, Programs, and Possibilities: A Workshop for Emerging Federal Program Leaders" Presenter: Leticia Roman, Director, Grants Management, The School District of Osceola County
• Pre-Conference Session 2 - “Exploring Federal Education Programs with The Bruman Group” Presenter: Shane Morrisey, Esquire, Senior Associate, The Bruman Group
  • ​Facilitator Notes
• General Session – “Federal Programs Updates with The Bruman Group” Presenter: Shane Morrisey, Esquire, Senior Associate, The Bruman Group
  • ​Facilitator Notes
• General Session – “Building Bridges between Federal Programs and Finance” and Handouts
  Presenters: Michelle Kernan, District State and Federal Programs Manager; Brianna Bohlmann, Accounting Manager, Grants; Stephanie Sheridan, District State and Federal Programs, Title I Coordinator

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• General Session – “Strategic Improvement Monitoring Across the Federal Programs: Overview, Updates and Insights”
  Presenters: Henry Miller, Senior Policy Consultant, Bureau of Federal Educational Programs, Florida Department of Education and Matthew Wiley, Assistant Bureau Chief, Bureau of Federal Educational Programs, Florida Department of Education

Breakout Sessions

• Title I, Part A Documentation
• Handouts:
  • ​Title I Deadlines for 2025-2026
  • Compact Coversheet
  • Collaborative Planning R.A.N. Review Form
  • Extended Learning R.A.N. Review Form
  • Field Trip R.A.N. Review Form
  • PCard R.A.N. Review Form
  • Professional Learning R.A.N. Review Form
  • Parent and Family Engagement R.A.N. Review Form

​Presenters: Alyson Dort, Director, Title I; Melissa Northup, Senior Coordinator, Title I; and Courtney Sherman, Senior Coordinator, Title I

• Facilitator Notes

 

• Inter-District Agreements for Title I Equitable Services
  • ​Handouts

​​Presenters: Joe Adkins, Director of Federal Projects, Columbia County School District; Kecia Robinson, Coordinator of Title I and School Improvement, Suwannee County School District; and Peggy Hasty, Coordinator of Federal Programs, Hamilton County School District

• The Purchasing Department is Your Friend - Having RFPs in Place

​Presenter: Jason Galitsky, Coordinator, Special Projects/Title I

• Facilitator Notes

 

• AI, R, and a Spreadsheet Walk into a District… and Evaluation Got Easier

​Presenter: KaMi Ojeda Rodriguez, Department Manager, Grants & Federal Programs Evaluation

• Bellview Elementary School’s Transformation Story

​Presenters:  Ashley Kemp, Principal; Natalie Hardeman, Math Specialist; Teswana Johnson, ELA Instructor; Samantha Boyett, Guidance Counselor

• ​Facilitator Notes

 

• Empowering Families: A Blueprint for Successful Engagement
• ​Handouts:
  • 2025-2026 PFEP Template
  • Brainstormed Parent Engagement Ideas
  • DCPS PFEP Planning Path

​Presenters: Presenters:  Nicole Micheau, Ed.D., Executive Director, Federal Programs; Christine Snyder, Specialist, Federal Programs; and Joette Williams, Supervisor, Federal Programs

• Facilitator Notes

 

• Florida McKinney-Vento Program with FDOE

​Presenter: Bryce Trafford, Director, Title IX, Part A: Florida McKinney-Vento Program, Bureau of Federal Educational Programs, Florida Department of Education

• Facilitator Notes
• Facilitator Notes

• Migrant Overview and Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) with FDOE

​Presenter:  Henry Miller, Senior Policy Consultant, Bureau of Federal Educational Programs, Florida Department of Education

• Civics 101 for Grant Managers

​Presenter:  Andrew Baldwin, Senior Director, Federal Programs

• Facilitator Notes

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• General Session – “Parent Engagement through Resiliency Florida and Hope Florida”

​​Presenter:  Natasha Lunan, Director, Family Engagement, Bureau of Family and Community Outreach, Florida Department of Education

Thursday, September 12, 2025

• General Session – “Strengthening Coherence for Lasting Impact”
  Presenters:  Dusty Sims, Lead State Executive Director, Bureau of School Improvement, Florida Department of Education and Angie Mahone, State Assistant Director, Bureau of School Improvement, Florida Department of Education
• General Session – “Aligning Resources for School Success – Bureau of School Improvement”
  Presenters:  Dusty Sims, Lead State Executive Director, Bureau of School Improvement, Florida Department of Education and Angie Mahone, State Assistant Director, Bureau of School Improvement, Florida Department of Education 
  • ​Facilitator Notes
    

 

 

View the FASFEPA Fall Forum 2025 schedule & directory.

View the FASFEPA Fall Forum 2025 schedule & directory.