Registration for the district's Parent University event is now open. Please let us know if you will be attending. 

5:30-6 p.m. | Registration / Plenary Session

• Welcome: The Power of One (5:45 p.m.)

Presenter: Dr. Jim Wipke, Superintendent

6-7 p.m. | Workshops and Dinner (concurrent)

• Room #1: Social Media Smarts: Educating Parents on What’s Out There

Presenter: Julie Smith

• Room #2: Digital Good: Raising kids to thrive in an online world

Presenter: Richard Culatta

7:10-8 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions (pick one)

• College/Career/Workplace Preparation

  • Presenters: Diana Redden and Chad Sisk (College and Career Counselors)

• Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Vaping - What Parents Need to Know

  • Presenter: Leah Maniaci (PreventEd)

• Safety & Security - What can parents do? How can they support the district? What should parents say to their children?

  • Presenter: Tim Reboulet (District Safety & Security Coordinator)

• Sextortion - What you need to know about the increase in children and teens being threatened and coerced into sending explicit images online

  • Presenter: Supervisory Special Agent Dan Root

• Special Education - Planning for the Future of My Child with Special Needs

  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Catina Lyles, SSD Director to Ladue Schools
    • John Turner, SSD Elementary Schools Administrator to Ladue Schools
    • James Sievers, SSD Secondary Schools Administrator to Ladue Schools
    • Emily Laboube, SSD FACE Department Liaison to School Districts
    • Brooke Bilby, District Gifted Coordinator

• Suicide Awareness/Prevention - Signs of Suicide: What to look for, how to help, and resources available if your child is in crisis

  • Presenter: Communities Healing Adolescent Depression and Suicide Organization (CHADS)

8:05-8:10 p.m. | Closing Next Steps

• Survey: Help us to enhance our Parent University Program

8:10-8:30 p.m. | Plenary Session (Optional)

• What’s still circling? Join a community circle for more dialogue with one of our expert presenters and others.