Registration for RISE 2023 is Now Open

Registration for RISE 2023 is Now Open

Based on the success of last year’s RISE conference in Greensboro, the Center for Safer Schools is happy to announce that registration for RISE 2023 is now open.

This year’s RISE – the CFSS’ signature event – will be held July 31-Aug. 2 at the Gastonia Conference Center. Registration is free.

RISE training focuses on the resiliency, information, support and empowerment needed when supporting children and adolescents in schools and communities. This training offers a range of sessions covering the issues of bullying, suicide, opioid and substance use, critical incidents and other vital information about trauma and victimization among children and adolescents, and how these various dynamics impact school climate and school safety.

For school personnel, RISE will focus on the following Work Tracks:

• Engaging Schools and Communities – this might include effectively utilizing school and community teams for issues such as threat assessment, suicide prevention, social emotional learning, substance abuse prevention, gang reduction and basic school safety for support staff, etc.
• School Climate and Multi-tiered Systems of Support – this might include evidenced-based social emotional curricula, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, collaborations with community-based efforts related to SB 105 or other community programs, etc.
• Information/Intelligence Gathering – this might include how you utilize social media, information sharing and Family Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA), threat assessment processes, utilizing data to inform your discipline and alternatives to suspension efforts, etc.
• Emergency Management, Crisis Response and Recovery – this might include trauma-informed guidelines for drills, recovery after an emergency at your school, dealing with the media, etc.
• From Research/Theory to Practice – this might include brain development in youth, delinquency and violence prevention, bullying/cyberbullying evidenced-based programs, etc.

Click this link to register for RISE 2023: Register. When you register, be sure to select the Work Track you’re interested in.

Click this link for a discounted hotel rate for RISE attendees (blocks are available until they're gone): Hotel.

Parking decks are available at the Gastonia Conference Center, 145 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Lunch will be provided each day.

Space is limited, so register soon to reserve your spot. If you have questions, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.

We look forward to seeing you at RISE!

Call for Proposals

If you or someone you know has a school safety workshop that would be appreciated by participants at the July 31-Aug. 2, 2023, RISE Back to School Safety Summit, please complete this form: Proposals. More information is available at this link: Information. If you have questions, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.

About the Center for Safer Schools 

The Center for Safer Schools serves to promote safe learning environments for North Carolina K-12 schools. The CFSS serves as a hub of information and technical assistance on school safety to school faculty and staff, law enforcement, youth-serving community agencies, juvenile justice officials, policymakers, parents/guardians and students. CFSS staff focuses on school climate, school discipline and emergency preparedness concerns for North Carolina’s public K-12 schools. CFSS staff is available to provide training, guidance and technical assistance upon request for school faculty and staff and those working with children and adolescents. The CFSS is headed by Karen W. Fairley, Executive Director.