Sunday, September 15

12:30 p.m. Registration opens 

1:30 – 3 p.m. Plenary session

3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Breakout session #1

Monday, September 16

7 – 8:30 a.m. Wellness Morning Sessions

8 – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast

9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Breakout session #2

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Breakout session #3

12- 1 p.m. Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Breakout session #4

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Breakout session #5

1. “All In” for Educators

Join us for an enriching conference session strand dedicated to cultivating educator well-being through comprehensive education, skill-building, and robust support systems. Explore sessions tailored to empower educators with strategies for personal wellness, resilience, and stress management, alongside workshops designed to enhance instructional skills and pedagogical practices. Engage in discussions and interactive sessions aimed at fostering a culture of holistic well-being within educational communities, equipping educators with the tools and resources they need to thrive personally and professionally.  

Learning Goals: 

1. Develop an understanding of the importance of educator well-being in fostering a positive learning environment and student success 
2. Acquire practical strategies and techniques for enhancing personal well-being, resilience, and stress management tailored specifically for educators 
3. Explore effective methods and approaches for integrating well-being education into curriculum and pedagogy, promoting a culture of holistic wellness within educational settings 

2. “All In” for Students 

We are “all in” for students in this strand focused on evidence-based practices for supporting students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs. Sessions will focus on both preventive and responsive interventions and supports, including those within tiered systems (e.g., PBIS). Topics include, but are not limited to, data-based decision-making, tiered interventions and supports, mental health awareness, classroom management practices, leveraging student voice, and enhancing belonging.  

Learning Goals: 

1. Understand how school staff can prevent, identify, and respond to students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs 
2. Learn how to leverage different types of data to guide intervention decisions 
3. Develop knowledge on cultivating student voice to improve engagement and belonging 

3. “All In” for School Mental Health Professionals

1. This strand will focus on increasing knowledge of mental health prevention, assessment, and intervention best practices in appropriately addressing an array of student mental health needs in school settings. 

Learning Goals: 

1. Improve awareness of established and emerging best practices 
2. Enhance clinical skills for school-based mental health providers 
3. Identify effective strategies for coordinating and supporting student mental health

4. “All In” for Families and Communities

The sessions in this strand will be focused on offering educators and community providers opportunities to learn about best practices in supporting family and community engagement, and establishing effective school-community collaborations to support the mental well-being of students and families. Building on this work, sessions in this strand will offer opportunities for participants to better understand how family and community wellness impacts the effectiveness of schools, how to engage families through multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and individual and systematic roles and responsibilities in promoting wellness.  

Learning Goals: 

1. Know the foundations of effective school-family-community collaborations 
2. Understand how effective school-family-community collaborations can improve well-being 
3. Identify best practices that can be used locally to enhance school-family-community relationships and well-being

5. “All In” for Higher Education 

This 1.5 day training engages participants in a deep dive into the concepts of the “health promoting campus” and the central calls to action aligned with the Okanagan Charter to: “1. Embed health into all aspects of campus culture, across the administration, operations, and academic mandates and 2. Lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.”  This training engages participants in interactive sessions with representatives of the U.S. Health Promoting Campus Network.  Participants will have opportunity to engage with campus colleagues from across the State of Iowa higher education systems in discussion of the concepts, services, structures, and creative ideas that campuses engage in to promote mental health and well-being for staff, faculty, and students.

Learning Goals: 

1. Learn how to assist your campus in becoming a “health promoting campus”
2. Discover creative ideas and services from your colleagues and health promotion professionals across Iowa’s higher education systems
3. Engage in self-care practices

As a sponsor or exhibitor at the 4th annual 2024 Iowa BEST Summit, share your difference-making school mental health-related programs and services with 1,500+ Iowa educators, school administrators, and school counselors.

Be a Sponsor

Sponsorships include a complimentary exhibit booth package. Learn more about each level’s exclusive opportunities in our prospectus.

Platinum Level – $10,000+

• Verbal thank-you during opening session
• 1-page insert in the conference bags
• Company name and logo featured on signage respective to selected sponsor opportunity
• Recognition in the Summit mobile app
• Logo featured on general session looping slides
• Name and logo in the pre-conference and post-conference email to attendees
• Complimentary Exhibit Booth Package along with all exhibitor benefits

Gold Level – $5,000+

• Company name and logo featured on signage respective to selected sponsor opportunity
• Recognition in the Summit mobile app
• Logo featured on general session looping slides
• Name and logo in the pre-conference and post-conference email to attendees
• Complimentary Exhibit Booth Package along with all exhibitor benefits

Silver Level – $2,500+

• Recognition in the Summit mobile app
• Logo featured on general session looping slides
• Name and logo in the pre-conference and post-conference email to attendees
• Complimentary Exhibit Booth Package along with all exhibitor benefits

Exhibit at the Event 

A $500 Exhibit Booth Package includes:

• 1 – 6 ft. draped table, 2 chairs, and wastebasket
• 2 – Summit Attendee/Exhibitor Badges for Sunday and Monday
• Listing in the online exhibitor directory
• The opportunity to increase your brand visibility, grow your network, and develop meaningful connections across Iowa

NOTE: The exhibit must relate to the topic of school mental health and improving access to mental and emotional well-being resources and services for PreK-12 educators, students, schools, and districts in Iowa. Items without educational merit may be excluded.

Download the 2024 Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus for more information.

Sponsor/exhibitor spaces are limited!

Apply now → https://bit.ly/IowaBEST2024 

Participants can receive one Iowa Licensure Renewal Unit (ILRU) for attending the Summit and completing all readings and discussions via the online course platform through the Baker Teacher Leader Center.

Course Requirements: Attend both days of the Summit and engage with the learning materials (complete readings and discussions) via the online course platform through the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and the Baker Teacher Leader Center. You will need to attend a presentation or workshop for each session of the Summit. In addition to each session, you will be asked to share what you learned and how you will apply this learning to your practice. There will also be 2-3 brief surveys related to the quality of the education you receive.

Course Materials: All course material will be provided via the online course platform you will access after you register for the conference and the course. You will receive an email (sent to the address you used to register for the credit) inviting you to the online course platform.

After you register for the Summit, you will be able to enroll for IRLU credits. If you have questions about IRLU registration, please contact Mariana Colombo at mariana-colombo@uiowa.edu.

Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel and Conference Center

300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241

319-688-4000

Book your room at a discounted rate HERE.

Staybridge Suites 

Drury Inn & Suites

815 1st Ave, Coralville, IA 52241

(319) 337-4891