Monday, January 5, 2026
7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Warren County Schools’ Learning and Leadership Center
School counselors and other student services professionals from Warren County schools are invited to attend a day of training and inspiration with Heather Bushelman. Come be refreshed and invigorated to continue the work you are doing. For the full schedule see below.
Also, all schools that attend will receive a COMPLIMENTARY BOOKSTORE VOUCHER to be used to shop at the on-site NCYI Resource Fair.
Heather has been in education for 22 years, with sixteen of that time spent as a school counselor. Her current role is serving as the District MTSS Coordinator for the third largest district in Kentucky, Boone County Schools. She has previously served as the Kentucky Department of Education’s Coordinator for Comprehensive School Counseling also. As the 2024 Past-President of the Kentucky School Counselor Association, she advocates for school counseling around the state and nation. She was also honored to have been named the 2022 Kentucky School Counselor of the Year. Heather has presented nationally for conferences in Georgia, Nevada, Florida, California, Tennessee, Missouri, and Texas on topics including building MTSS at the school and district level, SEL Implementation within MTSS, Trauma-informed practices, building a comprehensive school counseling program, and college and career readiness.
Let’s break down the silos of behavior, SEL, attendance, and mental health to build a cohesive MTSS Social-Emotional/Behavior implementation! Attendees will learn how to interconnect each of these initiatives to work smarter, not harder ensuring student needs are at the forefront of proactive problem solving. Supporting staff and families throughout this process will also be shown to ensure stakeholders have meaningful collaboration. Samples of data will be shown as well as role playing a sample meeting so attendees have all the tools needed to implement these initiatives at the school or district-level.
Students are struggling now more than ever to cope with different types of problems and situations that arise. Effective coping skills are vital to ensure students can thrive. Examine ways to help students become aware of their own emotions. Learn about research-based and student-driven strategies for emotional regulation for Tiers 1 and 2, including data-informed practices to identify and track progress of student success.
Tentative
7:45 am – 8:15 am
Registration
8:15 am – 8:30 am
District Update
8:30 am – 10:45 am
SESSION ONE
Heather Bushelman
Innovative Systemic Change Through SEL/Behavior
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch on your own, Networking, and Shop at the NCYI Resource Fair
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
SESSION TWO
Heather Bushelman
Implement Effective Coping Skills
2:00 pm -2:30 pm
Shop at the NCYI Resource Fair
All schools will receive a COMPLIMENTARY BOOKSTORE VOUCHER to be used to shop at the on-site NCYI Resource Fair!
This is an opportunity for you to personally review and purchase curriculum, activity and small group manuals, books, videos, DVDs and CDs. NCYI has the newest and best guidance resource materials available from America’s foremost publishers in Classroom Guidance, Character Education, Bullying Prevention / Intervention, Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, Separation Issues, Grief Recovery, Learning Disabilities and Social Skills Training.
Save on shipping and handling – You can save 5% to 8% by purchasing from the on-site display and taking the resources with you, which eliminates shipping and handling charges! On-site discounts will also be offered.
Specialty savings on overstock items – Save 50% or more off the retail price of a unique selection of overstock items.
NCYI accepts all major credit cards, personal checks, purchase orders, and even cash for additional purchases! If you have building level funds available, you can use a school purchase order.
National Center for Youth Issues, or NCYI, is a national non-profit organization that publishes and distributes guidance resource materials for schools. In addition to publishing its own publications, NCYI represents over 40 different publishers of educational resources. They also provide training opportunities for educators through on-site training services, as well as regional and state-wide conferences.
866.318.6294
National Center for Youth Issues
P.O. Box 22185
Chattanooga, TN 37422-2185
