WSSDA 2024 Annual Conference

WSSDA 2024 Annual Conference

Victoria Blakeney

Renton School District

Director of Student Support

Renton, WA

https://rentonschools.us/learning-and-teaching/student-support

About me

Victoria Blakeney, MA Ed. Leadership has more than 30 years of experience in education. She was a hight school English teacher before serving as the first Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum Coordinator in the Anchorage School District, bringing together diverse stakeholders to plan, coordinate and implement school initiatives and to write and adopt SEL Standards. She was honored by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as the first ever winner of the Joseph E. Zins Purpose Award, given to a practitioner who has contributed substantially to promoting system-level changes for SEL in schools. She teaches an SEL for Leaders course through the Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools, and has worked with curriculum developers to write SEL lessons for publication. After leaving Alaska, she served as the state lead for Safe and Respectful Learning Environments through the Nevada Department of Education and then moved to Washington State where she serves as the Renton Director of Student Support.

My Speakers Sessions

4:20pm PST

2001. A Partnership Approach to Supporting Students' Social & Emotional Wellness 206 A, Spokane Convention CenterVictoria Blakeney • Devyna Aguon • Avanti Bergquist • Adam Davis