1st Conference on Juvenile Justice

8 a.m.  Registration/Continental Breakfast

9 a.m.  Opening Session

Dr. Merriel Bullock Neal, Esquire

Chair, Montgomery Co. DMC Task Force

Principal Investigator, APSU Juvenile Justice Grant

Mr. John Hall, Chair

State DMC Task Force

Project SHAPE/Memphis Public Schools

Morning  Sessions

Bullying

Dr. Susan Jones & Ms. Amelia Owen, Certified Trainers

Montgomery County Public Schools

Mentoring

Ms. Amy Carroll, Director

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Clarksville

Gang Awareness

Pastor Tommy Vallejos, Director

Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education (H.O.P.E.)

11:30  Luncheon Keynote Speaker

DeCosta Hastings, Educator

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Davidson County Executive Committee

Round Table Discussions: APSU Students & Youth from the Community

Completion of the Youth Summit Survey

12:40  (Repeat of Morning Sessions)

2:00 PM  CLOSING SESSION/COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXHIBITS

SPONSORS:   Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth           **   APSU, Juvenile Justice Grant

CONTACT:     Dr. Merriel Bullock Neal ((31) 221-7368 or [email protected]