Warren City Schools welcomed “Behavior Queen” Amie Dean to the district on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Dean discussed, among other topics, creating a positive school community.
The day’s four sessions encompassed staff from food service, maintenance, transportation, security liaisons, and educational assistants.
The first session with the Food Service and Maintenance Departments focused on building relationships and teamwork, creating a productive work environment, leadership roles in tough conversations and promoting peace, even during conflict.
The second session, with transportation and security liaisons, addressed responding verses reacting, and de-escalation tips for adults.
The final two sessions were with educational assistants with focus areas of trauma sensitive classrooms, understanding what trauma could be and how children communicate, understanding behavior, de-escalation, the why and how, and strategies to meet the 3 C’s: helping children feel connected, capable and calm.
Dean, M.ED., B.A., a former special education teacher, has worked in education since 1993. She has experience teaching at all levels, and has taught both special and general education.
Much of her focus is her passion for the “problem” students of the world, according to her website. These include the “students who are disrespectful, defiant, broken, and shut down” and have been a part of her every day for 30 years.
