The 2008 Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Conference, An Investment in South Carolina’s Youth is an Investment is South Carolina’s Future, was held on Friday, September 12, 2008, at the Columbia Conference Center.  The conference proved to be a great success! The conference was attended by approximately 340 participants from across South Carolina and featured some of the best presenters from across the country. 

Here are some of their presentation information and materials.

Honorable Steven C. Teske (Juvenile Court Judge, Clayton County, Georgia)

School Referral Reduction

Warning Referral Form

School Protocol Agreement

James Bell (Executive Director, W. Haywood  Burns Institute)

SC's Blueprint for Success to Reduce DMC - Putting Your Blueprint into Action (Coming Soon)

Racial Disparities in Education: What We Need to Know and What Can We Do About It

Dr. Patricia Stone Motes (Clemson University)

Racial Disparity – An Intersection of Education and Juvenile Justice

Dr. A. Baron Holmes, IV (SC Budget and Control Board, SC Kids Count)

SC Disparity Data

Dr. Michael Politano (The Citadel)

Suspension and Expulsion Data  - Lowcountry Schools