Educating and connecting parent communities across Los Angeles
ARCHER - BERKELEY HALL - BRAWERMAN EAST&WEST - BRENTWOOD - BRISKIN - BUCKLEY - CAMPBELL HALL
CARLTHORP - CROSSROADS - CURTIS - GEFFEN ACADEMY - HARVARD-WESTLAKE - LAURENCE - MARLBOROUGH
MIRMAN - NEW ROADS SCHOOL - PROVIDENCE - ST. MATTHEW’S - SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE - SEVEN ARROWS
VIEWPOINT - VISTAMAR - THE WESLEY SCHOOL - WESTRIDGE SCHOOL - WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD
2025-2026 Speaker Series
SSALA offers our Member schools a range of annual speaker events to address critical questions and promote conversations about the issues we confront today and what we will engage with tomorrow.
March 3rd, 2026 at 7:00PM:
Understanding & Managing Neurodiversity K-12 and Beyond
Virtual + Recorded
Join us for a discussion with ADHD expert Laura MacNiven, MEd, co-founder of Springboard Clinic, who focuses on helping families navigate ADHD from childhood to adulthood. Along with her colleague Dr. Chris Richards-Bentley, this panel will answer your pre-submitted parent questions and offer practical strategies and take-aways.
Laura MacNiven, MEd, draws on both personal and professional experience to support individuals navigating attention challenges and pursuing greater clarity, focus, and impact. Through her international coaching work, she supports clients who want to optimize focus, elevate performance, and design environments that support growth and self-awareness. Laura also shares insights through books, blog content, and online courses, and develops innovative resources in the ADHD field.
Dr. Chris Richards-Bentley is the lead physician at Springboard Clinic and is recognized as an expert in ADHD. He has published on the topic of ADHD in physician patients and continues to supervise resident physician education with the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry.
Member School registrants can submit their questions ahead of time. See your SSALA Representative for details.
Email for information to join our community: schoolspeakerallianceofla@gmail.com
“When parents, teachers, students, and others view one another as partners in education, a caring community forms around students and begins its work.”
- Joyce Epstein, Ph.D
School, Family and Community Partnerships