Racial Equity Summit

Inclusive Leaders understand that in order for others to do their best work and bring their whole self to the organization, individuals must be willing to share their diverse perspectives and experiences. In this session, MiShon will show you how to gain a deeper understanding of what critical traits and behaviors attribute to Inclusive Leadership as well as cultivate methods of harnessing this aspect of leadership on a routine basis.

Participants will understand how place can systematically impact access to resources for a group of people Participants will utilize mapping technology to develop an awareness of the communities they serve Participants will engage in discussion about the relationship between the design of a community and equity

What would it look like to build and share power with family and community members starting at the central office level and including the sites? Come and explore this question with real life examples of systems in the process of equity transformation. We’ll explore how centering families’ counter narratives in district offices, classrooms, and the political spaces between, accelerates districts’ accountability, productivity, and racial equity development. Learn about the characteristics of positive organizational culture in the pillar of Family/Community Engagement and Empowerment. Explore ways to explicitly cultivate the voice and social capital of families and communities to help shift and shape culture.

Exploration of dynamics at play nationally in terms of access to public schools. Examples of community action and activism around equity and access to quality education. Attention to practice and theory. Brief history of Race and Education in U.S.A. from 18th century to present.

There are ways for students and teachers to discuss race and ways students can organize for change. Find out how Young Leaders Strong City was created for high school students to do just this!

This session will take an emic approach that explores a much deeper understanding of how a board member’s racial identity can impact their daily decision making. Participants will create a Brave Space (Arao & Clemens, 2013) that explores implicit bias and Mental Models (Senge, 1990) to identify key factors in decision making surrounding racial equity

This social anthology explores the incognito micro-aggressions that permeate our daily experience.

What would it look like to build and share power with family and community members starting at the central office level and including the sites? Come and explore this question with real life examples of systems in the process of equity transformation. We’ll explore how centering families’ counter narratives in district offices, classrooms, and the political spaces between, accelerates districts’ accountability, productivity, and racial equity development. Learn about the characteristics of positive organizational culture in the pillar of Family/Community Engagement and Empowerment. Explore ways to explicitly cultivate the voice and social capital of families and communities to help shift and shape culture.

What is the story of culture and history students learn in our schools? Who informs that story? What are the implications of that story on students whose history and cultural has been traditionally left out?  How can a social studies program be designed to create a more equitable experience for students?  This session will explore these questions as well as share about ongoing work to build a first-of-its-kind culturally repsonsive social studies program.  A program where students engage in a curriculum that goes beyond the single story told through the state level standards alone.  A curriculum that enhances students understanding of their genuine selves while empowering them to be future stewards of human progress.

Program elements featured as part of this session include:

-expanding and reinforcing ethnic studies courses first initiated by the district in SY 2013-14;
-designing and developing a K-12 African and African-American History and Culture Overlay/Infusion Curriculum;
-developing professional learning opportunities;
-future plans for a K-12 Latino(a) American Studies History and Culture Overlay/Infusion Curriculum.

The Restorative Practices implementation process can be overwhelming. This presentation will introduce, unveil, examine, and explore the challenges and successes of implementing Restorative Practices. Our objective is to break down the barriers, empower participants, and encourage individuals, by embracing the "Why" and "What" associated with Restorative Practices. The audience will gain a familiarity with a holistic/philosophical approach to building relationships through trust, supporting inclusion, and promoting the effective resolution of conflict. We will begin by addressing the planning and preparation, expectations and resistance, implementation and training needs, and evaluation of the Restorative Practices culture.