Social Justice ABDs: Agitate, Build, Disrupt, and De-center
Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at DSST Public Schools led DCSC members from 5 member schools. They developed Agitation Spaces and Norms for Disrupting the Master Status Quo Narrative of Neutrality and Objectivity. They began with deep and personal dialogue about uncomfortable truths that uphold the oppressive structures and systems we claim to want to dismantle.
In addition to co-creating this deliverable participants walked away with ideas and thoughts to remove these structures and systems by erecting alternative measures for engagement and building a truly diverse, equity, and inclusive environment that is social justice-centered.
Academic Equity through Accelerated Learning
Dr. Winsome Waite and Angelica Jackson of Phoenix School for the Arts lead this CoP anchor on 7 key instructional strategies for accelerating student learning. Working with DCSC members from 8 DCSC members, this CoP produced a Padlet resource.
Longstanding academic inequities have ballooned into a nonstop barrage of concerns about “learning loss,” “unfinished learning,” and the ever-present fear of students falling further behind grade levels. The academic achievement gap doesn’t have to haunt educators in the same ways as before! Dr. Winsome Waite and Angelica Jackson are leading one of our Communities of Practice on accelerated learning.
Creating a Brave Community: Designing DEI PD
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1631028980966{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Who’s leading this year’s DCSC Communities of Practice? As we gear up for back-to-school, we’ll be spotlighting conversations with each facilitator. Enjoy this third edition of our 5-part series on each group’s facilitator(s)! In case you missed it, you can also check out Part 1 and Part 2! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text […]
Make Transformative Parental Empowerment a Reality
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629821023539{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Who’s leading this year’s DCSC Communities of Practice? As we gear up for back-to-school, we’ll be spotlighting conversations with each facilitator. Enjoy this second edition of our 5-part series on each group’s facilitator(s)! In case you missed it, you can also check out Part 1! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629821852224{margin-bottom: 0px […]
Honor, Include, and Serve Multilingual Learners
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1628203090897{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Who’s leading this year’s DCSC Communities of Practice? As we gear up for back-to-school, we’ll be spotlighting conversations with each facilitator. Enjoy this first of our 5-part series on each group’s facilitator(s)! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1628268002156{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Meet the facilitator! Almost half of all English learners are in socioeconomically […]
Redux: Anti-Asian Racism During Covid
We published a blog post last April within a two-part series on how racism alongside COVID-19 impacted two communities. Nearly a year later, we face persisting anti-Asian racism and violence. We have updated our reflections on recent incidents and new data, but the urgency of speaking up and showing solidarity has remained the same. As […]
Regardless of outcome…
In the wake of this year’s election, we extend a statement of solidarity and collective action. In all parts of our work, we commit to heal from an exceptionally long year of electoral campaigning, a devastating public health crisis, and ongoing violence of systemic racism spanning centuries prior to 2020. As we remain steadfast in […]
Got Justice? Creating and Sustaining Equitable School Culture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625768604187{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] See what Dwight’s group developed at the end of 2020–2021 in our more updated blog post! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Meet the facilitator! Dwight Thomas comes to us from one of DCSC’s founding members, Prospect Schools as a Director of School Culture. His experience includes practicing social work, developing programs, leading […]
Trauma-Informed Practices to Support ALL Students
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625794306181{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] See what A’Seret and Aqua’s group developed at the end of 2020–2021 in our more updated blog post! [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Meet the facilitators! Aqua Stovall and A’Seret Dokubo bring their expertise from the Special Education Leader Fellowship (SELF), an organization based in New Orleans that prepares teachers and administrators […]
Disrupt Bias in Educator Talent Decisions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625793970381{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] See what Kevin and Ron’s group developed at the end of 2020–2021 in our more updated blog post! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Meet the facilitators! Kevin Bryant and Ron Rapatalo are coming to us from Edgility Consulting, a national executive search firm. Between the two of them, they have decades of […]
