Schools have been experiencing unprecedented times alongside historical patterns of inequality and injustice. Our 2022 Annual Convening provided space for attendees to reflect on how to center collective care in intentionally integrated schools during the current moment. Topics and discussions courageously confronted persisting racism and disparities in educational access and breakout sessions and affinity groups reinvigorated our commitment to the mission of educational justice and building the diverse-by-design movement.
Featuring Gina Chirichigno, Xiomara Padamsee and
Ron Rice
Moderated by DCSC Executive Director, Sonia Park
in conversation with DCSC Board Member, Kristina Smith-Kyles
with a panel moderated by Dr. Chris Emdin
Featuring Edith Ibarra, Danira Ortiz and Dr. Traci Terrance
Moderated by DCSC Community of Practice leader, Deborah Hanmer
Content and strategy sessions focused on providing attendees access to specific tools and resources to improve their practice.
Content and strategy sessions focused on providing attendees access to specific tools and resources to improve their practice.
Centering on Instructional Equity: An Overview of the CRSP Framework (Highlander Institute)
Advancing Equitable Family & Community Engagement (Beloved Community)
Governing with Equity: Putting Words into Action (Education Board Partners)
Supporting ELs From Pandemic Response to Pandemic Recovery (The Century Foundation)
Conversations with Kids: Walking the Road to Reinvention (Transcend)
Revising Curriculum With the DEI Lens Tool – A Collectivist Approach (Uncommon Schools)
What Works in DEI? Research-Based Practices to Advance DEI Work in Education (Promise54)
Equity Includes Ability: Building and Sustaining Anti-Ableist Schools (Center for Learner Equity)
Centering Identity and Inclusion as Compassion (RootsConnectED)
Dilemma discussions will present a persistent challenge schools commonly face. Attendees will listen to the presentation of the problem, offer suggestions, questions, and further exploration.
Reimagining talent: How do we remove barriers limiting pathways from paraprofessional to lead teacher? (Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School)
Strategic Planning: Keeping Our Students, Mission & Values @ the Heart of Our Work (Central Park School for Children)
School visits have always been a cornerstone of the DCSC Convening. This year, attendees were shown a specific feature, program, approach, and/or component of the diverse-by-design school(s) model.
We know that leading diverse-by-design schools is a singular experience. However, that experience is not the same for us all. For our 2022 Annual Convening, we partnered with Embracing Equity to facilitate three separate racial affinity breakout spaces for tailored dialogue and anti-racist skill building for educators and leaders during this national racial reckoning and beyond.
Materials and handouts are from workshops, school showcases, dilemma discussions, and affinity groups. Recordings of whole-group programming (keynote and panels), workshops, and school showcases are available on Whova for registrants until April 28, 2022.
Our committed sponsors helped make this convening happen. Thank you!
DCSC would like to thank this year’s planning committee in helping the Coalition’s staff, board and funders prepare for the 2022 Annual Convening: