February 21, 2018
Facilitator Retreats – Three More Opportunities to Join Your Colleagues
The first of four SRI facilitator retreats took place February 16 & 17, in San Antonio, co-hosted by Trinity University. Twenty four colleagues from throughout Texas joined us to dive deep into what it means to be fiercely committed to educational equity and excellence. We explored how our individual identity impacts both our work as educators and as facilitators; we explored the question of ‘Why a focus on race?’; thought together about what is/is not happening in our schools and communities and how we might work for change; and we kept the focus on students at the center of all our work together.
As part of our closing, we asked participants to write themselves a letter reminding them what they want to hold on to and what they need to let go of as a result of their learning. This was a powerful activity, prompting deep reflections and commitments.
There are three more opportunities to join us for an SRI facilitator retreat and engage with your colleagues as we work to live our fierce commitment to educational equity and excellence. If you are considering applying to be a facilitator at Fall Meeting, we strongly encourage you to attend one of these sessions.
Click here to register! Tucson, AZ – March 23 & 24; Boston, MA – April 6 & 7; Miami, FL – April 27 & 28. Please join us!
Disruptive Equity Education Workshop -March & April 2018, Boston Area
Dr. Darnisa Amante from the Disruptive Equity Education (DEEP) and Gene Thompson-Grove from the School Reform Initiative (SRI) are partnering to take up these questions:
- What does it mean to be an educational leader who supports students of color?
- How can educators create and support the conditions for educational equity and racial justice in our schools?
- How do issues related to race, gender and implicit bias impact our perceptions of students of color?
During the four-day seminar, we will explore the adaptive and complex challenges of leading for racial equity through the use of Dr. Darnisa Amante’s DEEP (Disruptive Equity Education Project) Framework and SRI’s tools and protocols. Participants can expect to reconnect to their purposes for doing educational equity and racial justice work – consider the personal assumptions, biases and immunities that keep them from fully realizing their commitment to this work – and engage in deep discussions of critical race theories as they create plans to bring the work back to their contexts.
Click here to register and learn more.
COSEBOC Gathering of Leaders 2018 – Call for Workshop Proposals
The 12th Annual COSEBOC Gathering of Leaders, held May 29-31, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, is being presented by the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color in partnership with the City of Boston’s My Brother’s Keeper Program and the Boston Public Schools.
The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color invites the submission of workshop proposals that align with and advance the 2018 Gathering theme, Boys and Young Men of Color: Liberated, Empowered and Educated. The COSEBOC Gathering of Leaders has been nationally recognized as the sole organization focused on the affirmative development of boys and young men of color. Since its inception, COSEBOC has had the mission to connect, inspire, support and strengthen school, district and community leaders dedicated to the social, emotional, cultural and academic development of boys and young men of color.
COSEBOC has issued a Call for Proposals to presenters who will engage participants and introduce them to social, emotional and educational practices designed to liberate, empower and educate boys and young men of color. Specifically, we seek presentations that will significantly transform school, community and district environments, policies, practices and procedures that will serve the well-being of boys and young men of color
Click here to learn more and to submit a proposal!
Job Openings within the SRI Community
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning – Tucson, AZ
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning designs, implements, and advances innovations in teaching and learning that transform the lives of young people and their educators. The Tucson-based nonprofit offers professional development and community engagement experiences for educators and education advocates, including school visits and workshops, while leading three small secondary schools that serve as demonstration sites.
Director of Professional Development Outreach – Position Summary
The Director of Professional Development Outreach oversees all external professional development initiatives and offerings that CITY Center provides for regional and national participants. The position also helps to coordinate network-wide professional development for CITY Center educators across its 3 schools to build capacity internally in collaboration with the principals.
Visit the CITY Center for Collaborative Learning website to learn more.
Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center – Estes Park, CO
Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center seeks an experienced administrator to lead our curriculum department into the future. The next director of curriculum will continue to support the development of our academic curriculum, work closely with our director of students to insure continuity across the entire student experience, and collaborate with our director of professional development on our mission to support schools around the country to meaningfully engage high school students.
Director of Curriculum – Position Summary
The director of curriculum (DOC) is responsible for leading an engaging, cohesive and supportive academic student experience. Major areas of responsibility include the academic program, study halls, workshops, tutoring, and academic support; instructional staff professional development and supervision; instructional coaching; and the collection and utilization of data to inform decision-making.
Visit the Eagle Rock School website to learn more.
Do you have news to share? Interesting things happening in your area? Please let us know so we can share with our community! Email Chris Jones, chris@schoolreforminitiative.org.
Thank you,
Kari Thierer, Heidi Vosekas, Chris Jones, and Beth I Graham
On behalf of School Reform Initiative
