Liliana Cuevas

Rural North Carolina Middle School Counselor

Yolanda Jackson School Counselor in Camden, NJ

Suburban public high school in New Jersey, school counselor

Jay Billy, Lawrence Township, NJ - Suburban school between Princeton and Trenton

Brian Ritz - Illinois - Suburb of Chicago - curriculum coordinator

Rebecca Aaronson- School Counselor at Freehold Township High School in Freehold NJ

Hi! I'm Brian Whitehouse and I work at The Compass School, an independent school in rural southern VT.

Mountain View Middle School Principal in Bremerton, WA (suburban)

Philip Traversa, NYC Guidance Counselor

Hartford Schools -Urban in CT

Terri Stice - Bowling Green Kentucky

Michelle Fahy, Tempe, AZ

Aaron Kellam, School Counselor, Polytech High School, Woodside, DE. rural trade school

California--Director of Growth and Development

Macie Batchelder, High School counselor from Maine

Admin, St. Louis, MO

Teacher/coordinator from rural Ohio district

Matthew Kreydatus, Director Richmond, VA

Western Kentucky, Mental Health Counselor for multiple districts- GRREC

Simone Skerritt, Spanish Teacher, VT

Elisha Janifer, School Counselor, Landover, MD

Cynthia Williams, Senior Director for Equity in St. Johns County, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri--HS Counselor

Kim Davis, Director of Talent Management

Bowling Green, Ky; Regional Consultant

Mike Mahon Superintendent Abington Heights School District near Scranton PA

Norma Brister, DE 18-21 program

Hello! Latonia S. Johnson, School Social Worker/Homeless Liaison, North Carolina

Misty Stern - C&I Coordinator

Patrick Gray, Principal Hattiesburg, MS

Dr. Marion Smith Jr, Superintendent of School (Colorado)

Pete Breen, MLL Teacher Leader, Providence, Rhode Island

Betsy Madison, Bowling Green, KY, Regional Literacy Consultant

Tracy Moore, Nevada Dept. of Education, Carson City

Alfonso Espada - Director of Admissions - The SEED School of Maryland - Baltimore, MD

Heidi West, Education Coordinator, Richmond, VA

Debra Butler, Diocesan HS, Tulsa OK

LaTanya Greer, San Bernardino, CA Principal

Proud Principal of H Grady Spruce HS, in Pleasant Grove of Dallas ISD

Bart Flener, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Executive Director

Rural North Idaho school counselor. I just want to be a contemporary part of the conversation on this topic.

Leslie Straub, High School Counselor, DEI Committee for suburban school in Pittsburgh, PA area

NJ Suburban District School Counselor

Terri Stice - Bowling Green Kentucky Regional Service Center

JoAntonette Kirksey, Math Teacher Leadership Academy

Fabiano Spadaro, Manheim Township School District

Teri Douglas Quality Assurance Specialist

Katrinka Wagoner, Bowling Green,KY, Regional Consultant

Arizona - Dan Hull - PXU Digital Learning Facilitator

Ron Garry Jackson, Mississippi Intervention Specialist

De'Andrea Eason, MS School Counselor

Welcome everyone!!

Irving, Texas, Exec. Dir of Curriculum and Instruction

School Counselor, Hamden, CT

Online Learning Coordinator, Fort Bend ISD

Jennifer Anderson, Director of Accountability, SC

Community and Student Services, Gonzales ISD, Gonzales, Texas

Patricia Hobson, Director of Guidance, Candlewood Middle School in Dix Hills, NY

There is such an amazing breadth of experience here! SO happy to have everyone

Hi. I am currently in Providence Public Schools. I am the Director of Innovation programs. I was with Hillsborough County Public Schools for 32 years. I came to PPDS to build virtual programs.

Equity Specialist, Hilo, HI

Dan Costellow - Regional Educational Cooperative, Bowling Green, Ky

Dan Costellow - Regional Educational Cooperative, Bowling Green, Ky

The last 15 minutes of the webinar will be Q & A so if you have questions throughout this conversation, please share it in the Q&A box

Will this talk be available after the live discussion?

Yes - we are recording it and will share the recording in a follow up email

Thank you

Yes, anti-racism is about disrupting and dismantling inequitable systems, policies, practices and procedures so all in the system can thrive.

@marion Smith - Yes. I love the answer about actively working for equity instead of being neutral

I think the labels are made to fill out forms. People should label themselves.

@ Jay Billy - Yes. Self Identity is so important. And then respecting how people see themselves. I think the "forms" can be important to see who is a part of the community, but you can't get lost at the high level. You have to see people

Dr. Flynn, appreciate it.

plessi versyus ferguson

Systemic Racism will not allow particularly Black and Brown people to Overcome fully to the point that generations are freed equally. Changing the systems that allow for food injustices, housing and healthcare discrepancies, employment discrimination ect.

@ Chalyce - Yes. Systemic racism means change has to also be systemic.

Opportunity and access -

for all folks here - on chat, check that you are sending to all panelists or all panelists and attendees so your co-agtendees can join in

Or we can take down the fence

why don't we tear down the fence?

"tear down the fence" for all of the folks saying that. Yes. that is changing the system

Or can those three students join the fans in the stands or on the playing field.

@sara - yes. That is what Yolanda is talking about right now. Access. Getting the kids who are watching the game into it.

Thank you!!!

Stop putting money into Billionaires pockets like Pearson.

Transformational Disciplinary practices that do not exclude or isolate students from the climate and culture of the school - using it as an opportunity to teach emotional self-regulation, mindfulness and yoga practices, integrative and culturally relevant curriculum and educational practices

Utilize more of a Socratic method of teaching rather than this testing and tracking model

@chalyce - Yes thank you for sharing alternative "disciplinary" practices that focus on brining students into community and learning better strategies rather than pushing them out of school and community

@Dr. Joe Flynn - absolutely. thank you for that.

What about how testing makes students feel who aren't successful?

I have heard it redefined as predictable disparity, not a racial achievement gap, as racial gap can make it sound like it is an expected outcome of race, whereas predictable disparity points at the system, not the person, and charges those of us in the system to mitigate the trends that make these achievement outcomes predictable. I think I got that from Minor's book actually.

@Brian… Great point!

I think I sent that to just the panelists unintentionally, so I will share with others: I have heard it redefined as predictable disparity, not a racial achievement gap, as racial gap can make it sound like it is an expected outcome of race, whereas predictable disparity points at the system, not the person, and charges those of us in the system to mitigate the trends that make these achievement outcomes predictable. I think I got that from Minor's book actually.

@Brian.. I love that!

@Brian Thank you for sharing. I like that framework of predictability based on the resources we give those students

@Brian, great point. Often the disparity comes from the lack of resources

You're so right!

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/03/24/sesame-street-new-muppets-race-mxp-vpx.hln

https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/03/24/sesame-street-new-muppets-race-mxp-vpx.hln

That was from @Rebecca for all folks here

Intentional efforts around inequitable grading practices is also important

https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits/incarceration?language=en

Thank you. Great conversations this afternoon!

Excellent, thank you!

Thank you so much! This was great!

Thank you from Dallas ISD - this has been tremendous, looking forward to the next one.

Thanks for sharing and much food for thought!

Thank you from Notre Dame High School in St. Louis.

Big thanks to everyone from the Bay Area.

Thank you very much!

Thanks much! We are working hard in our mostly white, rural school to address this issue/these issues.

Thank you! I'm also looking forward to the next one!

Thank you!!

Thank you all so much!

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