Teachers of Color Showcase: Recruitment and Retention Solutions Designed by Teachers of Color - Digital Promise

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Join Digital Promise and League of Innovative Schools districts for a powerful virtual convening showcasing new programs and models that have been developed by teachers of color working in partnership with district and charter leaders, post-secondary institutions policymakers and BIPOC-led organizations!

Teachers of Color Showcase: Recruitment and Retention Solutions Designed by Teachers of Color

Friday, January 27, 2023
12 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET

What Will You See and Learn!

See how school districts have collaborated with teachers of color to design and implement recruitment and retention solutions
Learn about the solutions – the how-to from the components, design process, implementation process and outcomes to-date
Hear directly from teachers of color about how the solutions are benefitting them by cultivating spaces of support
Leave with real connections, ideas, and opportunities to implement teacher of color recruitment and retention programs in your school or district

At-a-Glance Convening Agenda

Welcome and Introductions
12:00-12:15 p.m. ET

Featured Speaker Panel
12:15-12:40 p.m. ET

Teacher Design Solution Sharing: Implementation, Learnings and Innovations
12:40-1:30 p.m. ET

Break
1:30-1:40 p.m. ET

Virtual Gallery Walk
1:40-1:50 p.m. ET

Discovery and Deep Dive Breakouts
1:50-2:30 p.m. ET

Convening Wrap-Up
2:30-3:00 p.m. ET

Featured Speakers

Tequilla Brownie

Tequilla Brownie
Chief Executive Officer
TNTP

Sharif El Mekki

Sharif El-Mekki
Founder and CEO
Center for Black Educator Development

Hosts

Kimberly Smith

Kimberly Smith
Chief Inclusive Innovation Officer
Center for Inclusive Innovation

Sherenna Bates
Senior Program Manager
Center for Inclusive Innovation

Tyron Young
Senior Manager, R&D
Center for Inclusive Innovation

Teacher of Color Advisory Council Hosts

Ahmed Affaneh
Avonworth School District
Pittsburgh, PA

Vanessa Rivas Gonzalez
Princeton City School District
Cincinnati, OH

Pharlan Ives
South Fayette Township School District
South Fayette Township, PA

Kim McCullom
Princeton City School District
Cincinnati, OH

Payal Mital
South Fayette High School
South Fayette Township, PA

Terrence Plummer
Middletown City School District
Middletown, OH

Lauren Rodriguez
Hampton Township School District
Allegheny County, PA

Deshanna Wisniewski
Wyland Elementary
Allison Park, PA

We Celebrate Districts on their New Initiatives Supporting Teachers of Color

Admiral Squad

Teaching is My Favorite Color

Presenting School Districts

Jeff Hadley

Dr. Jeff Hadley
Superintendent
Avonworth School District

Michael Loughead

Dr. Michael R. Loughead
Superintendent
Hampton Township School District

Scott Rowe

Dr. Scott Rowe
Superintendent
Huntley Community School District 158

Marlon Styles

Marlon Styles, Jr.
Superintendent
Middletown City School District

Tom Burton

Tom Burton
Superintendent
Princeton City Schools

Michelle Miller

Dr. Michelle Miller
Superintendent
South Fayette Township School District

Dr. Jennifer Porter-Smith
CEO and Co-Founder
Nap Ford Community School, Inc.

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Thank you to our Presenting Organizations

He is Me Institute

The Convening is Generously Supported by

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