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

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
Chief Executive Officer
TNTP
Sharif El-Mekki
Founder and CEO
Center for Black Educator Development

Hosts

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

Presenting School Districts

Dr. Jeff Hadley
Superintendent
Avonworth School District
Dr. Michael R. Loughead
Superintendent
Hampton Township School District
Dr. Scott Rowe
Superintendent
Huntley Community School District 158
Marlon Styles, Jr.
Superintendent
Middletown City School District
Tom Burton
Superintendent
Princeton City Schools
Dr. Michelle Miller
Superintendent
South Fayette Township School District
Dr. Jennifer Porter-Smith
CEO and Co-Founder
Nap Ford Community School, Inc.