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The Equity Symposium is an opportunity to learn from each other with a focus on racial equity. Our colleagues from Highline and beyond will present on a range of topics to challenge us to deepen our capacity for equity.

All staff will attend two sessions:
  • An All-Staff Anti-Bias Training
  • Additionally, staff will select an Elective session
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Tuesday, August 27 • 11:10am - 12:35pm
Changing Systems, Not Blaming Students: Taking Responsibility for Student Experiences at School

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Too often, improvement initiatives seek to “fix” the behaviors of students and families, rather than placing blame for unsuccessful outcomes on educational systems that persistently fail to position students of color as knowledgeable, competent, and skilled. In this session, we’ll unpack this problem and consider ways each of us, regardless of our role or job, can disrupt deficit-based assumptions about students and their capabilities, shift practices, and push for system-wide change.
Presenters
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Stephanie Forman

Secondary Dual Language Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Stephanie Forman is the Secondary Dual Language Specialist for Highline Public Schools. She works with middle and high school educators to build and support equity-focused dual language programs. She also conducts research about anti-racist instructional leadership as a Postdoctoral... Read More →

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Tuesday August 27, 2019 11:10am - 12:35pm PDT
Mount Rainier High School - Room 2709
  Elective, Institutional practices that support racial equity

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