Equity Training

YEAR 1 of 2
Presented by: Dr. Charles Perkins
Dr. Cindy Corcoran
 Session 1: Equity Training
Reidsville Area Foundation - Funding for OpenSource Leadership
Strategies, Inc. - Consultant Group from Durham North Carolina.
Team Members: Kathleen Crabbs Clark and Sterling E. Freeman
Participants - Principals, Assistant Principals, Instructional
Coaches, Central Office Directors, Coordinators, Cabinet Members,
Superintendent, Board Member Representative - 90+ participants
Full Day Training to Focus on the following:
To discuss and be clear about the difference between Equity
and Equality
The understand the structural nature of racism
To assist participants in becoming familiar with terminology
Group discussion from a personal, cultural and historical
perspective with activities that provided a framework
What The Difference Looks Like
 Discussing feelings 35.9% 61.5% 2.56% 0.0%
And Norms

Sharing Stories About 43.59% 51.28% 2.56% 2.56%

Post Survey Race
History Timeline 55.26% 36.84% 7.89% 0.0%
Information -
Session 1 Pictionary 38.24% 50.0% 8.82% 2.94%
Q5: Please tell us how
USEFUL you found each of Privilege 48.72% 48.72% 0.0% 0.0%
the modules/activities at
the workshop. By useful Applying The 53.68% 43.59% 2.56% 0.0%
Framework to RCS
we mean that it was
relevant to you and your
understanding of equity.
1 Highly Useful; 2. Somewhat Useful; 3. Not Very Useful; 4. Completely Not Useful
 Discussing feelings 46.15% 48.72% 2.56% 2.56%
And Norms

Sharing Stories About 61.54% 33.33% 5.13% 0.0%

Post Survey Race

Information History Timeline 58.9% 30.77% 10.26% 0.0%

Q: Please tell us how Pictionary 61.11% 27.78% 8.82% 2.78%

EFFECTIVE you found each
of the modules/activities at Privilege 58.97% 35.90% 2.56% 2.56%
the workshop. By
effective we mean that Applying The 53.85% 43.59% 2.56% 0.0%
the facilitators were Framework to RCS
successful in delivering and
engaging you in the
learning
1 Highly Useful; 2. Somewhat Useful; 3. Not Very Useful; 4. Completely Not Useful
Session 2: Equity Dialogue Circles
Participants - Principals, Assistant Principals, Instructional
Coaches, Central Office Directors, Coordinators, Cabinet
Members, Superintendent, Board Member Representative -
90+ participants
Half Day Training to Focus on the Training:
Broadening the community of school leaders for equity
to include teachers and administrators in all schools
Practice using an equity lens to explore school and
community based issues
Build and deepen relationships among school teachers
and administrators
Assert the commitment to equity in Rockingham County
Schools
Group 1 - Pyramid Group 2 - Lens Group 3 - Structures
Anticipated Weeks for Dialogue Circles
March 19, 2017

April 16, 2017

May 14, 2017

June 12, 2017 (workday)


Trainers
Trainers
Critical to the success of this
particular training is our two
trainers - Sterling Freeman and
Kathleen Clark, both from
OpenSources Leadership
Strategies, Inc.
q u it y L e a d ership
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Team
Equity Leadership Team
Their purpose is to provide
structure and process to the
overall experience of the
participants and to collaborate
with our trainers for the best
possible experience.
Equity Training g u e Circles
Dialo
November 1 & 2
This day focused on February 20 & 21
providing an opportunity This training was to provide
for our participants to participants with an understanding
understand and discuss of their role as moderator for Equity
racial equity historically Dialogue Circles which will take place
and how it plays out in in our schools this spring.
society today.
 Equity Leadership Team

Dr. Charles Perkins, Dr. Gregg Slate, Dr. Cindy

Corcoran, Stephanie Ellis, Erica Blackwell, Ophelia
Wright, Jonathan Craig, and Deirdre Moyer -
AND other Central Office staff have been assigned
to participate in Equity Dialogue Circles in schools
to assist with this effort.
 Summer Collaborations

Facilitation of half - day sessions offered at the

School Improvement Leadership Academies to
assist teams of leaders to create a focus and goals
on a particular equity issue in their School
Improvement Plan
Consultation with the Equity Leadership Team for
follow up and plans for the Fall of 2017.
Questions?