Los Angeles County Office of Education

10/22/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/22/2021 18:05

Beyond the Schoolhouse Workshop Series

Join us for a 4-workshop series with renowned expert, Angela James, PhD from UCLA Center for Transformation of Schools, as we explore best practices for supporting African American students.

Please note: This series is designed specifically for leaders of the 14 districts that were the focus of the Beyond the Schoolhouse reports.

In this workshop series, district leaders will jointly explore strategies for developing targeted initiatives for eliminating gaps in academic outcomes for African American learners by:

  • Examining unique circumstances Beyond the Schoolhouse that impact African American students in each district.
  • Identifying county resources to provide targeted support.
  • Co-developing district level action plans.

Click here to register.Registration includes all 4 workshops:

Workshop 1: November 3, 2021, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Identifying District Specific Concerns Within and 'Beyond the Schoolhouse.' Deep Data Dive: Patterns; How they manifest in the classroom; and Initiating Targeted Initiatives.

Workshop 2: January 19, 2022, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Implementing Culturally Relevant SEL: Strategies for Creating Curriculum and Broader Systems of Student Support for both General and Racialized Trauma Impacting African American Learners.

Workshop 3: March 23, 2022, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Best Practices for Creating and Sustaining African American Family Engagement.

Workshop 4: May 25, 2022, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Building an Inclusive School Culture: Tools for Assessing and Addressing Disparities in Out of School Discipline. This workshop will focus on building teams & facilitating inter-agency collaborations to support the use of PBIS.