“In my role as County Superintendent, I attend many conferences and training sessions. Many are good. Few are life-changing. The Leading for Equity institute was one of the few. You challenged my assumptions and caused me to examine what I truly believe about educating all children. You provided me with knowledge and gave me skills in developing leaders and teams who can change the conversation and transform instruction in our schools.”
Mary Jane Burke, Superintendent
Marin County Office of Education
Marin, CA
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David Stevens, Berkeley High School
“The Coaching for Educational Equity Institute gave me the theory and practical skills I need to take a more active role in coaching staff toward creating a more equitable educational system. I am excited about the opportunities I will have in the future to practice these skills.”
David Stevens, Professional Development Coordinator
Berkeley High School
Berkeley, CA
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“Best professional development I have experienced throughout my teaching career. It was both a process of self-discovery and acquisition of practical skill facilitated by caring and knowledgeable professionals.”
Michelle Estekantchi, Consultant, Diversity Management
Halifax Regional School Board, Canada
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“Anti-racist approaches to education leadership require constant learning and re-training. I do not know of a more effective, progressive, and professional organization from which to draw practical learning on this topic that can be used ‘real time’ in the field.”
Salomé Portugal, School Support Manager
New Leaders New Schools
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“Thank you for facilitating an extraordinarily enriching and inspirational experience for OUSD coaches. You managed, in a relatively brief period, to build the capacity of each individual coach and to solidify the foundation for an effective and coordinated approach to coaching.”
John Hall, Project Manager
Oakland Unified School District
Oakland, CA
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“This school would not exist if it were not for The National Equity Project. If someone tells me they want to start or redesign a school, I tell them they have to work with The National Equity Project. They helped us build a community that was the foundation of our academic success – they create the conditions for success.”
David Silver, Principal
Think College Now Elementary (California Distinguished School and Title I Achievement Award)
Oakland, CA
2009 California Distinguished School
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“The National Equity Project team quickly gained the confidence of our school principals, district staff, and Board of Directors. They asked the ‘tough’ questions, helped us find solutions, and guided our work in aligning small school structures with the interests of staff, students, and parents. Their wisdom and suggestions have given us renewed confidence as we move forward in this very challenging work.”
Dr. Paula A. Radich, Superintendent
Newberg School District
Newberg, OR
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“Impact 2012 really changed my classroom in a positive way that wasn’t difficult for me to do. And students came to understand assessment as a time for me to learn from them. It’s not a punitive process anymore. My classroom has changed from ‘teach and test’ to a partnership of learning.”
Liz Little, 7th & 8th Grade Math Chair
Martin Luther King, Jr, Middle School
Berkeley, CA
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“As we engage our communities in an agenda of reform, The National Equity Project provides support, strategies, and protocols to improve teaching and learning.”
Michele Dawson, Supervisor
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA.
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Steven Daubenspeck, Futures Elementary
“Our teachers are invigorated, Impact 2012 has opened up a whole new world for the average teacher. It’s a real professional learning community structure, a good model for doing it right.”
Steven Daubenspeck, Principal
Futures Elementary School
Oakland, CA
2009 Most Improved School in District.
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“The work we’ve engaged in with the National Equity Project has accelerated a shift in how we look at our student population. Our school had done quite a bit of data analysis prior to our contract with Equity Project, but the data your organization provided was so deep and thorough it provided new insights into more specific areas. I felt we were very well coached in analyzing the data, which helped us have more meaningful conversations about groups of students and their relative levels of achievement.”
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