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DECEMBER 4 – 6, 2014 | INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA JW MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS AND INDIANAPOLIS MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN PROGRAM CC O P

GOING THE DISTANCE, DRIVING CHANGE, LEADING THE RACE TOWARD EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE 27TH NAIS PEOPLE OF COLOR CONFERENCE

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#POCC14 | #SDLC14 SDLC LEADERSHIP AT THE RIDING AT THE WHEEL SPEED OF ACCEPTANCE 21ST NAIS STUDENT DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PoCC at a Glance 2 Conference History 4 Welcome 6 Keynote Speakers 8 Overview 10 Highlights 12 PoCC Expo 16 Wednesday, December 3 18 Thursday, December 4 32 Friday, December 5 40 Saturday, December 6 43 SDLC at a Glance and Overview 46 Thank You 48 Advertisements 61 Floor Plans CONNECT WITH US ON TWITTER! FOLLOW AND CONTRIBUTE TO Madame CJ Walker, considered the first female self-made millionaire THE CONVERSATION USING THE in America, headquartered her manufacturing company in Indianapolis. HASHTAGS #POCC14 AND #SDLC14

POCC BLOGGERS Follow the 2014 PoCC Bloggers as they share their conference experiences. Find links on pocc.nais.org. This year’s bloggers are: JEN LESAR Senior Director, Digital Content Strategy, NAIS (DC) NAKEIHA PRIMUS Assistant Professor, Education Foundations, Millersville University (PA) STACEY-LEE WILLIAMS Director of Admissions and Photo courtesy of A’Lelia Bundles/ Madam Walker Family Archives Parent Relations, Somersfield Academy (BERMUDA) POCC AT A GLANCE JW Marriott Indianapolis SUBJECT TO CHANGE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 7:00 – 7:45 AM 7:00 – 8:00 AM SDLC Chaperone Orientation III PoCC Choir Rehearsal (choose one) MORE INFO, PAGE 45 MORE INFO, PAGE 11

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 8:00 – 9:15 AM 8:00 – 9:00 AM 8:00 – 9:15 AM PoCC Affinity Group PoCC/SDLC Opening Ceremonies PoCC General Session Affinity Group Session III Training MORE INFO, PAGE 17 with Michael Eric Dyson with Derald Wing Sue MORE INFO, PAGE 41 MORE INFO, PAGE 6 MORE INFO, PAGE 6 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 9:00 – 9:45 AM School Visits* PoCC Equity 9:15 – 10:00 AM Book Signing and Networking MORE INFO, PAGE 17 Seminars MORE Book Signing and Networking Coffee Break MORE INFO, PAGE 33 9:30 – 11:00 AM INFO, PAGE 17 Coffee Break MORE INFO, PAGE 19 9:45 – 11:00 AM Student-Led Adult/Student 10:00 – 11:15 AM Workshop 10:00 AM – NOON Dialogues (by region/state) Workshop Block A Block C Master Class MORE INFO, PAGE 42 MORE INFO, PAGE 19 MORE INFO, PAGE 33 with Derald Wing Sue MORE INFO, PAGE 33 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PoCC 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Celebration 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Film Screenings Luncheon and Closing Ceremonies MORE INFO, PAGE 11 NOON – 1:00 PM Appy Hour in NOON – 1:00 PM with Sonia Nazario the PoCC Expo PoCC Choir PoCC Choir MORE INFO, PAGE 7 MORE INFO, Rehearsal PAGE 13 Rehearsal MORE INFO, PAGE 11 MORE INFO, PAGE 11 1:00 – 3:30 PM 1:15 – 3:30 PM Affinity Group Affinity Group Session I Session II MORE INFO, PAGE 25 MORE INFO, PAGE 39

3:45 – 5:00 PM 3:45 – 5:00 PM Workshop Block B State/Regional Meetings MORE INFO, PAGE 26 MORE INFO, PAGE 39

5:15 – 6:30 PM 5:15 – 6:30 PM PoCC General Session PoCC General Session with Maysoon Zayid with Jose Antonio Vargas 6:00 – 6:45 PM MORE INFO, PAGE 6 MORE INFO, PAGE 7 SDLC Chaperone Orientation I (choose one) MORE INFO, PAGE 45 6:30 – 7:30 PM LGBT Social Hour 7:00 – 8:00 PM MORE INFO, PAGE 10 PoCC Newcomer Orientation 7:15 – 9:00 PM MORE INFO, PAGE 45 PoCCSpeaks MORE INFO, PAGE 13

POCC EXPO HOURS 9:00 PM – MIDNIGHT 9:15 – 10:00 PM Club PoCC THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 MORE INFO, PAGE 10 SDLC Chaperone Orientation II 3:45 – 5:00 PM, (choose one) MORE INFO, PAGE 45 7:15 – 9:00 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MORE INFO, PAGE 12 * Buses will pick up from JW Marriott Indianapolis, Event Center Drive, Level 1. Ticketed Event CONFERENCE HISTORY

1986 1995 The First National Lighting the Way to the Conference for Teachers Millennium: Our Selves, and Administrators of Color Our Children, Our Schools in Independent Schools

1989 1996

A Vision for Building Common Ground New Alliances

1990 1997 Journey to Spirit: Unity in the Midst Solidarity and Voice of Diversity through Dialogue

1991 1998 Puerto Rico — The Caribbean: From Thought to Action Encounter History, Culture, and Self

1992 1999

Mosaic: Connecting Vision 2020 Communities for Action

1993 2000 Seeing Beyond — Becoming Advocates for Creating The Children Multicultural Educational Are Our Business Institutions

1994 Los Colores de la Educación — 2001 Continuing to Build Environments in Independent Connecting Cultures, Schools that Address the Connecting Worlds Needs and Issues of Children and Adults of Color

2 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 EACH YEAR, THE HOST CITY AND CONFERENCE THEME HAVE GIVEN POCC AND SDLC A UNIQUE CHARACTER AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.

2002

Bridging Cultures, Sharing Stories

2003 2009 PoCC Moving Mountains: Mining Within PoCC E Huaka’i Pū Kākou (Let’s Voyage Together) SDLC Mine, Yours & Ours: The Responsibility to Navigate SDLC X Marks the Spot the Rapids of Change

2004 2010 PoCC Miami: Gateway PoCC Catching the Tides of Change, to Multiculturalism Riding the Waves of Opportunity SDLC Connecting to Self, SDLC Coast 2 Coast, Seek to See Connecting to Others

2005 PoCC At the Crossroads: 2011 PoCC We the People: Painting Deepening Perspectives of Our New Mural of Community the Cultural Kaleidoscope SDLC Updating Our Status: A SDLC Collide-o-scope: Twisting Declaration of Interdependence Lenses, Seeing Change

2006 2012 PoCC Energizing Our Future PoCC Nourishing Ourselves through Refining Our for the Swim Upstream Shared Sense of Community SDLC Upstream, Uphill, Up to Us SDLC Timeless Resources, Renewable Energy

2007 2013 PoCC The Capital’s Mosaic: PoCC Learning from the Independent School Leaders Past, Leading for the Future Building an Interconnected World SDLC The Time Is Now SDLC Foresight is 20|20: Capitalizing on Our United State 2008 PoCC Music for Life. Food for Thought. Friendships that Sustain SDLC Preserving Self, Building Community, and Sustaining Change

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 3 NAIS WELCOME

Thank you for joining us at the 27th Engagement Initiative, which will use annual NAIS People of Color Conference. the conference’s clout to advance equity and inclusion efforts in host community PoCC serves as a clarion call to leverage schools. The Indianapolis initiative the unparalleled opportunity for includes a powerful and collaborative educational excellence that racial, ethnic, traveling exhibit demonstrating students’ and cultural differences present in our exploration of a range of “isms,” inspired schools and in our communities. This by Tahar Ben Jelloun’s book Racism conference is also a unique model for Explained to My Daughter. The debut leadership development, as it is presented display will be available at PoCC. Lastly, from an all-too-often unexplored vantage be sure to visit the PoCC Expo — an point — that of teachers, administrators, exciting new exhibit and education staff, and heads of color in independent space at the conference. schools. We are honored you have joined us to share your perspective as well. We recently shared with members our four rearticulated NAIS core values, of Our location in Indianapolis and our which equity is one. These core values conference theme inspire us to examine underpin our vision for NAIS schools to not only the ways in which our individual be a “vibrant community of independent and group paths circle and cross, but also schools for a changing nation and the way we measure our movement along demanding world.” Our diverse nation the journey to safe and fully inclusive is hungry for schools that serve all school communities. Are you at a “pit students well and that provide a collegial stop”? Do you have cause for a “victory home for quality educators of all types. lap”? Are you leading? Following? Have We are confident that our schools can you defined the markers of equity and lead the nation in equitable practice. excellence? We hope this event will fuel PoCC aims to play an important role you for the noble and necessary work in cultivating that leadership. of equity in our schools. We are fortunate and grateful to have This year, we encourage you to explore our own hard-working and motivated an array of new opportunities at PoCC. leaders on the PoCC Local Committee JOHN CHUBB Our new PoCC Equity Seminars will and SDLC Leadership Team. We all look NAIS President provide intensive learning opportunities forward to working with you, the adult for teachers, administrators, heads and student leaders who make our CAROLINE G. BLACKWELL of school, and other leaders. 2014 schools the equitable and excellent NAIS Vice President inaugurates the PoCC Community institutions all of our communities need. for Equity and Justice

4 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 LOCAL COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR WELCOME

It is our honor to welcome the NAIS irreplaceable values of teamwork and People of Color Conference. perseverance through sports. The sports movie classics Hoosiers and Rudy When people think about Indianapolis, were filmed and/or inspired in Indiana. what typically comes to mind is race car We are home to the Colts, Pacers, Fever, driving and basketball. Yes, we Hoosiers Indians, Indy Eleven, and Ice. Formerly, have a deep fondness for both activities, we were the home to the Indianapolis but this region has much more to offer. Clowns, a part of the Negro Leagues and the first team to employ a female Residents enjoy the small town appeal of professional baseball player, Toni Stone. this bustling city. Indianapolis was nick- We have proven ourselves as an excellent named the “Circle City” due to the orbital hosting city not only for countless layout of its highways and because of sporting tournaments but also for the Monument Circle, the downtown circular, Indiana Black Expo, Indiana Latino Expo, brick-paved area dedicated to common Indy’s International Festival, and the soldiers. Indianapolis is also referred to as Indy Jazz Fest. the “Crossroads of America” because the city is the hub for several major interstate This year’s conference theme speaks to highways that crisscross the state. And as the crossroads in which Indianapolis now if two nicknames weren’t enough, “Indy” finds itself with respect to racial diversity is also known as the “Racing Capital of and its cultural history, as well as to how the World” because of the 103-year old many of us feel about where our schools Indianapolis 500 race. stand with regard to diversity initiatives. At this year’s PoCC, you will discover Although Indiana’s roots go back to a multitude of experiences and tools to cornfields and soybean crops, as the city’s take back to your communities to assist industry shifts and grows, so do its resi- you in overcoming your individual pit dents. Indianapolis’s growing diversity is stops and in reaching your personal and due in part to organizations such as Eli Lily institutional victory laps. and Company, the NCAA Headquarters, and WellPoint, all of which bring people from all We are so thankful that our city can share over the world to our city. Indianapolis also in the 27-year history of this empowering LISA PRYOR attracts national and international students conference. We are grateful for the The Orchard School (IN) to our colleges and universities. dedication of our amazing local committee members and for their willingness to YNGRID THURSTON Indeed, sports is a way of life in Indiana. embrace our vision to take this conference The Summit Country Many Hoosiers have learned the to places it has never been. Day School (OH) TERRI WALLACE The Orchard School (IN)

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 5 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MICHAEL ERIC DYSON MAYSOON ZAYID DERALD WING SUE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL COMEDIAN, ACTRESS, ACTIVIST PSYCHOLOGIST AND MULTICULTURAL SCHOLAR AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 5:15 – 6:30 PM 8:00 – 9:00 AM 8:00 – 9:15 AM JW Grand Ballroom JW Grand Ballroom JW Grand Ballroom TOPIC Growing Up Muslim in America TOPIC Microaggressions TOPIC Race, Racism, and Maysoon Zayid has described herself For Dr. Derald Wing Sue, the son of Race Relations in America as “a Palestinian Muslim with cerebral parents who emigrated from China, Hailed as one of the nation’s most inspiring palsy from New Jersey, who is an actress, childhood experiences of being teased African Americans, Michael Eric Dyson comedian, and activist.” She is considered about his ethnicity led to his fascination eloquently melds scholarly insight with one of America’s first Muslim women with human behavior. He is now one of the phenomena of contemporary culture, comedians and the first person ever to the most prominent voices in multicultural emphasizing their interconnectedness and perform standup in Palestine and Jordan. counseling and diversity training. Sue force in shaping our society. His NPR radio Zayid is the co-founder and co-executive received a bachelor’s degree from show, The Michael Eric Dyson Show, and producer of the New York Arab American Oregon State University and a doctorate his books provide commentary on modern Comedy Festival and has appeared on in counseling psychology from the social and intellectual thought, interwoven Comedy Central’s The Watch List and University of Oregon. His passion for the with cultural criticism, race theory, religion, PBS’s America at a Crossroads: Muslim Civil Rights Movement was the foundation philosophical reflection, and gender Comics Stand Up. Zayid debuted her for his interest in multicultural studies. studies. His works include Making Malcolm one-woman show, “Little American Whore Sue, along with his brother and fellow X; I May Not Get There with You; Holler if (LAW),” at Los Angeles’s Comedy Central psychologist Dr. Stanley Sue, wanted to You Hear Me; Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Space. In 2008, her screenplay LAW was emphasize the importance of providing Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye; Is Bill chosen for the Sundance Screenwriters Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lab and is now slated to begin production effective mental health services; in 1972, Lost Its Mind?; Come Hell or High Water: with Zayid as the lead. She also headlined they co-founded the Asian American Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster; the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour. Her Psychological Association (AAPA). and the recent Can You Hear Me Now? The comedy has been featured on PBS, MTV, Currently, Sue is a professor of psychology Inspiration, Wisdom, and Insight of Michael BBC, and NBC Nightly News. Zayid is a at Teachers College, Columbia University. Eric Dyson. A professor of sociology at graduate of The Hala Salaam Maksoud He has also held numerous positions Georgetown University, Dyson bridges Foundation for Arab-American Leadership throughout the American Psychological gaps between generations, connecting and was a New Jersey delegate to the Association, including president of civil rights identity to hip-hop culture while 2008 Democratic National Convention. Division 45, Society for the Psychological forging links between older and younger She spends three months a year in Study of Ethnic Minority Issues. His books Americans, especially black Americans. Palestine, where she runs Maysoon’s Kids, include Microaggressions in Everyday With his powerful voice, Dyson reaches a scholarship and wellness program for Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation; beyond race, addressing the universal disabled and wounded refugee children Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory commonality of American concern. and orphans. and Practice; and Overcoming Our Racism: The Journey to Liberation. BOOK SIGNING EVENT

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6 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 CHERYL BROWN HENDERSON JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS SONIA NAZARIO BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST ORIGINATOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST FILMMAKER, AND UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT AND AUTHOR OF ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY SDLC KEYNOTE SPEAKER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 5:15 – 6:30 PM 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM 8:30 – 9:30 AM JW Grand Ballroom JW Grand Ballroom Marriott Ballroom, TOPIC My Life as an TOPIC Immigration and Motivation Marriott Downtown Indianapolis Undocumented Immigrant Sonia Nazario has spent more than TOPIC Brown v. Board of Education: Jose Antonio Vargas is the Pulitzer Prize- 20 years reporting and writing about The Legacy Continues winning journalist who outed himself social issues, most recently for the Cheryl Brown Henderson is a daughter as an undocumented immigrant in a Los Angeles Times. She has tackled some of the late Reverend Oliver L. Brown, ground-breaking essay published in of this country’s most intractable issues, who, along with 12 other parents led The New York Times Magazine in 2011. including hunger, drug addiction, and by the NAACP, filed a lawsuit against The article stunned media and political immigration. In 2003, her story “Enrique’s the local Board of Education on behalf circles throughout the country and Journey,” about a Honduran boy’s of their children in the historic case attracted world-wide coverage. Vargas struggle to find his mother in the U.S., Oliver L. Brown et al. vs. the Board of has since testified at a U.S. Senate won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, Education of Topeka, et. al. Their case Judiciary Committee hearing on a George Polk Award for International joined with other cases on appeal to the immigration reform and has been at Reporting, the Grand Prize of the Robert U.S. Supreme Court and in 1954 became the forefront of challenging the media’s F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and known as the landmark decision. Brown coverage of undocumented immigrants. the National Association of Hispanic Henderson is now the founding president Vargas is a firm believer that to change Journalists’ Guillermo Martinez-Marquez of The Brown Foundation for Educational the politics of immigration and citizenship, Award for Overall Excellence. Expanded Equity, Excellence and Research, and we must change the way we portray into a book, Enrique’s Journey became a owner of Brown & Associates, an undocumented people and their roles in national bestseller, won book awards, and educational consulting firm. The Brown society, compelling him to write, produce, became required reading at scores of U.S. Foundation provides scholarships to and direct the filmDocumented . Vargas colleges and high schools. In 1998 Nazario minority students, establishes libraries is also the founder of Define American, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series in low-income communities, and develops a media and culture campaign that on children of drug-addicted parents. curriculum on Brown for educators seeks to elevate the conversation around And in 1994 she won a George Polk across the country. The foundation also immigration and citizenship in a changing Award for Local Reporting for a series helped to establish the Brown v. Board America. At PoCC, Vargas will take us about hunger among school children in of Education National Park in Topeka, deeper into his journey. With anecdotes California. Nazario, who grew up in Kansas as well as the Brown v. Board of from both his own story and the struggles and in Argentina, has been named among Education 50th Anniversary Presidential of countless other undocumented the most influential Latinos byHispanic Commission. Brown Henderson has immigrants in America, Vargas poignantly Business Magazine and a “trendsetter” been a sixth grade teacher, university explores the question: How do you by Hispanic magazine. In 2012 Columbia guest lecturer, school guidance counselor, define “American”? Journalism Review named Nazario and state educational administrator. among “40 women who changed the She is past chair of Women Work, a media business in the past 40 years.” national network for women seeking career assistance in non-traditional fields. OVERVIEW

THE DESTINATION support the conference mission is PoCC programming will take place at embodied in attendees’ acceptance the JW Marriott Indianapolis and SDLC of PoCC community norms — guidelines programming will primarily take place at that help us effectively navigate the gen- the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. We erative energy and tension experienced encourage conference participants to in formal and informal settings. enjoy Indianapolis’s attractions, including the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians During the conference, speakers, affinity & Western Art, the Indianapolis Zoo, the group members, and workshop presenters Indianapolis Museum of Art, and six unique will not only inform participants, but cultural districts: Broad Ripple Village, also challenge them to think in new Massachusetts Avenue, Fountain Square, and different ways. Attendees will have The Wholesale District, Canal and White the opportunity to network and build POCC/SDLC River State Park, and Indiana Avenue. connections in support of their own growth and development as well as REGISTRATION HOW TO GET THE MOST that of their schools. OUT OF PoCC JW Marriott Indianapolis, For 26 years, PoCC has developed, To maximize the conference experience, Grand East Registration, Level 3 nurtured, and sustained the leadership participants are encouraged to lean into WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 and professional journeys of people of discomfort, expect non-closure, and 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM color in independent schools. For many, accept conflict as a catalyst for change. this conference also serves as a harbor, When this is done effectively, attendees THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 a place of deep recognition, implicit engage with greater presence, feel more 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM understanding, trust, and refueling for capable of suspending judgment of FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 our sometimes taxing work in schools. themselves and others, and are better 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM This vital aspect of PoCC’s mission lives able to think, rather than react, before in a context of also welcoming white speaking from their perspectives. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 educators committed to equity, racial, Conference norms also invite participants 7:00 – 11:00 AM and social justice to work in respectful to honor the confidentiality that fosters partnership with colleagues of color to respectful community. Getting the most build and sustain equitable and inclusive out of PoCC calls on attendees to give climates in our schools. The kind of aware- of themselves cognitively, affectively, ness, communication, and interaction that spiritually, and cooperatively.

WE ENCOURAGE NEWCOMERS TO ATTEND THE PoCC NEWCOMER ORIENTATION ON WEDNESDAY FROM 7:00 – 8:00 PM AT THE JW MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS, ROOM 312.

8 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 PoCC participants engage in affinity group work. FOLLOW POCC

PoCC WORKSHOPS AFFINITY GROUP WORK AND SDLC ON PoCC attendees can choose from more Affinity group sessions are designed to than seventy 75-minute workshops help conference participants engage in TWITTER USING offered in three blocks during the conversations that matter within a space THE HASHTAGS conference. Practitioners and experts defined and protected by and for those will present workshops in the areas of: who share race and ethnicity in common. #POCC14 ››Institutional Change: Building Inclusive The qualitative difference between AND #SDLC14. Communities for People of Color PoCC affinity group work and other ››Building Capacity: Expanding aspects of the conference is that success Your Professional Toolbox is contingent upon an agreement by all to respect group membership and ››Exemplary Programs, Models, self-identification. Unlike all other and Case Studies conference programming (which is open ››Exploring Racial and Ethnic Identities: to all irrespective of race and ethnicity), Meanings and Matters affinity group space derives its meaning, integrity, and transformative power from ››Self-Efficacy and Empowerment: participation by same-group members. For the locations of the Mind, Body, Spirit Connections Affinity groups are not places to go three Affinity Group meetings, ››People of Color in Leadership: “to learn about others,” even when the please visit the following From Theory to Praxis “other” is a participant’s child, friend, or pages: 25, 39, and 41. colleague. Entering affinity group space ADULT/STUDENT DIALOGUES in this way extinguishes the safety and In addition to the three affinity group trust that defines them. sessions, PoCC participants will also take part in Saturday’s student-led Adult/ PoCC affinity group sessions will be orga- Student Dialogues, a unique opportunity nized using the technique of “Open Space COMPLIMENTARY WIRELESS for adults to learn first-hand some of the Technology.” Open Space is a “meeting” ACCESS AT THE JW MARRIOTT takeaways students derive from their process that maximizes the human WIRELESS NETWORK NAME: SDLC experience. These dialogue groups capacity for self-organizing and authentic JWMarriott-MEETING meet by home state or regions and are learning. While our conference theme student-led and facilitated. These sessions will give shape and context to affinity PASSCODE: POCC14 vest students with an important voice as group experience sessions, the specific advocates for diversity, multiculturalism, content of small-group conversations and equity and justice. Adult attendance, will be determined, put forward, and in the spirit and practice of followership, convened by conference participants. In is vital to the success of the sessions. this way, the real issues that participants care about and for which they have energy and passion become the agenda. A team of trained teachers and administrators will assist with the affinity group process.

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 9 PLAN YOUR TIME! DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHTS THE 2014 POCC MOBILE APP.

PoCC NETWORKING COFFEE NEW! MASTER CLASS EVENT ALL OF THE SPECIAL BREAKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS WITH DERALD WING SUE EVENTS LISTED TAKE JW Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 3 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 PLACE AT THE JW Following the general sessions, grab a 10:00 AM – NOON MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS. cup of coffee and a chat before heading JW Grand Ballroom 5–10 off to the next conference activity. TICKET REQUIRED Attendees who NAIS BOOKSTORE NAIS BOOKSTORE AND CYBER CAFÉ signed up for the Master Class will HOURS NAIS will offer a complimentary Cyber join Derald Wing Sue in this strategic Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 Café and bookstore that includes a wide learning experience. WEDNESDAY range of materials on people of color and 1:00 – 6:00 PM building inclusive communities, as well as PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS works by keynote speakers. Our general sessions will be illuminated THURSDAY by the performances of the following 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM STATE AND REGIONAL MEETINGS local groups, to whom we are grateful! FRIDAY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 7:00 AM – 6:45 PM 3:45 – 5:00 PM ››University High School Choir and See page 39 for room locations. Strings Ensemble SATURDAY This time is set aside for state and regional ››Kayla Sweet, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM diversity committees to meet with their School (Soloist) constituents. For those states and regions ››Indy Dance Academy NAIS CYBER CAFÉ without diversity committees, this time ››Bollywood Dance Indianapolis HOURS is ideal for meeting other attendees from ››Iibada Dance Company Grand East Registration, your area and for networking on ways Level 3 to use the experiences at the conference DOWNLOAD THE WEDNESDAY as a catalyst for change back at home. 2014 PoCC MOBILE APP 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Enhance your conference experience LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, with this free, easy-to-use mobile app. THURSDAY AND TRANSGENDERED (LGBT) 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM ››Stay organized with up-to-the-minute SOCIAL HOUR event and speaker information. FRIDAY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM 6:30 – 7:30 PM ››Use the My Schedule feature to plan JW Grand Ballroom 4 your time. SATURDAY Join other conference attendees for 7:30 – 11:00 AM ››Use the Friends feature to stay an hour of conversation and networking in touch with friends old and new. in an enjoyable social setting. ››Receive real-time alerts from NAIS. COMPLIMENTARY WIRELESS ACCESS AT THE JW MARRIOTT CLUB PoCC ››Follow and join conference chatter on Twitter and Facebook. WIRELESS NETWORK NAME: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 JWMarriott-MEETING 9:00 PM – MIDNIGHT JW White River Ballroom E Download the 2014 PASSCODE: POCC14 Keep the conversations and camaraderie PoCC mobile app from your flowing in a more relaxed setting app store now by searching featuring great music, light refreshments, for 2014 PoCC or visit and dancing. pocc.nais.org for a link to download the app.

10 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 Indiana State Capitol Building is the center of Indiana’s government.

NEW! PoCC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 In the inaugural year of the PoCC Community FILM SCREENINGS Engagement Initiative, Indianapolis area THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 independent schools have created an exhibit 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM on “isms” inspired by Tahar Ben Jelloun’s JW Marriott Indianapolis book, Racism Explained to My Daughter. The exhibit will showcase students, families, and faculty members sharing their experiences with “isms” through storytelling and other I’M NOT RACIST… AM I? PORTRAITS OF artistic means of expression. We invite PoCC JW Grand Ballroom 2 A BLACK GIRL and SDLC attendees to respond and add to This feature documentary JW Grand Ballroom 4 the exhibit. At the conclusion of PoCC, this follows a diverse group of When a group of teenage exhibit will travel from school to school to teens through a yearlong girls from a city public school prompt thoughtful dialogue, understanding, exploration to get at the heart is introduced to a group of and change throughout the Indianapolis area. of racism. Through some girls from a suburban private tense and painful moments, school, they worry that they’ll JOIN THE PoCC CHOIR we see how these difficult have little, if anything, in The PoCC Choir is directed by Charles conversations affect their common. They soon discover Owens of Oregon Episcopal School with relationships with friends that their worlds are actually Greg Williams as accompanist and is and parents, and ultimately not that far apart. Each of comprised of PoCC attendees. The choir challenge them to look deep the girls struggles to find will present diverse song selections during within themselves. By the end true empowerment in an the Closing Ceremonies, providing a of their time together, we’ll see atmosphere of negative wonderful celebration and sending forth. these remarkable young people perceptions and destructive All attendees are welcome to join! develop deeper bonds, a images of women in the media. stronger resolve, and a bigger, This group of young African- PoCC CHOIR REHEARSALS: more significant definition American girls is determined to JW Grand Ballroom of racism than any of us ever set their own standards of what THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 imagined. We’ll realize the hard it means to be an authentic NOON – 1:00 PM work has only just begun, and woman of color in today’s these courageous teens won’t society. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 be the only ones asking, “I’m

NOON – 1:00 PM Not Racist… Am I?”

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Sponsored by Campbell Hall 7:00 – 8:00 AM

EMERGENCY PLAN Sponsored by The Calhoun School In the case of a medical emergency, dial 0 from any house phone and state that you have a medical emergency. Services will be provided by the hotel or convention center. First aid services will also be provided for SDLC attendees throughout the conference. In case of an emergency such as a fire alarm, an alarm will sound. Please remain calm and wait for instructions. If it is necessary to evacuate, follow the instructions of the hotel or convention center staff. #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 11 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 3:45 – 5:00 PM, 7:15 – 9:00 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 NEW! POCC EXPO 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

JW MARRIOTT INDIANAPOLIS, GRIFFIN HALL, LEVEL 2

Lounge PoCCSPEAKS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 EdZone 2 7:15 – 9:00 PM

“STOP + LEARN” PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 NAIS Member 9:25 AM – 12:50 PM Resource Center APPY HOUR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 Exhibit Tables 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

PoCC CELEBRATION LUNCHEON EdZone 1 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Student Artwork Display

Entrance Entrance

Community Engagement Initiative PoCC Bookstore

12 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 Photo courtesy of The Wendell Scott Foundation. For more information please visit www.wendellscott.org

Wendell Scott, the first African-American to become a full-time competitor in NASCAR’s premier division, is a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee.

THE PoCC EXPO IS A CONFERENCE PoCCSPEAKS “STOP + LEARN” PRESENTATIONS HUB WHERE PARTICIPANTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 CAN LEARN AND INTERACT 7:15 – 9:00 PM 9:25 AM – 12:50 PM THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF EdZone 1 EdZone 1 and 2 ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITS, AND Join friends and colleagues for an evening Learn tricks of the trade and insider tips EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. VISIT of thought leadership and “edutainment” at these short presentations offered by THE EXPO FOR THE FOLLOWING presented in 15-minute talks on topics of experts in the fields of hiring, leadership CONFERENCE FEATURES: equity and social justice in schools and development, and more. See descriptions society. Talks will be presented by: and times on the next page. NAIS MEMBER RESOURCE CENTER Come explore NAIS services that can DOREEN OLESON, head of school, Saint APPY HOUR enrich the work you do. See a demon- Mark’s School (CA) talk title: Aloha nui… FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 stration of Data and Analysis for School Lessons Learned 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Leadership (DASL), your new data Come learn about the apps your peers CHRIS THINNES, director, Center for the center replacing StatsOnline; the NAIS use for productivity in the office, on the Future of Education & Democracy (CA) Survey Center; Inspiration Lab, a website road, and at home, and share yours too! talk title: Going to School in the World: that showcases innovative programs in Educational-Relational Thinking and the independent schools; and School and PoCC CELEBRATION LUNCHEON Future of Public-Private Partnerships Student Services (SSS), NAIS’s newly- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 upgraded financial aid program for INGRID TUCKER, head of school, Cambridge 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM families. Plus, learn about the forthcom- Montessori School (MA) talk title: Leadership Whether you’re at a pit stop, taking ing re-launch of Assessment of Inclusivity and Spirituality: When SWAG Is Having a victory lap, or just cruising around and Multiculturalism, the comprehensive Courage to Lead by the Spirit! PoCC, you need fuel for your journey. climate assessment tool — soon to be Join us for a celebration luncheon to available for a lower fee and in more JEREMIAH JACKSON, director of diversity and celebrate your importance to the mission flexible formats. inclusion, The College Preparatory School and vision of NAIS. (CA) talk title: The Exit Letter that Never

Was! What Every School Leader Should Know and Understand to Inspire Trust, Honesty and Collaboration in the Work Sponsored by Carney, Sandoe & Associates Place and Beyond. SELECT WORKSHOP SESSIONS ROSETTA LEE, outreach specialist, Seattle Throughout the conference, a small Girls’ School (WA) talk title: Missing From number of workshops will be held the Conversation: Growth Mindset in in the PoCC Expo, in EdZone 1 or 2. Cultural Competency. See the daily program for details. DANIEL HARRIS, PoCCSpeaks Emcee, director of diversity & multicultural education, John Burroughs School (MO) talk title: 10 Miles From/To Ferguson: A Reactive, Responsive, Proactive Opportunity #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 13 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 3:45 – 5:00 PM, 7:15 – 9:00 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 NEW! POCC EXPO 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM JW Marriott Indianapolis, Griffin Hall, Level 2

“STOP + LEARN” PRESENTATIONS 11:30 – 11:50 AM The Welcoming Schools’ Approach: Friday, December 5 Investing in Yourself, and Your Strategies to Respond to Students’ EdZone 1 and 2 Future, as a Leader of Color Difficult Questions and Comments Stop by the PoCC Expo to pick up useful ORPHEUS CRUTCHFIELD, StratéGenius and KISHA L. WEBSTER, Welcoming Schools advice in these brief 20-minute sessions. SHERRY COLEMAN, Coleman Strategic Consulting Come and learn strategies to effectively What is executive coaching? What does respond to students’ questions and/or 9:25 – 9:45 AM it mean for educators like you looking comments regarding race, gender, and The Secret to Great Facilitation to move up into school leadership? How sexual orientation. MICHELE MATTOON, should you be investing in yourself? Come National School Reform Faculty join these two executive coaches, with 12:30 – 12:50 PM What is the secret to becoming a great over 50 years of experience coaching Brand You: Crafting Your 3–5 Year Plan facilitator? Do it mindfully. Mindfulness is heads, division leadership, faculty, and LEE MILLER and BETTY LINVILLE, an intentional, moment-to-moment aware- trustees, on how to advance the main CalWest Educators Placement ness that is nonjudgmental, curious, and agenda item: YOU! How would you like to grow profession- open. Learn six tips that will encourage ally? Do you aim to be a leader within the active, engaged listening skills that will help Think Local, Act Global: A View for a classroom? Thinking about a move into you become a more successful facilitator. Changing Nation and Demanding World administration? Come discuss the many KENDRALL MASTEN, JUDY TORRES, and paths open to you, whether you choose to Getting Your Timeline Right ESAYAS WURETA, The U.S. Peace Corps stay at your current school or are consid- for a Successful Job Search Hear a first-hand account of the ering a job search in the next few years. ALY FIORILLO, Carney, Sandoe & Associates imagination of children and educators Learn all about the hiring timeline of inde- in the United States and overseas as a Representative and Broadly Diverse pendent and charter schools. When is the Peace Corps Volunteer. Then participate Book Collections: A Necessary best time to start your job search so that in a discussion that brings forth the rich Component of Identity-Safe Classrooms you don’t miss out on opportunities? When content of World Wise Schools to connect TAUN WRIGHT, Equal Read should you talk to your current employer classrooms globally. Reading literary fiction that reflects about possibly moving on? Learn what you diverse cultures increases empathy, yet should know during contract season and NOON – 12:20 PM with less than 10% of books published for how that affects your job search. You Never Get a Second Chance children featuring a person of color, it can to Make a First Impression: feel impossible to build a truly diverse col- Tips for a Winning Job Search lection. Learn about the impact of diverse ABBY GLOVER and LISA LOVERING, Educator’s Ally books on empathy and engagement From resume advice to interview strate- and how to build your own expansive gies, these experienced independent collection. school placement counselors will help you make sure your search is set up for success as you explore teaching and administrator opportunities in independent schools. Take advantage of their expertise so you can show yourself in the best light and avoid pitfalls that can derail a job search.

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EXHIBITORS IN THE PoCC EXPO CalWest Educators Placement DEFAMATION: The Play Come talk with representatives from Table 5 Table 9 the following targeted organizations that www.calwesteducators.com www.defamationtheplay.com provide services to help advance your (818) 906-2972 (312) 720-1471 efforts toward diversity and inclusion. Connecting educators with indepen- DEFAMATION is a play that explores dent schools is our passion. We succeed the highly charged issues of race, religion, Welcoming Schools through a commitment to diversity, pro- gender, class and the law with a twist: Table 1 fessionalism, and personal attention. Are the audience is the jury. www.welcomingschools.org you curious about future options? Contact (202) 572-8954 us to realize your potential. National School Reform Faculty (NSRF) Welcoming Schools is an LGBT-inclusive Table 10 approach to improve school climate with Equal Read www.nsrfharmony.org tools and resources to embrace family Table 6 (812) 330-2702 diversity, avoid gender-stereotyping, www.equalread.org We are a professional development and end bias-based bullying in schools. (510) 798-8573 initiative that focuses on increasing Equal Read provides diverse children’s student achievement through profes- African Studies Center, Boston University book collections, parent education, com- sional learning communities. We train Table 2 munity-building, and teacher professional educators to coach Critical Friends Group www.bu.edu/africa development for K–8 schools, to increase (CFG) communities. CFG communities use (617) 353-7303 empathy and create identity-safe learning NSRF protocols and activities to facilitate Enrich your Africa teaching. View K–12 out- environments. meaningful and efficient communication, standing books and DVDs, including items problem solving, and learning. for purchase. Discuss ideas and questions Indiana Youth Group (IYG) with a specialist on K–12 Africa teaching. Table 7 The White Privilege Conference (WPC) www.indianayouthgroup.org Table 19 The United States Peace Corps (317) 541-8726 www.whiteprivilegeconference.com Table 3 IYG creates safe spaces, provides wellness (313) 486-6890 www.peacecorps.gov programming and education to LGBTQ WPC is a conference that examines (202) 692-1795 youth and the community, with a mission challenging concepts of privilege and Peace Corps volunteers live, learn, of empowered LGBTQ flourishing in oppression and offers solutions and and work with a community overseas welcoming communities across Indiana. team building strategies to work toward for 27 months, providing technical a more equitable world. assistance in six program areas. Carney, Sandoe & Associates (CS&A) Table 8 StratéGenius Educator’s Ally www.carneysandoe.com Table 20 Table 4 (617) 542-0260 www.strategenius.org www.educatorsally.com CS&A provides faculty and administrator (510) 685-0861 (914) 666-6323 recruitment, leadership search, StratéGenius specializes in placing EA connects teachers, administrators, and and strategic consulting services to exceptional administrators and faculty senior leaders with independent schools independent, international, and like- of color nationally in independent in NYC, the tri-state area, and boarding kind schools. Founded in 1977, CS&A and charter schools proven to value schools in the Mid-Atlantic region and is recognized as the preeminent recruiter diversity and inclusion. New England. Founded in 1975, EA has a of teachers and administrators. highly personalized approach to recruiting and is considered the preeminent New York area placement agency.

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 15 WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY AT AGLANCE SDLC (choose one) SDLC Chaperone Orientation II Orientation Newcomer PoCC (choose one) SDLC Chaperone Orientation I GroupTraining Affinity PoCC P (choose one) SDLC Chaperone Orientation II 45. page info, More Facilitator Training Peer SDLC (choose one) SDLC Chaperone Orientation I 9:15 6:00 6:00 9:00 AM 9:15 7:00 6:00 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 8:00 AM

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JW Marriott Indianapolis, Ticket Required. More Info, Page 11. Grand East Registration, Level 3 On-site registration is not available. JW Marriott Indianapolis, Individuals who registered for these Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM seminars will participate in all-day learning in one of the following key areas. NAIS CYBER CAFÉ 1:00 – 6:00 PM NAIS BOOKSTORE JW Marriott Indianapolis, AFRICA AND ITS DIASPORA Grand East Registration, Level 3 Marriott Downtown, Florida Room JW Marriott Indianapolis, presenters: Sylviane Diouf, The Schomburg Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Center, New York Public Library (NY); Eileen Julien, Indiana University (IN); Barbara PoCC AFFINITY GROUP TRAINING 6:00 – 6:45 PM Brown, Boston University (MA); Kelena SDLC CHAPERONE ORIENTATION I JW Marriott Indianapolis, Maxwell, The Bosque School (NM); Shields White River Ballroom D Sundberg, Sidwell Friends School (DC); Attend just one of the three Omékongo Dibinga, UPstander International orientations offered. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Marriott Downtown, Indiana Ballroom CD THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS THE SCHOOL VISITS “N-WORD”: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION 7:00 – 8:00 PM Ticket Required. OF N!GGA(ER) IN LITERATURE, POP PoCC NEWCOMER ORIENTATION On-site registration is not available. CULTURE, SPORTS, AND MOORE Bus pick-up is from JW Marriott Indianapolis, Marriott Downtown, Michigan Room Led by Gloria Fernandez-Tearte, Event Center Drive, Level 1. presenters: Eddie Moore, The Privilege Greenwich Academy (CT), and Matt School Visits offer independent and Institute (NY); Shanelle Robinson, Suzuki, Rye Country Day, (NY) special focus schools in the host city an Friends Academy (NY) JW Marriott Indianapolis, Room 312 opportunity to offer a site-visit agenda that celebrates each school’s unique VISION, ALIGNMENT, EXECUTION: 9:15 – 10:00 PM culture and mission while sharing the THE PoCC LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SDLC CHAPERONE ORIENTATION II ways in which diversity and multicul- FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND WOMEN tural education play a role. We thank JW Marriott Indianapolis, Room 309–310 Attend just one of the three the following Indianapolis area schools presenters: Marcia A. Chambers, Chambers orientations offered. for hosting visits: Consulting, Inc.; Sylvia Rodriquez Vargas, Marriott Downtown, Indiana Ballroom CD Leadership Consultant and Researcher; ››The Orchard School Ara Brown, Cranbrook Schools (MI); ››Park Tudor School Donna Orem, NAIS (DC); Dennis Bisgaard, Kingswood Oxford School (CT); Crissy FIESTA Indianapolis is the largest ››University High School of Indiana Latino Festival in the state, Cáseres, Georgetown Day School (DC); celebrating art, music, and culture. Amani Reed, The School at Columbia University (NY); Martha Haakmat, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School (NY); Jay Rapp, NAIS (DC)

Sponsored by Calwest Educators Placement CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE DESIGN THINKING Marriott Downtown, Illinois Room presenters: Kapono Ciotti, Kapono Ciotti,

Inc. (HI); Lynn Fujioka, isisHawaii (HI) Photo courtesy of La Plaza

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Attend just one of the three Book Signing with Michael Eric Dyson orientations offered. and Networking Coffee Break JW Marriott Indianapolis, Room 309–310 JW Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM MICHAEL 10:00 – 11:15 AM NAIS BOOKSTORE ERIC DYSON WORKSHOP BLOCK A JW Marriott Indianapolis, TOPIC Race, Racism, and Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 Race Relations in America JW Grand Ballroom BUILDING CAPACITY: EXPANDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL TOOLBOX 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM More Info, Page 6

PoCC/SDLC REGISTRATION ››Opening Performance from Religious Diversity in Independent JW Marriott Indianapolis, University High School Choir and Schools: Policies and Curriculum Grand East Registration, Level 3 Kayla Sweet (Soloist), Brebeuf Learn how your school, whether secular Jesuit Preparatory School or religious, can adapt to increasing reli- 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM ››Welcome by the PoCC gious diversity among the student body. Explore practical ways to help facilitate NAIS CYBER CAFÉ Local Committee Co-Chairs acceptance of all religious practices JW Marriott Indianapolis, ››NAIS Welcome by through two crucial platforms: school Grand East Registration, Level 3 Caroline G. Blackwell, NAIS policies for a religiously diverse student ››Welcome by the body and faculty, and an appropriate SDLC Leadership Team curriculum for teaching World Religions in the classroom. Leave this workshop with ››Introduction of Michael Eric specific, concrete policies and procedures Dyson by Terri Wallace, The that teachers and administrators can put Orchard School (IN) in place to create a better school environ- ››Keynote address by Michael ment for religious diversity. You will also Eric Dyson leave with an example of a World Religions course curriculum that can be used or modified to teach this critical subject in an engaging and responsible way. Sponsored by StratéGenius presenters: Erskine White and Sabina Moyhuddin, University School of Nashville (TN) presider: Taleesha Martin, St. Richard’s School (IN) JW Grand Ballroom 1

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#SDLC14 THURSDAY The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The Academy (NJ) (NJ) Academy separate us. Explore how an intentional intentional how an Explore us. separate that boundaries the to cross ability their to develop and world, ashared and foster students’ sense of common ground to same: the are goals yet our schools, in efforts inclusivity from disconnected Global learning experiences are often Schoolhouse to Intercultural Competency for the Education: From International Learning Intersecting Global and Inclusive A Ballroom River White presenter Advocating and Educating For Narrative: the Change Script, the Flip for black male students in our schools. our in students male black for success and pathways to opportunity reverse troubling trends, and clear age participants to break down barriers, change and empowerment and encour for framework this inform educators and parents, with students, interviews and of color. research men of young Current demic achievement and emotional health aca the impact of sameness” “myth the and how microaggressions Explore sures. and disproportionate disciplinary mea communities, school dissonant racially tous stereotyping, lowered expectations, ubiqui schools: in independent men black multidimensional challenges facing young candid discussion about the broad and this Join white peers. their than failure to encounter greater odds of academic continue students male yet black culture, dency suggests positive change in our presi term second Obama’s President Students Male Black WORKSHOP BLOCK A 10:00 : Candice Powell, Newark

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- - - - inclusivity, both locally and globally. and locally both inclusivity, create authentic school your help can strategies which and efforts, inclusivity ing global programming with on-campus interweav are schools how NAIS out Find way. nuanced and apluralistic in culture people, and to understand people and of real experiences into the inquiry tic to authen do invites students education than espousing “color blindness,” global andmembers, other stakeholders. Rather board parents, from buy-in develop helps and directors of work diversity the intercultural competencies complements framework for global learning and Reegan Homburg, The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The Homburg, Reegan World Leadership School (CO) School World Leadership The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The University (PA)University presenters White River Ballroom C Ballroom River White presenter to positive outcomes. lead that lifelines offer particular, stories curriculum in of color students and teachers For socially,emotionally. and academically, ideals that hinder optimal outcomes societal the perpetuate or subvert either can narratives life, school and content, records of story, personal curricular of color. dynamic As educators male two on impact their and narratives curriculum as we explore stories on own your Reflect on all students in independent schools. effect tell have indelible an teachers in a race.Similarly, stories the curriculum succeed and to function ability a driver’s impact greatly can of metal piece simple This rod. extension crew the pit is of the tools vital most of the one NASCAR, In Stories Curriculum Their of Impact the and Griots Teacher Extension: By B Ballroom River White : Nakeiha Primus, Millersville : Jennifer Klein and Ross Wehner, presider : Allison Housefield, Housefield, Allison presider :

- - It’s Electric! Putting It into Practice What Does It Mean to Have Young Cultural Competence and Educational- Children learn by doing. And there isn’t Children Speak Truth to Power? (Part A) Relational Thinking: The Intersections an area of study that cries out for applied Explore how preschool educators at of Learning and Community science more than the unit on electricity. Brooklyn Friends School apply the concept “Cultural education is not a separate We will show you inexpensive ways of speaking truth to power to their work discipline,” Carlina Rinaldi reminds us. “It to teach conductivity, design circuits, with young children. At this Quaker institu- is more than this: it is primarily a style of and have students put those ideas into tion, the idea of speaking truth to power educational-relational thinking.” Join us practice. Different supporting tools will is fundamentally implied in all interper- to extend our inquiry from the 2013 PoCC be made available like “Model Magic sonal interactions and is the cornerstone panel on “Cultural Competence and 21st and Fruit” for testing conductivity. of diversity work, including exposing Century Skills,” where we proposed that in Participants will apply the science using students to the concepts of power, order to support more inclusive communi- Makey Makey (the invention kit) and privilege, and intersectionality. Engage in ties in our schools, we must shift our focus see how easy it is for students to learn discussions around this idea and discuss in diversity work from cultural sensitivity to and science while having so much fun. concrete examples of how this concept cultural competency — supporting deeper presenter: Gina Marcel, The School at can be embedded within the curriculum. learning than “awareness” or “tolerance” Columbia University presider: Shira Malone, Follow up with this discussion by attending implies, and helping students to develop The Orchard School (IN) the “Part B” session later in the confer- specific skills. Explore connections White River Ballroom D ence. See page 28 for more information. between relational learning and inclusive presenters: Orinthia Swindell and Claudia communities, and identify resources that Exploring Intersectional Identity Lewis, Brooklyn Friends School (NY) will cultivate cultural competency. in Early Childhood (Birth-Age 8): presider: Javonne Stewart, Trinity presenters: Chris Thinnes, Center for the A Conversation for Teachers and Parents School (GA) Future of Education and Democracy (CA); Parents and teachers of young children Rooms 309–310 Steven Jones, Jones Inclusive (CA); Gene are often confronted with challenging Batiste, Independent Education; Alison questions about differences and are How to Use Students and Staff Diversity Park, Blink Consulting presider: Jane Sidey, unable to find the language to answer Information to Establish a Multicultural Park Tudor School (IN) them. Explore how our own identities School Environment Room 312 impact how we answer questions like, Explore ways to access diversity data “Why is her skin brown? Are you a boy from NAIS’s Data and Analysis for EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS, MODELS, or a girl?” and how we can give children School Leadership tool (DASL) and AND CASE STUDIES the language and skills to navigate learn how to use the Demographic these differences. Learn about devel- Center, reports, tables, and dashboards Uncovering Systemic Injustice: Guiding opmentally appropriate ways to talk to through this hands-on demonstration. Students Through the Numbers young children about family structure, Study, analyze, and project demographic All students are interested in fairness, but adoption, class, race, gender identity, information that will help students most need help to broaden their under- ability, religion, and body size. and staff benefit and learn from their standing from interpersonal to systemic presenters: Kate Engle and Camille Fobbs, own peers, enrich the school community injustice. Examine how one school did just Brooklyn Friends School (NY) presider: experience, and deepen their under this by developing a multi-disciplinary, Brittany Wayman, The Orchard School (IN) standing of diversity issues. inquiry-based project culminating in a Room 314 presenters: Hilary LaMonte and Martha “Social Justice Data Fair.” Students were Galindo, NAIS (DC) presider: Sven Dubie, instructed use real-world data to identify Park Tudor School (IN) and research a social justice issue and Room 101 then present their findings to parents and the larger community. Learn how to use and adapt this model to get your own students to engage with such topics as the impact of poverty on children, com- pensating victims of Agent Orange, and helping returning citizens procure jobs. presenter: Sylvia Glauster, The Ancona School (IL) presider: Peggy Meyer (IN) Room 102

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 21 22 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 THURSDAY Orchard School (IN) (IN) School Orchard William Penn Charter School (PA) Academy Antonio (NY); Williams, The Rivers School (MA) School Rivers The curriculum at the Orchard School. Orchard at the curriculum diversity aschool-wide torace developing laps that we have experienced during our victory and stops pit the both we share awareness around issues of diversity as students’ and faculty members’ grow their ways your to Find help to school. back examples and resource materials to take you with equip will session hands-on this workshops and student-run conferences, diversity student on to adiscussion units literacy media and texts literary about classrooms? From discussions enriching school high and tives into middle your initia creative ways to diversity integrate Are you looking for engaging ideas and Diversity in Our Schools 103 Room presider presenters initiatives. mentorship and leadership and hiring, staff and faculty like admissions, independent school community on issues with the how have they share collaborated will and sorority, or fraternity of aBGLO presenter on the roundtable is a member Each efforts. diversity their transform to organizations these use can schools session that outlines how independent BGLOs in this engaging and educational Nine” “Divine of the of each history and mission, purpose, the Discuss legacy. arich (BGLOs) boast Organizations Letter Greek Black Collegiate in Independent Schools (BGLOs)Letter Organizations Greek Black Historically of Role the on Discussion A Roundtable My Sisters’/Brothers’ Keeper: Room 104 Room presenters WORKSHOP BLOCK A 10:00 : Cassandra Porter (IN) : : Terri Wallace and Lisa Pryor, The Terri Pryor, The Lisa Wallace and Shanelle Robinson, Friends

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- School (VA) School School (WA) School The Charlotte Latin School (NC) School Latin Charlotte The tions, and small group discussions. include interactive exercises, presenta will workshop This ourselves. well as as youth our in development identity healthy discover ways to and support schools, our in manifests development ways identity identity development theories, identify learn about others’, learn racial and ethnic and ethnic identity and experiences and own your toracial claim workshop this Use all. for positive success the for adults of youth and development identity the how to co-author Explore hatred? and shame have of us own-group others and love identities of us our some Why do haveWhat messages we internalized? Native American, Latino, White, etc. identities like African American, Asian, Learn about how we process our group Development for Educators and Youth Who We Are: Racial and Ethnic Identity Room 201 Room presenter initiative. diversity asuccessful ment to imple to avoid seeking in pitfalls the those successful strategies and recognize strategic elements in common. Identify and have practical communities inclusive authentically have who become Schools an EffectiveDiversity Initiative Seven Practical Steps to Ensure Avoiding the Pitfalls: E Ballroom River White presenter Hill School (PA) School Hill MEANINGS AND MATTERSMEANINGS IDENTITIES: ETHNIC AND RACIAL EXPLORING COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: BUILDING INCLUSIVE : : Andre Withers, The Madeira Madeira The Withers, Andre Girls’ Seattle Lee, Rosetta presider presider : Brandon Jacobs, Brandon The : Ayeola Elias, Elias, Ayeola

- - Will the Circle Be Unbroken? What About the Content? Revising goals for inclusivity. Of course, day-to-day Creating and Sustaining a Cycle Curricula for Cultural Competency diversity work continues in conjunction of Diverse Leadership Has teaching for cultural competency with AIM activities; to this end, hear about Learn how to develop a school board penetrated your core secondary school steps you can take to enhance multicul- that will reflect the ideals of diversity and curricula? Analyze sample curricula for turalism and inclusivity throughout your inclusion that have been embraced by ways to weave principles of cultural school community. the vast majority of independent schools. competency through discrete academic presenters: Asako Kurosaka-Jost and Diversifying governance structures will subjects. While diversity programs have Dawn Marie Cunnion, Brentwood strengthen your school and allow it to made progress in improving classroom School (CA) presider: Betsy Fox, Charlotte advance in a competitive market, more climate, launching new elective classes, Latin School (NC) effectively support and inspire all students, and running special focus days, the Room 205 and ensure greater sustainability in demo- content required of all students cannot Learn about the enhancements to graphically different times. This interactive remain unchanged if we are to fully AIM at the NAIS Member Resource workshop will focus on how to cultivate serve our students. Imagine an alternate Center in the PoCC Expo. boards that more accurately reflect vision of what schools might teach in independent school populations while the future, and identify points of access Telling Their Stories: Gender, Children, supporting and advancing each school’s to the process of curriculum revision. and Youth and the Power of Narrative core mission. Redevelop your leadership presenters: Richard Kassissieh and Sarah Discover the importance of listening to identification plans with guidance from Peterson, University Preparatory the voices of gender-expansive youth a presentation of best practice, group Academy (WA) presider: Nick Eble, and their allies with a screening of the discussions, and a collaborative exercise. The Orchard School (IN) filmCreating Gender Inclusive Schools presenters: Danita Wickwire, Community Room 204 by award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Counseling Service (NY); Lee Carol Skurnik. Following the film, take part in Cook, Langley School (VA) presider: Marlo Ready, Set, AIM: Some Tips a facilitated discussion on ways in which Thomas-McNeil, Roland Park Country and Strategies for Making the films and other media can help build Day (MD) Most of Your AIM Experience acceptance and support for transgender Room 202 Learn what to do with the tremendous and gender-expansive children, while amount of information you receive at the creating conditions for all children to The Impact of Personal Narrative on conclusion of the NAIS Assessment of more comfortably navigate their own Diversity Work Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM) experiences of gender. Explore some of For those of us called to do the “heart process. After a brief review of tips for the issues that caregivers and youth must work” of diversity and inclusion in inde- setting up the AIM team, prepping the consider as they make decisions about pendent schools, there is often a powerful Discovery Groups for authentic conversa- whether and how to tell their stories. story, or set of stories, behind that calling tions, and other survey logistics; delve presenters: Morgan Darby, Gender Spectrum that lies deep within. Learn how a well- into useful strategies for identifying key (CA); Jonathan Skurnik presider: Chris told personal story can broaden student strengths and opportunities, ways to uti- Holobek, Park Tudor School (IN) and adult perspectives on diversity and lize the Steering Committee, and develop Room 206 inclusion. Examine the process to discover your own story and ways to connect with different audiences or constituencies. Telling these stories will allow you to model vulnerability and risk-taking, bring abstract concepts to life, and ultimately, change hearts and minds. When we share our stories with our communities in The Eiteljorg Museum’s mission is to inspire an thoughtful, engaging, and strategic ways, appreciation of the art, magic can happen. history, and cultures of the American West presenter: Heather Wilson, The Potomac and the indigenous School (VA) presider: Xiomara Hall, St. peoples of North America. Patrick’s Episcopal School (DC) Room 203

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#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 23 24 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 THURSDAY Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI) (NY) (NY) (LREI) School High Irwin Elisabeth and House School Red Little Kassen, JW Grand Ballroom 2 Ballroom Grand JW presider presenters and identity and privilege. practices, and policy equity, and inclusion and courageous conversations about challenging in to engage ability to LREI’s working relationship contributed has effective how this Hear individuals. two these between arelationship to build helped that of discussions aseries in engaged (LREI) School High Irwin Elisabeth and House School Red at Little of school head and director diversity the frustrations, Faced with similar action.” into true objectives diversity of translating difficulty the from come disappointments report revealed that “frustrations and Practice State of Diversity NAIS 2009 The school. at the practices and policies equitable for initiatives inform help tions conversa These practitioner. diversity of work a of the component ongoing an is equity and identity,inclusion, about Engaging in authentic conversations Diversity Director and Head Partnership The Power of Conversation: On the in a panel discussion with women of color of color with women discussion apanel in independent school leadership, take part in of color of women minority double the on Focusing process? this you in assist best growth? can Who towards continued steps next specific some uum? are What contin leadership the you on are Where Color in Educational Leadership of Women for Pathways Creating The Leadership Continuum: School (IN) School WORKSHOP BLOCK A 10:00 FROM THEORY TO PRAXIS TO THEORY FROM LEADERSHIP: IN COLOR OF PEOPLE : India Williams, The Orchard : Sandra Chapman and Phillip

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- - - The Transformational Partnership: Many Hats: Balancing Career and NOON – 1:00 PM How Heads of School, CDOs, and Life Demands as a Working Mom PoCC CHOIR REHEARSAL Board Leaders Can Become a Motivated What is the climate for moms working in and Successful Team independent schools nationwide? How JW Grand Ballroom Join together with heads of school, do working moms manage the demands chief development officers, and board of a career and family life? What sup- 1:15 – 3:30 PM leaders as we work to clarify roles and port systems are in place personally AFFINITY GROUP SESSION I responsibilities, develop strategies, and professionally for working moms? and identify best practices for success. Explore data on the current policies in Black, African Heritage, Afro-Caribbean When these partnerships work well, independent schools relevant to working Heritage, African American organization growth surges. Use this mothers, including maternity leave, child JW Grand Ballroom 5–10 relationship-building workshop to care, flexibility, and advancement. Share solve problems and share fresh ideas experiences, resources, and support in East Asian Heritage, Southeast with your peers. this safe forum through large and small Asian Heritage, South Asian Heritage, presenter: Yolanda Rahman, The Osborne group discussions led by two independent Pacific Islander Heritage, East/Southeast/ Group (NY) presider: Tony Featherston, school working moms. South Asian, Asian American, Heritage Town School (NY) presenters: Angela Miklavcic Brandon, The from the Indian Sub-Continent Rooms 302–303 Episcopal Academy (PA); Priscilla Morales, JW Grand Ballroom 3 Greenwich Academy (CT) presider: Grace SELF-EFFICACY AND EMPOWERMENT: Trahan, The Orchard School (IN) First Nations Heritage, Indigenous MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT CONNECTIONS Room 308 and Aboriginal People, Native American Room 308 Play It Forward: Developing Cultural 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Competence with Youth Through Greater Middle Eastern Heritage, Arab LUNCH Storytelling, Story Listening, and Heritage, West Asian Heritage, Middle Playback Theatre On your own. Eastern or Arab or West Asian American In this experiential workshop, explore Room 101 Playback Theatre, an improvisational 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM theatre technique that centers on the International — Citizens from Countries FILM SCREENINGS personal feelings and experiences shared Outside of the U.S., Recent Arrivals by audience members. Develop an under- Join us at one of the following to the United States standing of how to reach into the story film screenings. Room 102 behind the story by adding insight and art to what has been shared. The only rule in I’m Not A Racist…Am I? Latino/a Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, Playback Theatre is that the story shared JW Grand Ballroom 2 Latino/a or Hispanic American must be the personal experience of the Read more on page 11. White River Ballroom BCD storyteller. Student actors and musicians Sponsored by The Calhoun School listen carefully without judgment as the Multiracial Heritage, Multiracial American conductor (emcee) shapes the story, Portraits of a Black Girl JW Grand Ballroom 1 which is then played back for the teller. JW Grand Ballroom 4 Playback has been part of the Sidwell Read more on page 11. Transracially Adopted Friends School Middle School drama Sponsored by Campbell Hall Room 309–310 curriculum for 11 years and the Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day White, European Heritage, European School for the past two years. American presenters: Tim Reagan, Sidwell Friends White River Ballroom E School (DC); Charlotte Dougherty, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MO) presider: Joyce Tucker, Park Tudor School (IN) Rooms 305–306

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 25 26 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 THURSDAY Tudor School (IN) Tudor School for Boys (DC) (DC) Boys for Martin, Bishop John T. Walker School (NH) Academy Exeter Phillips Kim, Ron and Griffith (MD); Linda of Maryland School School (DC); Bobby Edwards, McLean and social trajectory of black boys. of black trajectory social and educational boys to the on alter research of progressive education and current tenets the on rely teachers and tors how administra Learn D.C. Washington, of communities low income the boys in educational challenges facing black serious the to solving dedicated school a tuition-free independent Episcopal T. Boys, for John Walker School of Bishop day-to-day the practices Examine ment. intellectual, social, and emotional develop their boys and black about research of progressive educational theoryand implications and intersection the Explore Boys Black of Trajectory Social and Educational the Changing to One Independent School’s Commitment Where the Boys Are: 2) Level Hall, 1(Griffin EdZone Expo, PoCC presenters discussion. panel this in Explore the answers to these questions stumble? What were their challenges? they did of color. Where worked? What faculty for communities supportive and to create welcoming by schools several to retain them? Discuss initiatives taken helping for responsible is who hired, and recruited have of color been faculty Once the same questions about adults of color. ask not might but supported, feel of color to create communities where students we doing enough?” when attempting Independent schools often ask, “Are Us? about What Communities: Our in Color of Adults White River Ballroom A Ballroom River White presenters EXPANDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL TOOLBOX CAPACITY: BUILDING WORKSHOP BLOCK B 3:45 : : Angela Garcia and Courtney Veda Robinson, Edmund Burke

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- Michael, University of Pennsylvania (PA) Ali (WI); of Wisconsin-Oshkosh University Institute Marguerite (NY); Pennick-Parks, The Summit Country Day School (OH) Day School Country Summit The Country Day School (OH) Day School Country (IN) School presenters white for teachers. action and reflection designed to generate new avenues of aconversation in part take boys, and men black and teachers white female both with interviews from footage video Using interactions. those on racism and of race around these relationships and the impact inquiry focused concentrated, in Engage Boys to TeachingWomen’s Black Guide the forthcoming online workbook White on based workshop experiential this in male students and white women teachers black between relationships on the Reflect Teaching Black Boys White Women’s Guide to White River Ballroom B Ballroom River White presider presenters from a similar empowering experience. benefit could school how your Explore conference for area high school students. diversity astudent-led through community Cincinnati greater with the knowledge to share need of acompelling out came Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC), eight-year attendance at the NAIS Student school’s the on event, based This years. two past the Diversity — for on Conference Day’s Student Country SCD2 — Summit hosted successfully has Day School Team Country Summit at the Inclusion and implementation. Hear how the Diversity stage through to budget, organization, and proposal with the starting conference own your diversity how to host Learn a Student-Led Diversity Conference An Ever-Widening Circle: How to Host Rooms 302–303 presider : : Yngrid The Summit Thurston, Orchard The Housefield, Allison : : Eddie Moore, The Privilege Gail Rosero and Marsha Wermes, Wermes, Marsha and Rosero Gail

Everybody’s Favorite Social Justice Microaggressions: What They Are experiences for our students of color. Novel: A Revisionist Approach to and How to Learn from Them Participants will leave with strategies to Teaching To Kill a Mockingbird Defining and discussing microaggressions incorporate elements of culturally respon- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is provides an opportunity for people from sive teaching and culturally relevant one of the most widely read and beloved all backgrounds to share stories and pedagogy into an RC management model. novels in middle and high school curricula. reflect on the ways we communicate Learn how to justify why such incorpora- Engage in three hands-on, humanities- with one another. Explore the definition tion is necessary to support student based lessons about the novel that will of a microaggression, share personal success as well as how to develop allies challenge us to think about this book — so examples, and engage in role playing and among colleagues to forward this mission universally accepted as a celebration of small group work. Join us if you are new of an inclusive RC approach. the redemptive power of white racial to the concept of microaggressions or if presenters: Laura Yee and Nichelle Dowell, sensitivity — in more critical ways. Leave you want to learn ways to move forward Georgetown Day School (DC) presider: with lessons that can be easily adapted and bring this conversation back to your Brittany Wayman, The Orchard School (IN) for your middle or high school classrooms. school community. Room 103 presenters: Sven Dubie and Jane Sidey, Park presenters: Johanna Stadler and Lindsay Tudor School (IN) presider: Terri Wallace, Baker, Trinity School (NY) presider: What I Said and What I Meant: The Orchard School (IN) Taleesha Martin, St. Richard’s School (IN) Cross-Cultural Communication (Part A) White River Ballroom C Room 312 Humans communicate on many levels. Our cultural identities and experiences Why We Tweet: Solving the Controversy Elevating the Black Male can sometimes increase the probability Around Social Media Use in Classrooms Examine the societal perceptions of of miscommunication. Examine cross- Teachers want to be part of the global young black males that perpetuate racial cultural communication theories; ways conversation happening on Twitter. disparities in education and cause them that cultural values, power, and privilege However, your constituents may have to be under-represented in rigorous impact the way we communicate; tools different ideas, assumptions, and fears instruction, honors and AP courses, and for questioning assumptions; and ways surrounding that far reaching tweet. International Baccalaureate programs and to improve cross-cultural communications Join us to discuss how our school over-represented in discipline referrals skills. Participants will explore various brought our community to a common and suspension and expulsion rates. Build dimensions of culture and how they understanding of how important Twitter your cultural competence and develop influence our communication, identify is in the classroom. We will discuss the a learning environment that fosters common pitfalls of cross-cultural early conversations with families and academic success for young black males. communication that lead to conflict, and educators, how administrators dispelled Learn how you can use cultural compe- learn competencies and tools for cross- misconceptions and supported our tence to reach black male students and cultural communication. The workshop faculty members’ ability to tweet to the therefore reach all students. will include presentations on theory world, while reaffirming to our families presenter: Omékongo Dibinga, UPstander and models, interactive and reflective that we continue to maintain a safe International (DC) presider: Corey activities, and several take-home tools for environment for their children; all while Pettigrew, Park Tudor School (IN) bringing back to school community and sustaining a global presence. Room 102 personal life. Continue the conversation presenters: Gina Marcel and Kathryn Kaiser, in our “Part B” session later in the confer- The School at Columbia University presider: A More Responsive Classroom: ence. See page 34 for more information. Shira Malone, The Orchard School (IN) Challenging White Theories of Care in presenter: Rosetta Lee, Seattle Girls’ White River Ballroom D Responsive Classroom Settings School (WA) presider: Grace Trahan, How responsive is the Responsive The Orchard School (IN) Classroom (RC) approach? Explore how White River Ballroom E RC reinforces white theories of caring that provide “subtractive” — rather than additive and affirming — schooling

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 27 28 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 THURSDAY Chang, The Bishop’s School (CA) School Bishop’s The Chang, (NY) School Friends Brooklyn Lewis, School (GA)School Academy (NJ) in this workshop. philosophical how to empower the disempowered students of color to speak up? Learn voices. What can teachers do to empower minority by affected are and affect they as classroom the in of discussions Explore and dissect the hidden dynamics of Color in Discussion-Based Classrooms Finding Voices: Empowering Students 309–310 Rooms presider presenters the curriculum. this concept can be embedded within and discuss concrete examples of how Engage in discussions around this idea power, privilege, and intersectionality. of concepts to the students exposing including work, of diversity cornerstone the is and interactions interpersonal all in truth to power is fundamentally implied Quaker institution, the idea of speaking At this children. with young work their concept of speaking truth to power to Brooklyn Friends School apply the Explore how preschool educators at 21.) page (See session. same of this A Part in discussed and proposed ideas the on we build session, B” “Part this In B) Truth To (Part Speak Power? Children To Mean Have Young It Does What JW Grand Ballroom 1 Ballroom Grand JW presider presenters WORKSHOP BLOCK B 3:45 : : Javonne Steward, Trinity Candice Powell, Newark : : Adam Ruderman and Marcus Claudia and Swindell Orinthia

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Academy (NJ) (NJ) Academy Montclair Kimberley Kleinman, The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The communications by middle schoolers. unintended consequences of technology of the understanding leave with agreater you have encountered as educators and incidents upon Reflect Snapchat. and like sites Facebook networking social and situations involving cyberbullying, sexting, in school of the role the and behavior student for policies of existing evaluation Academy’s Middle School, that required Kimberley Montclair from studies case go along. Discuss various scenarios, using we as guidelines these up we’re making situations, new encounter continually educators As media. social involving situations in to intervene schools for sary neces it is when deciding for guidelines well established no are there but life, between students’ personal and school lines the blurred has communication of ameans as of technology use The in Managing Social Media Schools of Role The Lines: the Blurring students than just the few who would would few who the just than students tory sessions that brought together more with manda groups level dialogue grade mixed for need to aperceived responded Leadership Conference. Hear how they Color Conference and Student Diversity of People 2011 at the attendance their a family group program modeled on School students and faculty established students. Explore how Head-Royce Upper throughout the curricular experience of all regularly and intentionally interwoven school program? Ideally, these issues are your within discussed issues equity and cultural, social, relevant are Where Change Social of Agents as Empowering Student Leaders Dialogue: and Groups Family 104 Room presenters MEANINGS AND MATTERSMEANINGS IDENTITIES: ETHNIC AND RACIAL EXPLORING : Maria Arellano and Randy presider : Reegan Homburg, Homburg, Reegan

- - come to open lunchtime discussions. Learn community to reflect the kinds of teaching delivered at PoCC, learn best practices in how this successful monthly program, now and learning we already do. Through creating, supporting, and sustaining lower in its third year and facilitated by a pair of interactive demonstrations, stories, and school affinity groups as we share our wis- trained seniors, plans to expand the efforts documents, learn how your school can dom, successes, and growing pains. Walk to the larger community. benefit from a similarly rich and engaging away with tips for not only creating lower presenters: Naoko Akiyama and Barry intercultural event that connects to your school affinity groups but, most impor- Barankin, Head-Royce School (CA) school’s mission. tantly, supporting and sustaining groups. presider: Christine Estes, LaSalle presenters: Elizabeth Harlan-Ferlo and Watch videos and hear testimonies from Academy (RI) Alana Kaholokula, Oregon Episcopal current and former SOCS students as well Room 201 School (OR) presider: Alicia LaMagdeleine, as benefit from a presentation, handout, University High School (IN) and list of resources. Changing the Playing Field: Building and Room 203 presenters: Latoya Allen and Trisha Rowe, Growing Engineering and Programming Riverdale Country School (NY) presider: for Girls K-12 INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: BUILDING INCLUSIVE Kim Washington, Trinity School (GA) Considering women were the pioneers of COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR Room 205 computer science, why is there a striking absence of young women in computer From Theory to Practice: How Where the Rubber Meets the Road: science? When did perceptions change Professional Development Can How Do We Take a Stand Against the to begin equating technology with a Institutionalize Diversity Goals “N-Word” in Our Schools? “man’s profession?” Learn the history The NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute “How come they can say it, but I can’t?” of computer science and the benefits (DLI) offers professional development “It doesn’t have the same meaning any- to making your school a place where for diversity practitioners in independent more!” “I wrote it on Facebook/Twitter/ underrepresented women can develop schools. Hear how the program at DLI Snapchat, I didn’t actually say it.” Sound fluency in coding, the language of the inspired one school’s development of familiar? This interactive session guides 21st century. Explore the pedagogy and a diversity professional development participants through the process three curriculum that drives The Blake School’s program for faculty, staff, and administra- schools (William Penn Charter School, engineering, programming, and computer tors. How does a school successfully shift Friends Select, and Friends Academy) science faculty to make inroads in revers- the responsibility of intentional diversity underwent to ban the use of the “N-Word” ing this startling trend. Discuss how your planning from the individual to the institu- from their campuses. The discussion will school can increase the participation and tion? Explore strategies you can use to highlight challenges, approaches, and celebration of girls interested in becoming institutionalize diversity through profes- other factors to be considered in the programmers, engineers, and creative sional development. creation and implementation of a viable technologists. presenters: Tete Cobblah and Jennifer Youk and effective school policy against using presenters: William Watkins and Maelene See, The Fenn School (MA) presider: India the “N-Word” and other derogatory Krig, The Blake School (MN) presider: Williams, The Orchard School (IN) spoken, written language, or “shared” Teressa Hart, The Orchard School (IN) Room 204 language (on social media). Participants Room 202 will have the opportunity to ask questions Combating “The Only”: Creating and and outline their own action plans against From Opt-In to All-In: Creating an Sustaining Lower School Affinity Groups the “N-Word” in their schools. Intercultural Event for Students that Follow up on how the successful Riverdale presenters: Shanelle Robinson, Friends Builds on Your Unique School Culture Country School Lower School affinity Academy (NY); Antonio Williams, William After five years of effort, Oregon group SOCS (Student of Color Society) Penn Charter School (PA) presider: Joe Episcopal School (OES) successfully has had a major impact on their school Vanegas, The Orchard School (IN) institutionalized the “all-in” upper school community and is now an influential part Room 206 intercultural event called “Culture Shock.” of the school’s culture. In this session What began as an after school opt-in that builds on a presentation previously with just 25 kids became an important way to share the “essential competencies,” previously developed by the OES

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 29 30 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 THURSDAY Trudel, Prospect Sierra School (CA) and service programs. advisory well as as literature and history and cultural competency skills through deepening of students’ social-emotional the we see grown, has program our As on our central “change maker” theme. building are teachers waysthe which in committees, student-run activism, and examples of parent dialogues, faculty-led Explore community. school the in cies constituen with growing all and learning, inclusion, and of diversity support in change structurally and programmatically institutional to influence continue they ways share will of school Team head and Sierra Diversity and Inclusion Teaching Prospect the workshops, PoCC 2013 and PoCC 2012 the on up Following Top the Down and Up Ground the three experienced independent school Join of diversity? with issues money a school appropriately balance raising Howdoes auctions? and have benefits and capital campaign? Why do schools campaign, gift major fund, annual an is ents around issues of advancement. What constitu engage and mission a school’s support money to raise to effectively able be must Leaders lifeofto aschool. the contribute development and fund-raising trators need an understanding of how Effective independent schooladminis Administrators and Heads of School Development 101 for Aspiring 314 Room presider presenters Diversity and Inclusion from WORKSHOP BLOCK B 3:45 FROM THEORY TO PRAXIS TO THEORY FROM LEADERSHIP: IN COLOR OF PEOPLE : Cassandra Porter (IN) : Britt Anderson and Jen

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- - narrative excerpts of how the intersections resurgence of ethnic conflicts based 5:15 – 6:30 PM of race, class, and gender have informed in religion, cultural origins, language, GENERAL SESSION these women’s approaches to leadership, and minority rights, and no continent is in what is often seen as the rarified world spared the waves of violent confronta- of elite private schools. tions generated by differences. Hear how presenter: Sylvia Rodriguez Vargas, students were able to explore culture Brownell-Talbot School (NE) presider: and practice language in an authentic Shants Hart, Park Tudor School (IN) context by exploring genocide and recent MAYSOON JW Grand Ballroom 4 conflicts through a project-based learning experience in their French class. Project ZAYID EXPLORING RACIAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITIES: components included a live video confer- TOPIC Growing Up MEANINGS & MATTERS ence with a Rwandan student and many Muslim in America interdisciplinary connections to history. JW Grand Ballroom Asian-American Transracial Adoptees Learn how students’ language skills More Info, Page 6 Explore ways to support Asian-American showed improvement as a result adoptees in their journey of identity of this unique and authentic approach ››ISACS Welcome by Claudia Daggett, development. The intersection of adoption to language practice. Independent Schools Association issues and increased awareness of racial presenter: Karim Sow, Moses Brown of the Central States (ISACS) identity provides a special challenge to School (RI) presider: Gail Rosero, The ››Performance by the adoptees as their level of understanding Summit Country Day School (OH) Indy Dance Academy develops and deepens. Discuss ways Rooms 304–306 to give children language about adoption ››Introduction of Maysoon Zayid by and help them identify themselves SELF-EFFICACY AND EMPOWERMENT: Lisa Pryor, The Orchard School (IN) MIND, BODY, SPIRIT CONNECTIONS as members of their adoptive families ››Keynote Address by Maysoon Zayid as well as find connections to their ethnic communities. How do we create Race Dance (Part A) experiences and curricula that will help Join us in this space of hope where gen- Sponsored, in part, by Educator’s Ally Asian adoptees navigate their growth erations may share understandings and and support their identity development? misunderstandings about racism through Attendees will get an overview of the song, movement, and personal storytell- special needs of Asian adoptees and ing to increase health, happiness, equity, 7:15 – 9:00 PM participate in discussions about theory and freedom among all people. Learn how PoCCSPEAKS and practice in classrooms. Hear from to encourage people to celebrate the love an Asian-American educator who is also that lives in all people; to BIBO! (Breathe Read more on page 13. the mother of adopted Asian children In! Breathe Out with a sigh!); and to PoCC Expo (Griffin Hall, Level 2) within a multiracial family structure. meditate, visualize, and create affirmation presenter: Edna Moy-Rome, Bank Street for change. Ultimately, learn how to know School for Children (NY) presider: Peggy we are not alone. Continue your learning Meyer (IN) in “Part B” of this session offered later at Room 101 the conference. (See page 38.) presenter: Soyinka Rahim, InterPlay (CA) Nuanced Experiences with Ethnic presider: Peggy Meyer (IN) Justice: A Contextual Approach Room 308 to World Language Study While racial tension and interracial conflicts are often addressed in independent schools, students at Moses Brown School are exploring more nuanced and complex cases of injustice and conflict within Fountain Square is one of ethnic groups. We have seen an intense the six Indianapolis Cultural Districts and is linked to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, an 8-mile urban path. Photo courtesy of Lavengood Photography

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7:00 AM – 6:00 PM 9:00 – 9:45 AM PoCC and White Allies: How We All Can Benefit from the Experience PoCC/SDLC REGISTRATION BREAK There are informal conversations among JW Marriott Indianapolis, Book Signing with Derald Wing Sue colleagues of color on how to address Grand East Registration, Level 3 and Networking Coffee Break white allies before, during, and after PoCC. JW Grand Ballroom Foyer Many ask the question, “I come to PoCC 7:00 AM – 6:45 PM to get support and a soulful recharge that sustains me. How do I support my white NAIS BOOKSTORE 9:45 – 11:00 AM allies’ experience, especially if this is their JW Marriott Indianapolis, Griffin Hall Foyer, WORKSHOP BLOCK C first time?” For white participants, what Level 2 (outside the PoCC Expo) are the keys to successfully navigating PoCC both externally and internally? 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM BUILDING CAPACITY: What are the critical success factors for EXPANDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL TOOLBOX all participants? Come listen to a diverse NAIS CYBER CAFÉ panel of PoCC and independent school JW Marriott Indianapolis, You Have Two Moms? How Could That Be? veterans discuss strategies that have Grand East Registration, Level 3 What is a family and who can be in a worked in their school communities as family? It is clear our students will grow they have tried to balance the needs of 8:00 – 9:00 AM up in a world where families are increas- the people of color in their communities ingly more diverse. Join us as we explore with the needs of their white allies. GENERAL SESSION how to provide them with an educational presenters: Tiffany Taylor Smith, Newark experience that reflects this reality. Learn Academy (NJ); Diana Artis, The Pingry how early childhood educators from The School (NJ) presider: Christopher Avery, Town School teach their students about The Haverford School (PA) different family structures that exist in White River Ballroom C DERALD their school community and the culturally rich world in which we all live. Literature, Welcoming Schools: Creating and WING SUE photographs, and video recordings will Maintaining an Inclusive Climate TOPIC Microaggressions be used to show the family curriculum in Welcoming Schools, a project of the JW Grand Ballroom action. You will leave feeling empowered Human Rights Campaign Foundation, More Info, Page 6 to incorporate this family study into your provides educators with tools and own classroom. strategies to create and maintain ››Performances by University presenters: Torsie Judkins and Azalia Garcia, a school climate that embraces family High School Strings Ensemble The Town School (NY) presider: Alicia diversity, stops name calling and bullying, and Bollywood Dance Indianapolis LaMagdeleine, University High School (IN) and ends gender stereotyping. In this ››Introduction of Derald Wing Sue by White River Ballroom B interactive workshop, participants learn Shants Hart, Park Tudor School (IN) strategies to sustain a school climate that values student and staff uniqueness. ››Keynote Address by Participants will also have the opportunity Derald Wing Sue to share ways in which they construct ››Recognition of Heads of Color a classroom or school climate that in Independent Schools allows everyone to thrive. presenter: Kisha L. Webster, Welcoming Schools (DC) presider: Brandie Melendez, Berkeley Carroll School (NY) This session is followed at 10:00 AM White River Ballroom D by a Master Class with Derald Wing Sue. Ticket required. On-site registration not available. JW Grand Ballroom 5-10

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 33 34 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 FRIDAY The Summit School (OH) School Summit The (WA) School cultural-competency strategies and tools. strategies tools. cultural-competency and participants will use, model, and share learning for all students. Workshop to effectuate practice their in changes and support to help teachers implement how to give feedback and classroom equitable an in for to what look about back to transform teaching practice. Learn feed that using and feedback, delivering teaching, in observing gain practice administrators and teachers help will shop work interactive highly hands-on, This Classroom the in Practice Equitable Coaching,Observing, and Evaluating Useful Tools Strategies and for E Ballroom River White presenter life. personal and community school to your back bringing for tools home take- several and activities, reflective on theoryand models, interactive and workshop will include presentations The communication. cross-cultural for and learn competencies and gain tools communication that lead to conflict, of cross-cultural pitfalls common identify how they influence our communication, and of culture dimensions various explore will Participants skills. communication ways toand improve cross-cultural assumptions; questioning for tools nicate; way the we commu affect privilege and power, values, ways cultural that theories; communication cross-cultural Examine of miscommunication. probability the experiences can sometimes increase and identities cultural Our levels. many 27.) on page (See communicate Humans A. Part in discussed and proposed ideas the on we build session, B” “Part this In Cross-Cultural Communication (Part B) IMeant: What and ISaid What WORKSHOP BLOCK C 9:45 : Rosetta Lee, Seattle Girls’ Girls’ Seattle Lee, Rosetta

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are students of color), the school has the planning committee and the col- 8th graders that includes such texts and traditionally not named equity challenges laboration resulted in deeper connections topics as The Tempest, Heart of Darkness, like this and focused on specific groups. with the greater community and other Things Fall Apart, the Belgian Congo, Kony Learn how the school community has local educational institutions, and, most 2012, and the Vietnam War in an attempt created conditions for this focus, worked importantly, the creation of an experience to teach the ties between imperialistic intentionally within and across the faculty for youth that was free from judgment ventures and the development (and and parent communities, and navigated based on race, class, gender, and sexual persistence) of race as a social construct. tensions around issues like data and orientation. Hear how this one pioneering Discuss the possibility, development, and accountability. Use this sharing to reflect event caused a multi-layered ripple implementation of similar academically on your own school’s equity challenges. effect of positive change. rich explorations of identity at your school. presenters: Christine Fairless and Rebecca presenter: L’Tanya Evans, The Out-of-Door presenter: Tom Kim, Burgundy Farm Carmona, St. Paul’s Episcopal School (CA) Academy (FL) presider: Chris Holobek, Country Day School (VA) presider: Sven presider: Robert Lightbody, Milton Park Tudor School (IN) Dubie, Park Tudor School (IN) Academy (MA) Room 106 Rooms 302–303 Room 102 Opening Doors That Are Closed to Many Racial Literacy and Improved Seek Ignite Change: A Theme-Based Many of our schools were not diverse at School Leadership Approach to Cultural Competency their inception. Learn best practices for How and how often leadership engages “Seek Ignite Change” is the name creating tangible steps to help students in conversations around race and privilege of a series of discussions that have of color acclimate to their new middle and has a profound impact on school climate. transformed the depth and breadth of high school environments. When students, The skills to have those conversations conversations at Friends Select School. particularly students of color, matriculate require deeper reflection and practice The goal of our themed discussions is to to their new schools, there are numer- than most leaders typically exercise. Using bring to light the people and events that ous steps that can be taken to ease their research findings and role-playing prac- have sparked change and inspired us transition. Likewise, there are also several tices, learn ways that school leaders and to continue to influence our community missteps that can hinder their success. faculty can achieve successful resolutions in positive ways. Our annual program, Using video testimonials and data col- to racially stressful encounters. Explore which is inclusive of all members of the lected from several schools, hear examples how racial literacy requires leaders to be community, supports self-exploration of how to create and maintain a culture self-reflective and practice engagement through lectures, films, workshops, and that opens doors that had previously and relaxation. Discuss ways to combat the art exhibits. Past themes examined the life been closed for many of our students. common challenge of racial battle fatigue. and work of Bayard Rustin and explored presenter: Christopher Avery, Steppingstone Together we’ll come to understand how the impact of gender stereotypes. Learn Scholars Program (PA) presider: Krystal having one’s concerns heard — being taken how to begin and sustain a theme-based Shelton, The Orchard School (IN) seriously when one raises issues about series of discussions that will engage your Room 201 microaggressions or racial bias, or when community and contribute to building one takes initiative to help fulfill a school’s the necessary cultural-competency skills EXPLORING RACIAL AND ETHNIC IDENTITIES: diversity mission — are major influences our schools require in today’s society. MEANINGS & MATTERS on one’s sense of belonging. presenter: Marissa Colston, Friends Select presenters: Sherry Coleman, Coleman School (PA) presider: Lise Leist, King Low No Story That Is Not True: Strategic Consulting (PA); Howard Heywood Thomas School, (CT) A Humanities Approach to Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania Room 105 Teaching Race and Imperialism (PA) presider: Shants Hart, Park Tudor Explore how an interdisciplinary examina- School (IN) Altering Paradigms: A Case Study tion of art, literature, economics, and PoCC Expo, EdZone 1 (Griffin Hall, Level 2) in the Intersectional Benefits of Hosting history can be used to teach forms of an Alternative Prom imperialism and racism in European and In May of 2014, the Out-of-Door Academy American history. Presenters will provide (ODA) hosted the Alternative Prom for a half-year humanities curriculum for a local LGBT youth organization, ALSO Youth. Three ODA teachers served on

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 35 36 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 FRIDAY Aiyasami, The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The Aiyasami, Leadership School (CO) College (CANADA); Jennifer Klein, World Room 312 Room presenters inter-cultural topics. sensitive around inquiry” of “critical a culture develop and cultures to other to create connections dialogue around Arab identity, as well as College to build inclusive and meaningful at Appleby used being strategies several Explore movements. religious or political rather than representations of extremist stand each other as whole individuals to under students for is goal The identity. ing stereotypes around Arab and Muslim employing new methods for deconstruct pendent schools like Appleby College are involvement to increase dialogue, inde guest speakers, and local community outreach, international travel, technology, ingly urgent. Weaving together global increas becomes backgrounds of their to create more nuanced understandings North American schools, our responsibility into come origins cultural and countries moreAs Arab students from different Classroom Arabic the in Deconstructing Stereotypes Inclusivity Means Everyone: pool, including having hiring discussions, having including discussions, hiring pool, candidate of the diversity the increase to strategies successful Learn pool. the strongest and most diverse candidate to cultivate practices best apply schools we live. However, which in world all not the and population student the reflect will that administrators and teachers to diverse hire commitment reiterate their schools season, hiring year during Each Hiring in Do to Not What and Do to What WORKSHOP BLOCK C 9:45 COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: BUILDING INCLUSIVE : Mireille Maalouf, Appleby

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: Jessica Jessica - - - - Christine Estes, LaSalle Academy (RI) Academy LaSalle Estes, Christine Interschool (NY) (NY) Interschool Minority Recruitment, LLC (NJ) LLC (NJ) Recruitment, Minority School (WA); Warren Reid, Nemnet the course of history. Explore aK–12 Explore of history. course the change voice can one and choice how one the way” to a greater understanding of to “light introduced be will activities and plays, role plans, lesson of books, variety A community. inclusive and adiverse build Ruby Bridges to encourage students to Jr. and King, Luther of lives Dr.the Martin on based lessons use how you can Learn Team Dream Dr. King’s Light: Little This 203 Room a more diverse faculty and staff. and faculty diverse a more and determine next steps toward building access information, benchmark progress, to skills and leaveknowledge will with the You practices. interviewing and hiring, recruitment, to examine used process step these practices. Learn about a step-by- by of applying color of candidates ment school significantly increased the employ everything in between, hear how one and to hiring, From recruiting area. this in obstacles institutional to address plan schools to provide a comprehensive and diversity leadership in independent years of diversity recruitment experience 19 than more leverage will Presenters of color. people hiring for practices best establish and efforts imize recruitment to max strategies concrete and resources, with information, empowered Get Line Finish the to Stops Pit the Through Your Drive to Institution How Color: of People Hiring and Recruiting 202 Room presenter presenter McNeil, Roland Park Country Day (MD) Country Park Roland McNeil, and hiring administrators. hiring and with recruiters hiring to diversity solutions conversation about the challenges and candidates. Take in part a frank and open for site visits school arranging and fairs, job diversity multi-school organizing : : Cathy Ann Cramer, New York Christel McGuigan, Lakeside presider : Marlo Thomas- presider :

- - program framework, presented in schools As people of color become an even larger Strategies for How to Talk with Young in Ohio and Vermont, that focuses on percentage of our student population, Children about Race using Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech it will be more necessary to be aware At the beginning of the identity journey, to train high school and college students of these students’ experiences in our educators and parents can join together to present mini-sessions to younger schools. Explore survey data provided by to build foundational skills for young chil- students. Hear how the University graduates and discuss areas of inquiry dren. Teachers need time and structures of Cincinnati is currently preparing around teaching experiences and expec- to allow them to reflect on the role of race to pilot a similar program. tations, how to deal with administrators, in our world so they can be purposeful presenter: Tresonne Peters, Cincinnati the college choice process, and social and about how race is addressed in class- Country Day School (OH) presider: Brittany academic life. Hear about lessons learned rooms.CANCELLED As educators, we need to create Wayman, The Orchard School (IN) and what graduates might tell us to do bridges from school to home, supporting Room 204 differently as educators. families to engage in these sometimes presenter: Pamela Brown, Springside uncomfortable conversations with their Not Another One-Hit Wonder: Chestnut Hill Academy (PA) presider: children. Learn how you can take the time Creating Diversity Assessments and Xiomara Hall, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day to reflectively craft authentic and devel- Data-Driven Student Programming School (DC) opmentally appropriate experiences for with Enduring Impact Room 206 preschool though elementary students. How does your school measure up when presenters: Amy Bresslour and Regan it comes to student academic success From Zero to 60: How To Create Wensnahan, Giddens School (WA) and personal development? This interac- Broad Staff and Student Ownership presider: Brandie Melendez, Berkeley tive workshop will present diversity and of Diversity Work Carroll School (NY) inclusion assessment tools currently used For many years, the Bullis School had a JW Grand Ballroom 2 to collect data on curriculum, academic “traditional” model of diversity leader- performance/placement, and student ship, with one person solely responsible PEOPLE OF COLOR IN LEADERSHIP: life. In a think tank format, participants for coordinating efforts. That person was FROM THEORY TO PRAXIS will begin to craft their own evaluation typically overworked and largely ineffec- tools designed to capture crucial data tive. Four years ago, the school instead Team Diversity: Creating Institutional and spawn programs that speak directly established a task force with several Change Through a Diversity Team to students’ experiences. Hear how one co-chairs and 25 staff members. After How do schools create effective meth- school used data on curricular content developing an adult community dedicated ods to implement diversity education as a catalyst for a schoolwide initiative to diversity and equity work, they then throughout their campus? Learn how to refine curricular goals toward greater cultivated student involvement and the Center for Multicultural Affairs at inclusivity and relevance for all students. intentionally developed student leaders. Hathaway Brown School implemented presenters: Felicia Wilks, Friends School of Highlights have included both an adult and sustained a five-person diversity Baltimore (MD); Kaliq Simms, Roland Park and student school-wide survey, many liaison team with the goal of engaging the Country School (MD) presider: Betsy Fox, training workshops, film screenings and entire school in the work of creating an Charlotte Latin School (NC) breakout sessions, community events, and inclusive and informed community. With Room 205 two very successful Metro GSA Student topics that include cultural celebrations Summits. Learn how you can replicate this to the hiring process, curriculum design, Graduates of Color: What They successful program in your own school. professional development for faculty, Want You to Know presenters: Sara Romeyn and Bryan and student activism, hear how a team With students of color representing Whitford, Bullis School (MD) presider: Kim approach maximized impact and allowed approximately 30 percent of the private Washington, Trinity School (GA) for sustained conversations that benefit- school population, a spate of recent JW Grand Ballroom 1 ted the whole community. Participants articles and films have highlighted how will explore this alternative approach to many students of color feel marginalized encouraging leadership and action around despite getting an exceptional education. topics of diversity and multiculturalism in a Pre-K–12 school. presenters: Camille Seals and Toni Cross, Hathaway Brown School (OH) presider: Brandon Jacobs, The Hill School (PA) JW Grand Ballroom 3

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 37 38 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 FRIDAY School (IN) School International (DC) of a change movement locally or globally. or locally movement of achange to identify key stakeholders in the creation students how to teach Discuss bullying. as such of issues face the in abystander not a leader and how to be and an UPstander students to understand what it takes to be Leadership Training Institute to get strategies incorporated by the UPstander of the some Learn leaders. effective to be many students have not been taught how university, or college into agreat get and to top grades get pressure with the lifeof today’s students, fast-paced the In Student Leaders learn how alone. to we not know are learn create affirmation for change. Ultimately, and visualize, to meditate, and a sigh!); with Out Breathe In! (Breathe to BIBO! people; love all the in lives that celebrate people. Learn how to encourage people to happiness, equity, and freedom among all storytellingpersonal to increase health, racism through song, movement, and standings and misunderstandings about hope where generations may share under of space this in us Join 31.) page (See A. Part in discussed and proposed ideas the on we build session, B” “Part this In B) (Part Dance Race 4 Ballroom Grand JW presenter Creating EffectiveUpstanding Room 308 Room presider presenter Swindell, Brooklyn Friends School (NY) School Friends Brooklyn Swindell, WORKSHOP BLOCK C 9:45 : Taleesha Martin, St. Richard’s Richard’s St. Taleesha Martin, : : Omékongo Dibinga, UPstander Soyinka Rahim, InterPlay (CA) InterPlay Rahim, Soyinka

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- The Orchard School (IN) School Orchard The Laurel School (OH) School Laurel Campbell-Malone, and Shannon Lukz, Pennsylvania (PA) engage urban students in outdoor learning. ways leave with real to and experiences, IMAGINARY forest workshop, share your the explore Come meaning. new resilience word give the selves inner with their and another, with one to nature, connections how their Hear world. natural the in ences to experi access lack of color, often who students urban of needs specific the meets creating an outdoor educational model that experience to their Listen community. inclusive and broad a to benefit spaces unique opportunities to leverage outdoor Forest Academy), offerseducators Township to Laurel’s Russell (home rural ofand downtown Cleveland heart the between situated School, Laurel Students Through Outdoor Education Outward Bound: Empowering Urban White River Ballroom A Ballroom River White presenter tors, and students. advocacy for LGBT teachers, administra- model of LGBT identity development and to discover a opportunity this Use schools. philosophies and practices of independent educational of the context the within identity and orientation sexual ated his negoti how he informed out of coming process LGBT educator’s how one Explore authenticity. for aquest in settings school their lives and careers in independent on reflect they as educators lesbian gay and of openly apanel from Hear in Independent Schools with LGBT Teachers and Administrators Conversation ACandid Visible: and Out Rooms 304–306 presenters The Lexington School (KY) School Lexington The MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT CONNECTIONS SPIRIT BODY, AND MIND, SELF-EFFICACY AND EMPOWERMENT: : Philip McAdoo, University of of University McAdoo, Philip : Audrey Regina Elszasz, presider presider : Lisa Pryor, Lisa : Jami Ervin,

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PoCC Expo (Griffin Hall, Level 2) All room locations are in the All are welcome. Also stop by the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Appy Hour from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Sponsored by Carney, Sandoe & Associates Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and International JOSE ANTONIO NOON – 1:00 PM Room 106 VARGAS PoCC CHOIR REHEARSAL Cleveland Council of Independent Schools TOPIC My Life as an Room 207 JW Grand Ballroom Undocumented Immigrant Colorado and ACIS Room 308 JW Grand Ballroom 1:00 – 3:30 PM Connecticut, CODIS, and SPHERE More Info, Page 7 AFFINITY GROUP SESSION II Room 201–203 ››Dance Performance by the Florida and FCIS Room 312 Black, African Heritage, Afro-Caribbean Iibada Dance Company Maryland and AIMS MD/DC Heritage, African American ››Introduction of Jose Antonio Room 302–303 JW Grand Ballroom 5–10 Vargas by Joe Vanegas, East Asian Heritage, Southeast Asian Midwest and ISACS The Orchard School (IN) JW Grand Ballroom 4 Heritage, South Asian Heritage, Pacific ››Keynote Address by Islander Heritage, East/Southeast/South New England and POCISNE Jose Antonio Vargas Asian, Asian American, Heritage from the White River Ballroom BCD Indian Sub-Continent JW Grand Ballroom 3 New Jersey and NJAIS First Nations Heritage, Indigenous and JW Grand Ballroom 3 Aboriginal People, Native American Room 308 New York and POCIS-NY 6:30 – 7:30 PM White River Ballroom E LGBT SOCIAL HOUR Greater Middle Eastern Heritage, Arab Heritage, West Asian Heritage, Middle North Carolina Room 314 JW Grand Ballroom 4 Eastern or Arab or West Asian American Northern California and NORCAL POCIS Room 101 JW Grand Ballroom 1 9:00 PM – MIDNIGHT International — Citizens from Countries Pacific Northwest and NWAIS CLUB PoCC Outside of the U.S., Recent Arrivals to the Room 101 JW White River Ballroom E United States Room 102 Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Latino/a Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, Room 304–306 Latino/a or Hispanic American South and SAIS (Alabama, Georgia, White River Ballroom BCD Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Multiracial Heritage, Multiracial American Central America, South America) JW Grand Ballroom 1 Room 309–310 Transracially Adopted Room 309–310 Southern California and SOUCAL POCIS White, European Heritage, European JW Grand Ballroom 2 American White River Ballroom E Southwest and ISAS Room 204–205 Tennessee and TAIS Room 105 Virginia and VAIS Room 102 Washington, DC and IE White River Ballroom A

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 39 SATURDAY SATURDAY AT AGLANCE Photo courtesy of Indiana Historical Society Historical Indiana of courtesy Photo with Sonia Nazario Sonia with PoCC/SDLC Closing Ceremonies (by region/state) Student-Led Adult/Student Dialogues III Session Group Affinity PoCC Choir Rehearsal 11:30 AM 9:30 8:00 7:00

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7:00 – 8:00 AM 8:00 – 9:15 AM PoCC CHOIR REHEARSAL AFFINITY GROUP SESSION III

JW Grand Ballroom All sessions for PoCC and SDLC attendees Latino/a Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, will take place at the JW Marriott Hotel. Latino/a or Hispanic American Women 7:00 – 11:00 AM JW Grand Ballroom 1/2 Black, African Heritage, Afro-Caribbean PoCC/SDLC REGISTRATION Heritage, African American Women Latino/a Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Grand Ballroom 5–10 Latino/a or Hispanic American Men Grand East Registration, Level 3 Room 309–310 Black, African Heritage, Afro-Caribbean 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM Heritage, African American Men LGBTQI Interest Group Space JW Grand Ballroom 3/4 Room 302–303 NAIS BOOKSTORE

JW Marriott Indianapolis, East Asian Heritage, Southeast Asian Multiracial Heritage, Multiracial Griffin Hall Foyer, Level 2 Heritage, South Asian Heritage, Pacific American Women Islander Heritage, East/Southeast/South Room 201–203 7:30 – 11:00 AM Asian, Asian American, Heritage from the Indian Sub-Continent Women Multiracial Heritage, Multiracial NAIS CYBER CAFÉ White River Ballroom AB American Men JW Marriott Indianapolis, Room 204–206 Grand East Registration, Level 3 East Asian Heritage, Southeast Asian Heritage, South Asian Heritage, Pacific Transracially Adopted Women Islander Heritage, East/Southeast/South Room 312 Asian, Asian American, Heritage from the Indian Sub-Continent Men Transracially Adopted Men Room 304–306 Room 314

First Nations Heritage, Indigenous White, European Heritage, European and Aboriginal People, Native American American Women Room 308 White River Ballroom E

Greater Middle Eastern Heritage, Arab White, European Heritage, European Heritage, West Asian Heritage, Middle American Men Eastern or Arab or West Asian American White River Ballroom CD Room 102

International–Citizens from Countries Outside of the U.S., Recent Arrivals to the United States Room 105

#PoCC14 | #SDLC14 41 42 #PoCC14 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 SATURDAY Central America, South America) Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, (Alabama, SAIS and South CD Ballroom River White Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Room 302–303 NWAIS and Northwest Pacific Hall Griffin POCIS NORCAL and California Northern 314 Room CarolinaNorth E Ballroom River White YorkNew POCIS-NY and 101–102 Room NJAIS and Jersey New 3/4 Ballroom Grand JW POCISNE and England New 1/2 Ballroom Grand JW ISACS and Midwest 312 Room MD/DC AIMS and Maryland 106 Room FCIS and Florida Room 201–203 Connecticut, and CODIS, SPHERE 308 Room Colorado and ACIS 207 Room Hawaii, and International Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Room 309–310 Room VAIS and Virginia 105 Room Tennessee and TAIS Room 204–206 ISAS and Southwest Hall Griffin POCIS SOUCAL and California Southern Room 304–306 White River Ballroom AB Ballroom River White IE and DC Washington, STUDENT-LED ADULT/STUDENT DIALOGUES 9:30

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SDLC AT A GLANCE Indianapolis Marriott Downtown SUBJECT TO CHANGE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 7:00 – 7:45 AM 7:00 – 7:45 AM 7:00 – 7:45 AM SDLC Chaperone Orientation III (choose one) Breakfast with Chaperones Breakfast with Chaperones Peer Facilitator Training for Wednesday Night Late Arrivals MORE INFO, PAGE 45

8:00 – 9:15 AM 8:00 – 8:15 PM Morning Clearing 8:00 – 9:15 AM PoCC/SDLC Opening Ceremonies Affinity Group Session Adult/ with Michael Eric Dyson 8:30 – 9:30 AM Student Discussions (within race/ MORE INFO, PAGE 6 SDLC Keynote Presentation ethnicity and gender groupings) MORE INFO, PAGE 41 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM with Cheryl Brown Henderson MORE INFO, PAGE 7 School Visits* MORE INFO, PAGE 17 9:30 AM – NOON 9:30 – 11:00 AM Family Groups 9:45 – 11:45 AM Student-Led Adult/Student Family/Affinity Groups 2 Dialogues (by region/state) MORE INFO, PAGE 42

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM SDLC Closing Ceremonies and NOON – 1:45 PM Address with Sonia Nazario 12:15 – 1:15 PM Student Luncheon and Talent Show MORE INFO, PAGE 7 Student Luncheon

1:30 – 3:45 PM Family Groups 2:00 – 3:45 PM Family Groups

3:45 – 4:00 PM Snack Break 3:45 – 4:00 PM Snack Break 4:00 – 5:45 PM 4:00 – 6:00 PM Family Groups Family Groups

6:00 – 10:00 PM 6:00 – 6:45 PM 6:00 – 7:00 PM 6:00 – 9:30 PM Peer Facilitator SDLC Chaperone Student Dinner Student Dinner, Family Groups, Orientation I (choose Training one) MORE INFO, PAGE 45 and SDLC Closing Ceremonies MORE INFO, PAGE 45 7:00 – 10:15 PM SDLC Family Groups by Region

9:15 – 10:00 PM SDLC Chaperone Orientation II (choose one) MORE INFO, PAGE 45 10:00 – 11:30 PM 10:15 PM Students Dismissed to Chaperones Student Dance (movie option provided)

* Buses will pick up from 11:00 PM Curfew JW Marriott Indianapolis, 11:30 PM Students Dismissed to Chaperones Event Center Drive, Level 1. Ticketed Event MIDNIGHT Curfew SDLC LEADERSHIP TEAM WELCOME

In 1993, who could have imagined that a region to create a strong network for their student gathering from humble beginnings continued leadership at their schools. and great intentions would grow to Our returning participants may seek the become what we now lovingly call the opportunity to serve as peer facilitators, Student Diversity Leadership Conference taking a critical role in moving and shaping (SDLC), one of the largest, most diverse, the dialogue that happens on site, or they and most impactful gatherings of private may engage in an advanced group called school students nationwide? Who could Diversity 201. Our past participants have have known the individual and institutional taken the learning back to their schools change that would come from the work to open conversations, jumpstart regional of well over 10,000 students who have efforts, and educate their peers. In joining been served by its program? SDLC has us, you will find yourself in a network of OSCAR GONZALEZ thrived as a student-driven enterprise. It some of the most committed student Director, Teacher and is then no wonder that this year’s theme leaders in the country. Program Development, is, “Leadership at the Wheel: Riding at Generation Teach the Speed of Acceptance.” It speaks to Now 21 years old, SDLC continues SDLC LEAD LOGISTICS the culture of our host city, Indianapolis, to grow and mature with the times. FACILITATOR and our timeless commitment to fostering We look forward to engaging this student voice. year’s group of incredible young people, RODNEY GLASGOW Head of Middle School coming together at a historic time as & Chief Diversity Officer, Participants will be guided by a talented we acknowledge the 60th anniversary of St. Andrew’s Episcopal team of independent school educators, the Brown v. Board of Education decision. School (MD) college students who are SDLC alums, At that time, the Supreme Court ordered SDLC CHAIR AND LEAD and educational consultants. Students will integration at “all deliberate speed.” Our CURRICULUM FACILITATOR deepen their “I” perspective by engaging generation of students is urging peers in a curriculum centered on cultural and schools to travel at “the speed of COLLINUS NEWSOME HUTT identifiers, working in affinity groups, and acceptance.” It will be a pleasure to chart Policy Advisor, Equity connecting with participants from their the course with these student leaders. in Learning, Aurora Public Schools SDLC LEAD FACULTY FACILITATOR

44 #PoCC14 | #SDLC14 SDLC PROGRAMMING WILL PRIMARILY TAKE PLACE AT INDIANAPOLIS MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN.

SDLC LEADERSHIP AT THE RIDING AT THE WHEEL SPEED OF ACCEPTANCE

PEER FACILITATORS SDLC CHAPERONES SDLC MEALS Students who have attended SDLC Schools are required to send a Student delegates will receive before are eligible to take on a leader- chaperone(s) with their student delega- lunch and dinner on Thursday, ship role by serving as peer facilitators. tion. Chaperones are expected to: December 4, and lunch and dinner Peer facilitators will be trained on- on Friday, December 5. Breakfasts site on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, ››Attend one of the three Chaperone are not included Thursday through 6:00 – 10:00 PM at the Marriott Orientations on either WEDNESDAY, Saturday. Chaperones are expected Downtown, Room Indiana E. Dinner is DECEMBER 3 , 6:00 – 6:45 PM or to have breakfast with SDLC delegates. included in that training. An additional 9:15 – 10:00 PM, at the Marriott Downtown, training is scheduled for THURSDAY, Indiana Ballroom A or THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 , 7:00 – 7:45 AM for late DECEMBER 4 , 7:00 – 7:45 AM, at the arrivals at JW Marriott Indianapolis, JW Marriott Hotel, Room 302–303. O Room 305–306. ››Ensure students attend all SDLC activities. FOLLOW P CC AND DIVERSITY 201 ››Arrange for students’ meals not included SDLC ON TWITTER Returning students not serving as peer in the SDLC registration. facilitators will join an advanced family ››Be responsible for their students during USING THE HASHTAGS group called Diversity 201. Diversity 201 conference designated free times. is a specialized experience designed to #POCC14 AND #SDLC14. ››Meet students at designated points and allow returning participants an opportu- times. nity to dig deeper into issues of identity, power, privilege and allyship. ››Support and enforce the Student Conduct Agreement, including participation requirements and adherence to curfew. ››Be on call at ALL TIMES during the conference.

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2014 PoCC CO-CHAIRS SDLC LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY AND LOCAL COMMITTEE The success of this year’s PoCC and NAIS and participating school gratefully DIANE NICHOLS, Worcester SDLC is due, in large part, to the PoCC acknowledge the 2014 SDLC leadership and faculty Academy (MA) local committee and especially to the for their commitment and creativity in nurturing JOSEFINA PAOLELLO, three co-chairs. They promoted the and providing for the empowerment of independent Moorestown Friends conferences, garnered sponsorships, school student diversity leaders and advocates. School (NJ) developed general sessions, approved DEBBIE RIVERA, Georgetown workshops, and supported logistics. SDLC Leadership: JOHN GENTILE, Independent RODNEY GLASGOW, Diversity Consultant (NY) University (DC) These individuals, their heads of school, St. Andrew’s Episcopal PRIYANKA RUPANI, and their school communities deserve RODNEY GLASGOW, School (MD) Mastery Charter Schools: our deepest gratitude. St. Andrew’s Episcopal OSCAR GONZALEZ, School (MD) Thomas Campus (PA) Co-Chairs: SHIRA MALONE, Breakthrough Kent OSCAR GONZALEZ, NEHA SINGH, Georgia Denver (CO) LISA PRYOR, The Orchard Generation Teach (CO) Institute of Technology (GA) School (IN) The Orchard COLLINUS NEWSOME HUTT, WENDY-NIA GRIFFIN, HAILEY SMITH, University School (IN) TALEESHA MARTIN, Aurora Public Schools (CO) National Cathedral of Maryland (MD) YNGRID THURSTON, St. Richard’s School (DC) CYNTHIA SORTO, Episcopal SDLC Faculty: The Summit Country MAYA GUNASEHARAN, Communities In Schools Day School (OH) School (IN) ROHAN M. ARJUN, St. Mark’s School (PA) Dwight-Englewood LAUREN J STEWART, TERRI WALLACE, JAMIE MACDOUGALL, School (NJ) CNN International (NJ) The Orchard Sycamore School (IN) SPENCER BLAIR, Dartmouth ALEXANDRA HALLADAY, TATIANA SWEDENBURG LEE, School (IN) College Hanover (NH) COREY PETTIGREW, University of Chicago (IL) West Chester University (PA) Park Tudor NOAH CHO, Marin Country KATE HARWOOD, Mount LESLIE TRAN, Marin Country Local Committee: School (IN) Day School (CA) JESSICA AIYASAMI, Holyoke College (MA) Day School (CA) RAMONA POWELL, CECILIA COATS, SOAR |The Orchard JASMINE JENNINGS, MORIKA TSUJIMURA, Cathedral High Charter School (CO) School (IN) Smithsonian American Bank Street School School (IN) NNAEMEKA EKWELUM, DAWN BATSON, Art Museum-Renwick for Children (NY) TOM ROSENBLUTH, Belmont Hill School (MA) Gallery (MD) The Orchard MALLORY VAUGHN, Queens The Orchard LINDSAY FASANO, School (IN) CAMERON JOHNSON, University of Charlotte (NC) School (IN) NYC Department Castilleja School (CA) SHANTS HART, DWIGHT VIDALE, Riverdale JOYCE TUCKER, of Education (NY) Park Tudor RACHEL LARYEA, Country School (NY) Park Tudor School (IN) JOSE FILPO, Florida New York University (NY) School (IN) International University (FL) KEMEYAWI, WAHPEPAH JEFF KALIL, The TAGHRID MANSOUR, Williamsburg Collegiate JOE VANEGAS, ANDREW FIRESTONE, Orchard School (IN) The Montessori School of Charter School (MA) The Orchard Educational Consultant (NY) Raleigh (NC) ALICIA School (IN) THOMAS WETHINGTON, RACHAEL FLORES, Episcopal LAMAGDELEINE, LORRAINE MARTINEZ The Masters School (NY) BRITTANY WAYMAN, University High High School (VA) HANLEY, Indian Creek The Orchard JARED WILLIAMS, School (IN) ALINA FREEMAN, Syracuse Upper School (MD) School (IN) Potomac School (VA) University (NY) GUYTON MATHEWS, JESSICA WILSON, International JAMOR GAFFNEY, Indian University of Toledo (OH) Rescue Committee (NY) Creek School (MD) MAYA MORALES, Actress TERRELL WINDER, and Filmmaker (CA) University of California, Los RAQUELLE NEWMAN, Angeles (CA) University of Florida (FL) ASHLEY WOODS, COLLINUS NEWSOME HUTT, Temple University (PA) Aurora Public Schools (CO)

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The mission of the Call-to-Action (CTA), NAIS’s JACKIE HAMILTON, NAIS ON-SITE STAFF national think tank and advisory council on Tower Hill School (DE) diversity, is to: DANIEL HARRIS, AMY AHART, director of the Annual Conference ››address current and emerging issues of equity John Burroughs and justice in independent schools; School (MO) EMILIA AYON, communications TANYNYA HEKYMARA, manager, professional ››support the creation of healthy inclusive and Independent School development equitable educational communities; Alliance for Minority CAROLINE G. BLACKWELL, vice ››identify best practices and assist in the devel- Affairs (CA) president of equity and justice opment of sustainable initiatives and action DONNA LINDNER, JANYCE BRYANT, director of steps for NAIS and its member schools; and Agnes Irwin School (PA) administration and facilities ››provide opportunities for mutual support and MONIQUE MARSHALL, MARTHA GALINDO, professional development for its membership. Wildwood School (CA) senior statistician A substantial portion of the work of CTA is PATRICIA MATOS, BETH KLEIN, director of to collaborate with the PoCC local committee Greenwich Country corporate and donor relations Day School (NY) co-chairs and NAIS staff in developing the AMELIA KURTZ, director theme and content areas PoCC and SDLC. EDDIE MOORE, of engagement NAIS appreciates the members of 2014 CTA The Privilege Institute HILARY LAMONTE, vice (NY) for their contributions to this year’s initiatives. president, data and analysis JACQUI PELZER, for school leadership , , KAREN BRADBERRY JORDAN ELLIOTT Early Steps Greenhill School (TX) Oregon Episcopal (OR) JEN LESAR, senior director, Incorporated (NY) digital content strategy , , JULIAN BRAXTON LIZ FERNANDEZ STEPHANIE ROYAL, The Winsor School (MA) Ethical Culture GEORGE MENDEL, senior The Cathedral Fieldston School (NY) director of network systems PAMELA BUCHANAN School (DC) and operations , The Latin MILLER GLORIA FERNANDEZ- MATTHEW SUZUKI, School of Chicago (IL) , Greenwich DONNA OREM, TEARTE Rye Country Day Academy (CT) chief operating office CRISSY CACERES, School (NY) Georgetown Day , JAY RAPP, vice president of HEATHER FLEWELLING STEVEN TEJADA, School (DC) Milton Academy (MA) professional development Noble and Greenough CLINTON CARBON, JOHNNIE FOREMAN, School (MA) ZOE SHERLICK, vice president, Dwight-Englewood Gilman School (MD) marketing and membership CHRIS THINNES, School (NJ) RODNEY GLASGOW, Center for the Future FLOYD SMITH, member SANDRA (CHAP) St. Andrew’s Episcopal of Education and services associate Democracy (CA) CHAPMAN, LREI (NY) School (MD) AMADA TORRES, vice president, SHERRY COLEMAN, SCOTT GRIGGS, KISHA WATTS, studies, insights, and research Cushing Academy (MA) Coleman Strategic Greenhill School (TX) TINA WOOD, director of team Consulting (DE) ANTHONY WITTE, administration, equity and justice Head Royce School (CA) Experient JOY WOMACK, meeting and event manager

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