NESSC School Redesign in Action

"What is the role of equity, history, and power in community-centered school development? How might we design more equitable communities and systems through the lens of personal and organizational humility-building? In this interactive introductory workshop, participants will learn about award-winning Equity-Centered Community Design strategies to examine how their own identities shape design and decision-making, practice collaboratively co-designing more inclusive and equitable education communities, and begin to develop the foundation for becoming the equity leader of today and tomorrow. Also, participants will explore the reality that systems produce what they are designed to produce, and that we can and must redesign for equity.

Participants will leave with an understanding of the Equity-Centered Community Design process, the importance of language setting in designing a community-centered school, and techniques of understanding and acknowledging personal identities and power dynamics in a school environment. "