Equity & Excellence Learning Series

CDE would like to invite you to the second of three events for the Equity & Excellence Learning Series. The Federal Programs and Supports Unit is hosting a free, in-person professional development session titled “Applying the Tools of Cultural Proficiency” on February 25, 2025 where district and school-level leaders will receive tools to help support their teams with authentically serving all students. This session will introduce the NEW Equity Toolkit, developed through a CDE and WestEd partnership and designed to support educators to understand self, understand others, and understand community context to notice things we may not have noticed before and enhance our understanding of the lived experiences that contribute to individual strengths and assets.

Training Logistics

• Date: 02/25/25
• Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Location: Lowry Conference Center at the Community College of Aurora
• Address: 1061 Akron Way Building 697, Denver, CO 80230
• Food: Lunch will be provided for free.

If you are interested in attending, please click this registration link and submit your registration by January 31, 2025. Space is limited, so register at your earliest convenience.

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The Federal Programs and Supports Unit partnered with the School and District Transformation Unit to host the first of three events for the Equity & Excellence Learning Series, which was an in-person professional development session titled “Building a Championship Team: Proactive and Reactive Talent Strategies to Accelerate Learning”, December 10, 2024, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm at Adams 12 Conference Center in Thornton, CO.

This session was facilitated by The New Teacher Project (TNTP) and is rooted in their latest report “The Opportunity Makers: How a Diverse Group of Public Schools Helps Students Catch-Up-and How Far More Can”, as well as “The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America’s Urban Schools”.

In the session, instructional leaders articulated what matters most for teacher retention and created a year-long plan to retain their “irreplaceables”. Instructional leaders identified components of the hiring process that are critical to building a championship team, reviewed exemplar documents and tools, and created an action plan to support proactive retention and recruitment, selection, and onboarding. Members of the CDE Educator Talent team presented strategies to refine and perfect district's action plans.

For questions about the Equity & Excellence Learning Series, please contact Evita Byrd.