Equity Cohort
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Dear Beloved,
We are really honored that you are joining this year’s Equity cohort. Thich Nhat Hanh said “The larger your beloved community, the more you can accomplish in the world.” That’s why we’re here. We are committed to growing the beloved community of leaders in your city. Leaders who see equity as justice, who have deep personal convictions, and who have a clear path for how to execute against that vision.
At Beloved, we ask lots of questions to drive an equity analysis. This cohort is designed to help you answer four questions:
Why does racial equity matter to me?
Why does racial equity matter for our school community?
Why does racial equity matter for your industry and where you’re located?
What am I going to do about it?
I can’t wait to meet each of you online and in person. I’m looking forward to the new questions that you will raise around equity and the future of our city.
In Solidarity, Rhonda Broussard, CEO
Schedule & Learning Agenda
Session 1 - Month 1, 2021
Racial Equity & Personal Leadership Capacity Initiate a personal and professional framework for consistent, ongoing racial equity work Understand the biology of bias and how white supremacy operates in organizations Recognize identities & intersectionality and how this impacts stakeholder experiences.
Session 2 - Month 1, 2021
Understanding our Equity Audits, Starting Equity Work Plan Identify key components for their Equity Plan. Conduct a self-study of DEI practices in their most recent school (Equity Audit) Understand how to incorporate the DEI standards and indicators into each element of their school/program/[Organization] Identify data collection needs as it relates to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion performance expectations.
Session 3 - Month 1, 2021
Belongingness: What Is It, Why Does It Matter for our Success? Personally connect with belonging for ourselves and other stakeholders Identify research (and research gaps) about belongingness in schools Identify school/system-wide opportunities to increase belonging for a continuum of families, students, and faculty.
Session 4 - Month 1, 2021
Belongingness Part II: Developing Student Advisory Practices & Pedagogy Review research about belongingness and shared voice/shared power in positive student development Examine your current student advisory practices for belongingness Understand the importance of shared voice/shared power in pedagogical practices Identify ways to build in shared voice/shared power into teaching pedagogy.
Session 5 - Month 1, 2021
Community Engagement: Shared Voice & Shared Power Understand the community engagement spectrum tool Consider the implications of community engagement aspirations and commitments Identify opportunities to embed community engagement commitment in decision making.
Session 6 - Month 1, 2021
De-biasing Talent Practices Examine technical and relational tools that increase diverse applicant pools and applicant review protocols that reduce bias Examine technical and relational tools that increase equity and inclusion in performance review processes Identify opportunities to embed a commitment to continued learning on diversity, equity and inclusion in professional development.
Session 7 - Month 1, 2021
Inclusive & Intercultural Leadership Personally unpack your leadership style Review research on the importance of an inclusive and intercultural leadership style Define cultural relevance and its connection to inclusion Identify opportunities to embed cultural relevance and intercultural leadership to school processes.
Session 8 - Month 1, 2021
Putting It All Together: The Equity Work Plan Connect DEI standards to your school’s priorities, goals and strategies Understand the purpose, intended use, and format of internal Equity Audits Identify data collection needs as it relates to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion performance expectations Consider the impact your priorities and goals will have on governance, operations, pedagogy, and culture in your school design.
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Moment of Silence
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Beloved Community would like to acknowledge that this virtual session is presented and recorded on the traditional land of the several indigenous peoples both past and present. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the people of these Indigenous communities.
For New Orleans/Bulbancha: and more broadly, Louisiana, we would like to recognize the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. We would also like to acknowledge the state-recognized tribes of Louisiana, which include the Addai Caddo Tribe, the Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee, Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb, Clifton Choctaw, Four Winds Tribe Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band, Isle de Jean Charles Band, Louisiana Choctaw Tribe, Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe, and the United Houma Nation.
Black Lives Matter Today, and always, Beloved Community honors and centers our Black communities. What we talk about in our sessions is not just academic jargon, or hot topics for our partners to think about and discuss. These topics of race, systems of oppression, and marginalization have real, life and death consequences for our BIPOC community. We believe it is crucial that you continuously interrogate and address the ways that biases, racism, anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and Intersectionality impact your personal decisions, actions, and the ways that your organizations operate.