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I hope that this work deeply challenges our biases in ways that cause us to see students and their families in more authentic ways. I hope that will make us see the value in everyone that we serve and support. In turn, we will be truly invested in contributing to educational experiences that take students/learners to their highest capacity and fully prepare them for their most meaningful participation in their respective communities. To me, this means figuring out how to work together in good faith to make sure our relations, climates, and practices promote healthy development of all students.

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I hope that my experiences throughout my lifetime living in another diverse city (Miami, Florida) and now Montgomery County, Maryland,  has provided me with an abundance of experiences with different races/ethnicity of inviduals, ensuring my fair practice/treatment of others. Being a Latina/Hispanic woman myself, I have experienced some immediate stereotypical assumptions that have made me feel uncomfortable in given situational contexts. With this said, I am always cognizant of my communication and treatment with/of others.

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That change will ultimately take place in the MCPS and that it will lead to more equitable, quality educational experience for students of color.

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Fear because I want this to be a safe place for conversation and change but am fearful because there are some in this room that have caused trauma personally regarding this topic. This also creates hope that by being at this training that maybe they have realized the value of this work and and have changed mindsets moving forward.

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That ALL (or at least more) offices/departments will begin to be held accountable for doing the work instead of it always falling on the same go-to leaders/offices.

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that there will be new systems in place but there will still be challenges for students, parents, and staff on interpersonal levels.

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Hope that by continuing the work that people will begin to have more understanding and that will invoke real change.

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I worry that this training will not promote anti-racist work and rather just check off a to do item for the county. This is work that needs to be prioritized and I wonder how the county can implement ways to get this done with true buy-in from members of all levels.

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My fear is that this is another to-do list item for MCPS. With all the turmoil and unrest, it's hard to imagine that MCPS is actually prioritizing this work, and I honestly doubt it will. As a central office worker, I am shocked by the racism and bias I see and hear from my colleagues, people who are supposed to represent students and communities across the board. I am also deeply concerned about how politics seem to overshadow student needs, and I'm afraid this is just how it is in this district.

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A huge reward would be for system leaders to take the issues of being a person of color into MCPS into account and be willing to make positive change

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Hope that we actually see a change for the better instead of creating more division

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That people will see me as a qualified person to hold my role based on my skills and background - not because I am the only non-White person in my office and they needed a person of color.

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I hope that this work moves the needle of understanding across MCPS. I hope that this work can make it into the curriculum so teachers can appreciate the differences of students in their classrooms.

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Cultivating caring and antiracist educators and an antiracist system. Recognizing that change is required to support all students.

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That leaders at the school level realize that it is the entire school staff population that must be able to work and understand challenging learners, not just the few teachers of color to handle these learners.

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My fear is that some taking this training will not get anything from it OR that they will use this information against people of color rather than to help the problem

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I am always concerned that my experience as a woman of color is not "black enough". I have been othered by people that look like me in the past, so this space is uncomfortable.

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My hope is that MCPS is using these trainings to create actual change at the systemic level. I hope to continue to learn about myself and how I can show up for race and equity in my work. And I hope to develop more skills/strategies for being a disruptor.

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I fear that trainings like this make people uncomfortable, defensive, and resentful towards people of color. I hope that they sit in this negativity and reflect on how it may translate to their work and daily life.

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That someone is able to think about something in a different way, no matter how small.

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My hope is that my colleagues will take this work seriously and not participate in these trainings to check a box and say that they did it.

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How do we ensure that all leaders and staff (school-based and non-school-based) are held accountable for this work? We are still being evaluated using an evaluation system that is not aligned with the anti-racist work that MCPS says it is committed to.

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Hope everyone learn about others and things cultures so we can understand each other better and dismantle racism

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MCPS may deliver this training and just have wasted a lot of time and money if nothing changes.

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My hope is that these conversations become more than words and actually translate into action. Disrupting racism within our schools requires more than talking about what can or should be done. It requires doing what needs to be done.

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Lack of action when it comes to the anti-racist work that we engage in.

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I am afraid it is only mentioned a surface level and actually causes people pretend and continue what they have bern doing

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If we continue to engage in the conversation, people will have more understanding around issues of racism and equity. As people understand more, the more positive changes can occur.

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My hope is to be a change maker and be able to use my voice to inspire others to see color and work to understand/appreciate each other more. 

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My hope is to be a change maker and be able to use my voice to inspire others to see color and work to understand/appreciate each other more. 

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That this is just a checkbox for MCPS-the problem goes deeper than this level of participants in MCPS.

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That this time will end up being a superficial compliance session for many participants and will not result in impactful changes after.

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MCPS will create a systemic change (which will likely take nearly a decade, based on research, to fully implement and infuse into the culture and climate).

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That people will become more aware of the hidden bias that educators, students and leaders of color face daily and how it affects morale, outcomes, participation etc.

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When you speak about the inequities that black and brown children experience, you're playing the race card.

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That mindsets shift and people become cognizant of who they are what they do and who they impact. Change is coming. Hopefully sooner rather than later

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MCPS will just get better at covering their tracks.

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I am fearful that change will not occur.

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Nothing will change

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If we open the eyes and minds of two to five white leaders then maybe our students will directly benefit from that.

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I am vulnerable with a group of people and I'm not sure if they care or if they are truly interested

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It is my hope that we can really begin to feel safe in MCPS. Sometimes being a black woman can be complex. You either try to give an ethnic look and be respected, or you have to be subtle so that others won't think you are hostile. It has been a challenging experience here, and my hope is for others to be able to flourish without having to give up their cultural identity and beliefs along the way.

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White leaders don't really want to hear the truth about how the decisions they make impact policies that negatively impact our black and brown studies. Speaking the truth only labels you as being negative.

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My experiences are used as an example for someone else's learning

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That we will continue to have to look around the room before we speak our truth.

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After 26 years and lots of equity training there has not been much change in how our black and brown leaders are treated and how our black and brown employees in schools are treated. I am tired.

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Learning will continue throughout all leadership within the county.

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Potential blow-back. Negative responses to anti-racist training.

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Being Judged

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Being respected

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That the efficacy of anti-racist response is judged through the effort, and not the execution of practice

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That this work will become action.

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MCPS students, families, and staff leave MCPS better than when they arrived.

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That I will walk away feeling more dragged down and traumatized than before the work started...

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I hope through the various trainings there is realistic and effective methods and strategies that will be used to become a more inclusive and anti-racist school system.

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That I don't belong.

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Our students will see and develop their own understanding of becoming anti-racist leaders now. And they go on to support and advocate for all communities

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Staff and leaders will go through the motions in anti-racist trainings and return to their same harmful behaviors/cycles at their workplaces/schools

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I hope that this leader learning will allow people to build their cultural proficiency when interacting with others and not limiting people or putting them into boxes such as stereotyping and causing a glass ceiling when trying to pursue opportunities.

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Fear: Those who are not taking the training will continue to harm children

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I fear that change will not happen due to people not being held accountable. I hope to effect change when given the opportunity
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I hope that as a result of the Leader Learning sessions that MCPS as a whole will make shifts in their beliefs and behaviors that will result in increased student achievement, well being and safety in our communities.

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My fear is that we have a lot of great reflection and discussions around Anti Racist Anti Bias topics but what is actionable so we are able to see the impact at the school community level. We need to work on beliefs and expectations while moving forward into areas of discomfort to inact and ensure true change. Change is scary for everyone but it is desperately needed.

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Being silenced.

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Feeling helpless. Seeing the impact of macro level events and how they hurt micro level progress.

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That the work that is being done will actually create systemic change. As a member of the MCPS community my whole life, it would be amazing if I work with others to create the community I needed as a child for my own MCPS children.

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I am fearful that racism is so ingrained in people's values and beliefs that it is hard to change that mentality no matter how many conversations and trainings are had.

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Hope: That the momentum behind this work will continue.

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That Anti-racist learning and practices are engrained in every fiber of our system. That acknowledgement and recognition of differences is what unites us, not divides us.

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I hope that through interactions, whether it is comfortable or not, it reinforces ABAR practices.

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AR Training is a "checkbox" to say that action has been taken to make MCPS appear that they have been antiracist.

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I hope that the learning leads to actionable change which will directly have a positive impact on academic, social-emotional, and well-being outcomes for students.

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I am fearful that the work/effort won't lead to change.

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Breaking harmful cycles.

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Being actively and intentionally invested in addressing my own bias so I can grow and evolve in my cultural competency and better support both colleagues and students. This ongoing work we all have to be invested in to becomeanti-racist leaders.

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The conversations move forward and that this district learns from each other and other perspectives.

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I hope that people do not assume anything about me. I hope they are open to ask questions of wonder to seek to understand me.

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No accountablitiy for staff to change their practices

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Being heard but not being listened to. I think that when I share my own personal experiences with racism people hear me, pat me on the back, and continue on with their lives because it doesn't impact their daily lives.

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I am hopeful that schools will work towards inclusivity and reducing racism and prejudice.

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MCPS, as a bureaucracy, will be COURAGEOUS in their effort to be antiracist.

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That nothig will change - that those in positions will not consider how current practices and policies have a negative impact on students

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That regardless of the work that has been done and the work that we are doing that things do not move forward. That our district will remain the same and that the message will be that our district has done all of this work and has made gains but it reality that would not be accurate.

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I'm hoping that we will truly move beyond just talking about it and begin to ALL be invested in the work that will lead to change.

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That those within the room will not ne judged by their color and that participants will begin to truly listen to one another.

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I fear being included, but not belonging.

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I feel grateful to be a part of a district that is engaging in courageous conversations regarding anti-racism and putting in the work to enact change. Other parts of our nation are not engaging in this paradigm shift. I hope that we will continue to see an upward trend in dismantling racist belief  systems.

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Fear of feeling inadequate during discussions and not being able to contribute thoughts to the conversation because of my privileged background but hope that I will be able to learn how to help students feel heard

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is to hear from what our white counterparts have to say and see it put into practice in all parts of the county.

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I worry that despite all of these trainings, nothing will change because the root problem is at a higher, more powerful level.

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I'm hoping that the learning and reflecting will impact the way in which we support schools.

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Having team members learn and understand a different perspective from sharing learned experiences

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Understanding people's personal stories and lived experiences, recognizing our own implicit biases, and using this knowledge in our daily work.

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I hope that more open conversations can be had about equity without fear.

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I am excited about being an interrupter of Racism in all spaces!

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a reward is to be able to learn about others' views, perspectives, cultures, experiences, and values so that together we can become more inclusive and accepting. The risk is that the training is just another "box to check" and that some walk away with no actual learning or growth or change for the positive.

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I am not sure how to respond at this time.  I am not seeing how this training will impact me.  We are always required to participate in trainings that regurgitate what we already are doing and mimic our life experiences.  In addition, we are the ones often speaking at these tables while our non colleagues of color say nothing.  Frustrating!

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I am not sure how to respond at this time.  I am not seeing how this training will impact me.  We are always required to participate in trainings that regurgitate what we already are doing and mimic our life experiences.  In addition, we are the ones often speaking at these tables while our non colleagues of color say nothing.  Frustrating!

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This work goes beyond the walls of Gude and is actually used to interact with the students and families.

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This work isn't being taken into consideration when decisions are being made and discussions are happening on the ground.