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I used to think that change is a slow process. 

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I used to think that change is a slow process. 

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Now I think that change can come very rapidly as demonstrated by our mobilization back in March 2020. We can make very powerful, very rapid, and even very effective change when necessity calls.  If we think equity and access is a necessity, there is not as much in our way as we might think if we are determined to address it and act on it.

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That it would be impossible to reach all students and meet their learning needs remotely. There was lack of equity.

Now I think...
Although difficult, anything is possible. We need to pull together as a community to address the needs. There are many layers. It takes a village.

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We can't do this work without parent involvement. Now more than ever we need to build capacity and build connections with the 

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We can't do this work without parent involvement. Now more than ever we need to build capacity and build connections with the 

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I used to think that pre-existing inequities make a major difference in educational outcomes... and I still think that!  However, I also think that if you can overcome certain barriers  such as providing students with working technology and food to eat, schools that have experience inequities in the past can and often do outperform those that don't. I think this can be a result of many factors such as teachers and admin having to routinely think outside of the box, as well as having a motivation to serve families and students that goes beyond the traditional requirements of teaching 

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I used to think that pre-existing inequities make a major difference in educational outcomes... and I still think that!  However, I also think that if you can overcome certain barriers  such as providing students with working technology and food to eat, schools that have experience inequities in the past can and often do outperform those that don't. I think this can be a result of many factors such as teachers and admin having to routinely think outside of the box, as well as having a motivation to serve families and students that goes beyond the traditional requirements of teaching 

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To connect to families to health and social welfare services and foster social trust and understanding.

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To connect to families to health and social welfare services and foster social trust and understanding.

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I used to think that the government were in charge of providing social services to our families

Now I think
That as school leader we need to understand that some families are living in poverty as result of COVID 19, often work multiple jobs, etc.
In order to develop trusting relationships we need to engage  parents, families, and the community.
To ensure effective two-way communication school need to involve the staff in contacting the parents on a regular basis to provide them with resources available in order to develop trust.
School need to allocate funding to provide additional support our students and families need at this time.

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I use to think....... that there was a lack of equity particularly for our mid-low income student in general when discussing the education system

Now I think....... that it is unsettling to think that it took a pandemic to actually have some of these equities highlighted and hopefully addressed.  The technology issue is a large one specifically in the low income community. There are layers of the physical tech and the lack of digital literacy of families

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I used to think that we addressed the needs of our communities to its fullest but now I think that there is a lot of work to be done. We have been reaching out to our families out of necessity because we often can not see the families and the take away has been astonishing.

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COVID is an opportunity to rest.  There are real possibilities to address inequality with distance learning but access to technology (in the home and at school) must be dealt with. $$$ and priorities

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COVID is an opportunity to rest.  There are real possibilities to address inequality with distance learning but access to technology (in the home and at school) must be dealt with. $$$ and priorities

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The best public schools connect families to health and social welfare services and foster social trust and understanding.

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The protocol we are going to use is called :

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The protocol we are going to use is called :

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I Used to Think..., Now I Think...

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• From a social welfare I used to think...
It was difficult for our partner organizations FYI & CA to connect with our students

• Now I think...
It's absolutely possible and the mentioned organizations are connecting with our students and have their programs going on. As well as they connect families to health services/food pantries.