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" As Servant leaders in the Head Start community, we strive daily to make a difference in the lives of the families that we serve.  It is our desire to become a strength-based program that is culturally responsive; removing any implicit biases towards one another and/or families".
- Jacquetta Sledge (2021)

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Community of Practice Pre-work Powerpoint

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Supporting the Success and School Readiness of Young African American Boys Community of Practice Prework powerpoint 2021

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OLHSA (MI) SSRS/YAAB Community of Practice Participants:

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OLHSA (MI) SSRS/YAAB Community of Practice Participants:

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Jacquetta Sledge
Evelyn Jones
Alphonso Gilmore
Aminah Steele
Zelma Massey- Newkirk
Roshonda Lance
Director: Janice Smith
ECS: Laura Bracali

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What Goals did you identify for African American Boys enrolled in your program?

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What Goals did you identify for African American Boys enrolled in your program?

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* Full Agency Buy-in
* Self/ Agency Bias (awareness)
* Diverse Leadership
* Add Anti-Bias and Trauma Smart training to On-boarding
* All children being represented in the classroom
*Culturally Responsive Teaching practices Book study (Zaretta Hammond)

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* Increase SSRS/YAAB Team members
* Added Cultural Competence Training to Pre-service
* Conduct Needs Assessment w/staff to determine PD needs
* Added more Trauma Smart Coaches
* Added Positive Support Groups and TLC coaching TEAM channel

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* Observation
* Need to increase awareness and equity across the division and agency
* Need to become culturally responsive to our staff and families
* Transformational Leadership training (growth vs. fixed mindset)
* Advocacy
* Reflective Practices- Self-Assessment
* Societal climate
* "Sick and tired of being sick and tired"

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What are/were Your Challenges? How have you overcome them and/or what are you trying?

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What are/were Your Challenges? How have you overcome them and/or what are you trying?

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* Time
* Communication Flow (silos)
* Lack of knowledge/training
* Staff shortage
* Lack of male representation
* No Agency buy-in initially
* Lack of community presence
* Access to ECS
What are we trying...
* Agency creation of the Social and Racial Equity Team (SRET)
* ECS Division development of the Head Start Equity Initiative (Roundtables)

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What are/were some of your successes? What resources supported your success? 

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What are/were some of your successes? What resources supported your success? 

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* Cultural Awareness Training
* Trauma Smart Coaches
* Positive Support Groups (PSG)
* Peer Facilitation (PD)-"Putting the Puzzle Together" series
* Intervention Roundtables
* "Preschool Promise"- (OHIO) "Culturally Responsive teaching practices" training- Zaretta Hammond

PowerPoint Presentation

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Please use the link below or the QR Code to complete our Word Cloud:
How can I address implicit bias?
Click on the link below:
https://app.sli.do/event/hnnwjch3
Go to www.slido.com
#054932

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QR Code for Roshonda's All-Hands On Deck

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Video- The 3 B’s from “The Growing Brain
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1841-who-is-being-expelled-from-preschools-and-why?_ga=2.195301295.262704344.1622040805-1545622423.1603396893

How Can we Support Staff in Addressing Implicit Bias? One Programs Approach  https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1845-how-can-we-support-staff-in-addressing-implicit-bias-one-program-s-approach

Why is Implicit Bias Such an Important Issue? https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1840-why-is-implicit-bias-such-an-important-issue