It Starts with Me! by https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9 Supporting School Readiness Success for Young African American Boys at OLHSA en-us 2021-05-26 19:22:10 UTC 2026-01-21 11:23:24 UTC hello@padlet.com OLHSA (MI) SSRS/YAAB Community of Practice Participants: roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1562952967 Jacquetta Sledge
Evelyn Jones
Alphonso Gilmore
Aminah Steele
Zelma Massey- Newkirk
Roshonda Lance
Director: Janice Smith
ECS: Laura Bracali]]> 2021-05-26 20:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1562952967 Poll roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1567155827
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]]> 2021-05-28 01:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1567155827 It Starts with Me Pledge roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568924263 " 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)]]> 2021-05-28 15:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568924263 Supplemental Resources roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568962506 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

]]> 2021-05-28 16:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568962506 What are/were Your Challenges? How have you overcome them and/or what are you trying? roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568967088 * 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)]]> 2021-05-28 16:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1568967088 What Goals did you identify for African American Boys enrolled in your program? roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582479970 * 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)]]> 2021-06-03 13:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582479970 What key changes did you make? roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582482712 * 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]]> 2021-06-03 13:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582482712 What led to those changes? roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582483685 * 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"]]> 2021-06-03 13:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582483685 What are/were some of your successes? What resources supported your success? roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582485291 * 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

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]]> 2021-06-03 13:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1582485291 SSRS/YAAB roshondal https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1630225382 Community of Practice Pre-work Powerpoint]]> 2021-06-29 14:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/roshondal/8p210dz72oo7gih9/wish/1630225382