Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Practices

We stand together with our community members who oppose racism, inequity and social injustice in any form. We know the impact that trauma, historic and acute, can have on our schools, educators, students and their families. We also know that increasing educators' awareness about culturally responsive practices, building their capacity to provide Trauma Informed Care in the classroom, and decreasing disproportionate discipline in schools can make a positive and lasting impact in society. 

We will forever be committed to be part of the solution to make schools equitable, compassionate, and safe places for all students to learn. 

Let’s move forward, together!

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Cultural Responsiveness

Explore, discuss, and collaborate on the issues of Implicit Bias, Equity, and Disproportionality. Discover culturally responsive practices and explore equitable approaches in schools. Participants will learn about the construct of culture as it relates to school systems and how the disproportionality issue impacts student achievement. Objectives: Learn the advantages of a common school-wide expectation system to promote equity.

Trauma Informed Care

Learn to integrate trauma informed practices into school culture to provide a supportive learning environment for all. One out of three children in the United States will experience at least one traumatic event by age 16. These experiences frequently elicit a traumatic stress response, which can impact students’ learning, behavior, formation of relationships, and accomplishment of developmental tasks. The goal of this training is to equip participants with the knowledge of the impact of trauma on the development and behavior of children and youth and to learn skills to help traumatized students thrive. Activities in this training will help participants to integrate trauma informed practices into the school culture and provide a supportive learning environment for students.

Self Care is not Selfish, It’s Survival

A study by the advocacy group, Alliance for Excellent Education, reports that 40–50% of new teachers leave within their first five years on the job. Self care strategies can support teachers in achieving their daily, weekly, monthly and annual goals for student success as well as maintain energy for a lifelong career in education. This training will define vicarious trauma, signs and symptoms of vicarious trauma as well as burnout; identify characteristics of students, families and employees that affect vicarious trauma as well as develop a self care plan. Participants will leave with simple activities to be more mindful and intentional of self care on a daily basis.

Closing the Achievement and Discipline Gap

As American classrooms continue to become more diverse and teacher/school accountability continues to rise, culturally responsive practices become paramount. We have solutions that are effective, evidence-based, and practical. Put your classroom and school on the right track now. Objective: Learn the components of a four-part accountability system that is predictable, consistent and equitable.

Violence Prevention

Learn the root causes of youth violence with prevention and intervention techniques. This workshop teaches all campus staff about the root causes of youth violence and what fuels youth violence. Learn how staff can collaborate to prevent and reduce violent acts and have an opportunity to practice several critical techniques to intervene age-appropriately with students in crisis or at-risk for escalation.