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Equity is Love in Action
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Kathryn Taylor, Ed.D.

Antelope Valley Union High School District
Director of Equity
Student Services
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I love being a transformational change agent and a champion for equity, diversity, and inclusion to support the success of all stakeholders.  I am a lifelong learner striving to motivate and inspire through innovative, equitable, and inclusive practices while celebrating the diversity that makes us all great together.
Thursday, May 12
 

8:30am PDT

Registration/Breakfast Main Foyer

10:15am PDT

Announcement/Guest Seated Main Ballroom

10:20am PDT

Spoken Word Main Ballroom Spoken Word (Opening) Alyce Smith Cooper Main BallroomAlyce Smith-Cooper

10:24am PDT

Land Acknowledgement and Blessing Main BallroomDr. Stanley Rodriguez, Ed.D. (Kumeyaay)

10:25am PDT

Welcome from Dr. Paul Gothold, Superintendent of SDCOE Main BallroomDr. Paul Gothold

10:40am PDT

Welcome and Introduce State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Main BallroomTony Thurmond

10:55am PDT

Introducing Dr. Pedro Noguera Main Ballroom Speaker Dr. Pedro Noguera (Virtual) Main Ballroom

11:30am PDT

Break/Transition to Breakout Session #1/Network/Vendors Hallways

11:45am PDT

Elevate Equity, Social-Emotional Learning, and Achievement with a Literacy Infused Asset-based Approach Room 32BFULLDr. Joyce Jamerson • Marsha Lafferty Performance Management: Using an Equity and Access Lens Room 29AFILLINGCarla Hulce Introducing a New Publication - Supporting the African American Learner: A Guide for Transforming Belief, Systems and Practices for African American Students Room 31BLIMITEDDr. Kathryn Edwards • Dr. Jamaal Williams

12:30pm PDT

Break/Transition to Room/Network/Vendors Hallways

12:45pm PDT

Lunch Outdoor Patio Lighthouse Awards Part 1 Main Ballroom

1:45pm PDT

Speaker Ivory Toldson Main BallroomLIMITEDIvory Toldson

2:45pm PDT

Break/Transition to Breakout Session #2/Network/Vendors Hallways

3:00pm PDT

Equity Starts with Us 29BFILLINGChelsea Cochrane • Dr. Shannon Baker The Equity Through-line: A Vision of Equity Implementation Through Systems Change Coaching 33BFILLINGJeff Schmidt • Gracie Hough

3:45pm PDT

Break/Transition to Room/Network/Vendors Hallways

3:55pm PDT

Speaker Angeline Boulley Main BallroomAngeline Boulley

4:40pm PDT

Announcements & Movie Treats Main Ballroom

4:45pm PDT

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle Documentary Screening Main BallroomDr. Joely Proudfit

6:00pm PDT

End of Day Wrap Up! Main Ballroom
 
Friday, May 13
 

7:00am PDT

Annoucement/Guest seated Main Ballroom Breakfast/Registration/Student bands Main Foyer

7:54am PDT

Day 2 Welcome Main Ballroom

8:00am PDT

Introduce Speaker Julissa Arce Main Ballroom Speaker Julissa Arce Main BallroomJulissa Arce

9:00am PDT

Break/Transition to Breakout Session #3/Network/Vendors Hallways

9:15am PDT

Stakeholder Focus Groups; A chartered path to engagement & culture change Room 33BLIMITEDJoe Smith The Politics of Implementation During the Tortuous Journey Toward Equity (Part 1) 31CFILLINGJohn Robert Browne, Ed.D. Resiliency: Meeting the needs of Diverse Learners 30ABCFULLDr. Shree Walker I SEE YOU: Combating invisibility of culture in educational settings. 32BFILLINGDr. Patricia Brent-Sanco & Team Lynwood Unified What’s Whiteness Got to Do With It? Racial Identity Development in the Lives of Leaders and Teachers 33CFILLINGKatie Weisberg • Dr. Sarah Fine

10:00am PDT

Break/Transition to Breakout Session #4/Network/Vendors Hallways

10:20am PDT

Equity begins with Leadership 28DEFILLINGDr. Jessica Miller • Kim Gerould “But What Does Equity Look Like?” Grade-level, Engaging, Affirming & Meaningful Instruction 29AFULLRolanda Baldwin • Andrea Hancock What’s Whiteness Got to Do With It? Racial Identity Development in the Lives of Leaders and Teachers 33CLIMITEDKatie Weisberg • Dr. Sarah Fine

11:05am PDT

Break/Network/Vendors Hallways

11:25am PDT

Lunch Outdoor Pation Lighthouse Awards Part 2 Main Ballroom

12:25pm PDT

Break/Transition to Breakout Session #5/Network/Vendors Hallways

12:30pm PDT

Stakeholder Focus Groups; A chartered path to engagement & culture change 33CLIMITEDJoe Smith Equity begins with Leadership 28DEFILLINGDr. Jessica Miller • Kim Gerould Teaching as a Purposeful Act: Grounding the Development of an Equity-literate Framework through Intentional Activities in College Courses 29DLIMITEDXochitl Archey School-Based Racial Battle Fatigue and Trauma in the Lives of Black Students in TK-12th Grade Schools 30DELIMITEDKeashonna Christopher I SEE YOU: Combating Invisibility of Culture in Educational Settings. 32BFILLINGDr. Patricia Brent-Sanco & Team Lynwood Unified

1:15pm PDT

Break/Transition to Room/Network/Vendors Hallways

1:25pm PDT

Introduce Speaker Richard Carranza Main Ballroom

1:30pm PDT

Speaker Richard A. Carranza Main BallroomRichard A. Carranza

2:30pm PDT

Conference Close/Raffle Announcement Main Ballroom