{"id":2141,"date":"2021-03-24T16:10:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:44:03","slug":"can-we-transform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/can-we-transform\/","title":{"rendered":"Can We Transform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  inner-heading-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #222222;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#222222,#00aeef); '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketvxyew-fd2803b4eb1c14056cc10c0b4eaa89a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-landing-text av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Can We Transform?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hguai5-126ba5228c60accf1974c1f6dc6c7849\">\n.flex_column.av-hguai5-126ba5228c60accf1974c1f6dc6c7849{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-hguai5-126ba5228c60accf1974c1f6dc6c7849 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmnjllkz-2eb71f39ce96823b1f26ee50e15d667e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnjllkz-2eb71f39ce96823b1f26ee50e15d667e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnjllkz-2eb71f39ce96823b1f26ee50e15d667e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmnjllkz-2eb71f39ce96823b1f26ee50e15d667e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1873 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1873 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-1030x687.jpeg\" alt='' title='Shriver 6 2'  height=\"687\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Shriver-6-2.jpeg 1915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmnjkyjo-3eaf14ef03effe73d74732a5490af0fd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cThere are two things that can happen with pain. You either transmit it or you transform it.\u201d <em>Tim Shriver, Founder UNITE, Co-Founder CASEL<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f5fw31-c553c31af632dc835a2c92c07e870950\">\n.flex_column.av-f5fw31-c553c31af632dc835a2c92c07e870950{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-f5fw31-c553c31af632dc835a2c92c07e870950 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The effects of transmitted pain play out in our communities daily. Children and youth who have experienced negative factors related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/violenceprevention\/aces\/riskprotectivefactors.html\">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)<\/a> are more at risk of the pain from those factors leading to short term and long term trauma. ACEs family factors of abuse, neglect, poverty, mental illness, and violence are a part of this equation, but we also know that community factors play a significant role as well. \u201cCommunities with high levels of social and environmental disorders\u201d (such as racism), communities with high crime and violence, high unemployment rates, unstable housing, and other social ills <em>all <\/em>factor into high risk factors of trauma for a student. The more factors a student experiences, the higher the risk for serious problems into adulthood, which can equate to significant trauma. Community factors affect family factors affect student factors.<\/p>\n<p>Which can lead to a seemingly endless cycle of transmission of pain, from one generation to the next, including internal struggles of self-worth, identity, and belonging.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-elz0lp-514080e6a956659bccb36f416eb26ea0\">\n.flex_column.av-elz0lp-514080e6a956659bccb36f416eb26ea0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-elz0lp-514080e6a956659bccb36f416eb26ea0 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Left unchecked, student pain related to trauma will transmit itself frequently into the classroom and the school \u2013 teachers and staff bear witness daily. Discipline issues for everything from \u201cacting up\u201d in class to serious threats and fights, low or failing grades, disengagement, and low self-esteem and anger are not uncommon for students caught in the cycle of untreated emotional, mental, and physical pain. Not dealing with the pain, per Patterson, \u201cis a slow walk to failure\u201d for too many of our students.<\/p>\n<p>And as we know, students are also grappling with COVID\u2019s prolonged effects of social distancing, illness, and loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our kids are going through a lot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course, teachers and leaders, being who they are, have recognized the need to step in even more to do what they can during these trying times. They are reaching through screens to provide supports to kids through virtual check-ins, morning meetings, SEL lessons, and more. Indeed, they have indeed been in-person material deliverers, food deliverers, and hope deliverers.<\/p>\n<p>Educators have been serving as those frontline adults, even pre-COVID, charged with addressing student pain and its consequences in school, in the home, in the community, and life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cmuse5-be03d3dbc9cb116b27da175a96404e12\">\n.flex_column.av-cmuse5-be03d3dbc9cb116b27da175a96404e12{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cmuse5-be03d3dbc9cb116b27da175a96404e12 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmnjqv7j-ea704f0e095259abf9bc2a85d447786f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnjqv7j-ea704f0e095259abf9bc2a85d447786f 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class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cOur kids experience pain in their communities, in their homes, everywhere they turn.\u201d <em>George Patterson, Sr. Director My Brother\u2019s Keeper, NYC Dept of Education<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketwk2d4-cb2ccb63f46784bd093e39bcd53e9c81\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ketwk2d4-cb2ccb63f46784bd093e39bcd53e9c81{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ketwk2d4-cb2ccb63f46784bd093e39bcd53e9c81 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-3q7sjx-5b4ad5d17cbcd44f94c88b1bd19c5ec1 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Breaking the Chain<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>So what are educators doing to support students who are living with trauma? Though the details can vary, we have seen common threads of success in schools. And they are doing this work and showing that we can break the generational \u201cchain of pain\u201d. Though not meant to be an inclusive list, three common threads should be in place in every school.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Caring Adult \u2013 Am I worthy?<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does it get any more basic than this? Positive relationships are key for every student. The value of a student having at least one caring adult to go to for support, questions, and guidance is immeasurable. Educators (including support staff such as cross walk guards, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and more) are critical to filling this role in schools. One example we have seen is the adult mentoring program such as <a href=\"https:\/\/nycmbk.org\/\">My Brother&#8217;s Keeper NYC<\/a>. This program is providing valuable connections of support to boys and young men of color through a city-wide initiative, partnering cross-sector with the schools, the district, and with others. MBK\u2019s mentoring component is part of the work of The National MBK Alliance, laying out six life milestones that they hope to achieve. It\u2019s critical work we are happy to support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bfvi8d-a8e73952000d200afbc8baf1ef55dbb7\">\n.flex_column.av-bfvi8d-a8e73952000d200afbc8baf1ef55dbb7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bfvi8d-a8e73952000d200afbc8baf1ef55dbb7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li><strong><em>Effective and Equitable Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) &#8211; Do you see the real me? <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most educators are familiar with the MTSS pyramid\u00a0 for academic and behavior supports across the continuum, including supports for the seen and unseen effects of trauma. Individual states and even districts put their own details into their MTSS models (formerly called RTI, Response to Intervention), but a basic \u201cpyramid of support\u201d ensures the following:<\/p>\n<p>We know that <strong>Tier 1<\/strong> components are for all students \u2013 they are the universal skills, knowledge, and tools that are of benefit to every child and youth in their health, well-being, and social emotional academic development. <strong>In other words, all students have access to Tier 1.<\/strong> Components should encompass such things as culturally responsive teaching and learning, social emotional learning (both explicit and embedded), student centered discipline and behavior supports, and more. Additionally, effective Tier 1 is of high quality, is age appropriate, and keeps student engagement at the forefront of implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-92d0m5-3e559cf237544b6ec62dd3042665f045\">\n.flex_column.av-92d0m5-3e559cf237544b6ec62dd3042665f045{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-92d0m5-3e559cf237544b6ec62dd3042665f045 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmnk0prt-5b5f542db229c26d16bce4feb417dedb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnk0prt-5b5f542db229c26d16bce4feb417dedb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnk0prt-5b5f542db229c26d16bce4feb417dedb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmnk0prt-5b5f542db229c26d16bce4feb417dedb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-2143 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2143 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/pyramid.png\" alt='' title='pyramid'  height=\"176\" width=\"273\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We also know that for those students who need more support beyond the first Tier due to a combination of factors (related to trauma or other factor), targeted supports at <strong>Tier 2 and Tier 3<\/strong> should be made available to students who need them. Effective schools use such things as early warning systems, collaboration between home and school, data collection, and active monitoring of student progress. Other targeted strategies at these Tiers may include intentional peer or adult mentoring, small groups related to concerns (i.e., grief, divorce, other), self-monitoring tools, even testing and individual therapies as interventions intensify.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/about\/defining-us-history\/\">Many suggest<\/a> that the increase in mental health issues is tied to social justice concerns and are calling for educators to take the lead in solving these problems that highlight the connections between race, gender, socio-economic status, and mental health concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ask most educators and they will tell you that while<em>\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0MTSS Tiers matter (as well as the resources needed to do them well), they also know that\u00a0<em>getting Tier 1 right<\/em>\u00a0for every student is most critical. We simply know so much more about the interconnectedness of trauma, social ills, and the role schools can play in both\u2026especially problems that can be effectively addressed for students at Tier 1 if done correctly.<\/p>\n<p>One critical component of effective Tier I is ensuring a school embraces Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) as a fully committed approach. Students should not only see themselves in all aspects of teaching and learning, but importantly, should know they are also valued as a vital member of the school community \u2013 do they also see themselves in the displays &amp; celebrations, the activities offered, the way parents are engaged, and more? These things are important for all students, but especially for populations that have been marginalized.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, putting the structures and supports in place takes intentionality by the adults.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li><strong><em>Professional Learning \u2013 How will you best support me?<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Re-imagining how educators deliver Tier I takes training beyond learning a new curriculum or teaching strategies (though yes, those are KEY). It takes digging deeper so adults can reflect on their own practices and acquire the skills and knowledge to help support all students, most especially students dealing with the lingering effects of trauma that may not be readily seen. Professional learning in Implicit Bias, Restorative Practices, SEL, Trauma Informed Teaching, and a school-wide picture of CRE are just some of the \u201cdig in\u201d learning happening with educators across the country. Educators are making the internal shift to ensure their teaching aligns with appropriate external practices that better align with the students they serve. And along the way, they are also the ones now challenging long-standing curricula choices, ensuring that students not only see themselves in the curriculum they implement and the literature they promote, but they also are providing students with a fuller picture of history \u2013 the challenges and the contributions that better reflect the diversity that make up our country and world.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a beautiful cycle of hope. When we know better, we do better.<\/p>\n<p>We realize this work takes time and there is still much to do. There are no quick-fix solutions to overcome the pain of poverty, violence, hunger, and <em>ism\u2019s <\/em>associated with race, identity, gender, and difference. There are societal shifts that must happen beyond schoolhouse doors and there are individual shifts that must happen, to both the heart and mind. But caring educators who are intentional with systemic supports for their students while also allowing students to be affirmed and seen, <em>are<\/em> shifting the life outcomes for their students for the better. 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The work we support for NYC Schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/oea.nyc\/\">The Expanded Success Initiative (ESI)<\/a> aims to \u201cincrease life outcomes of black and Latino males who attend NYC public high schools by closing educational achievement and opportunity gaps and preparing them to graduate college and career ready.\u201d You can view these goals detailed at both our <a href=\"https:\/\/connectwithkids.com\/\">Connect with Kids Network<\/a> site (under <a href=\"https:\/\/connectwithkids.com\/our-work\/a-social-action-network-that-improves-lives\/\">Our Work<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/connectwithkids.com\/our-clients\/\">Our Clients<\/a> tabs), and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/online-professional-development\/\">Defining US Resources\/Professional Development<\/a> tab.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Tayvonne and other students talk about the ESI peer to peer leadership council (<em>mentoring<\/em>), what it can look like, what it means to be a peer mentor, and how this one ESI program can lead to better lives and positive change within communities. This specific professional development video highlights the ESI program\u2019s SEL and CRE components; the accompanying PD reflection questions help educators explore their own implicit biases and how to better move forward to empower students for success. One of many examples on our websites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-ae458e6ecff67365a6cc669da7a29f87 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-30  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Other Transformational Measures Happening<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3yei4d-1bb8f4022e0d48d3311798868373956d\">\n.flex_column.av-3yei4d-1bb8f4022e0d48d3311798868373956d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3yei4d-1bb8f4022e0d48d3311798868373956d av_two_third  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When we think of schools and districts as hubs of transformation, a hot button topic that many are talking about is policing in our communities and schools. In recent years, we have seen schools beginning to address these issues, specifically the disproportionality of arrests, expulsions, and suspensions related to students of color, identity, and difference. We saw one example in 2015. During Defining US network educator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/1415-2\/\">Meria Carstarphen\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0tenure, Atlanta Public Schools partnered to create\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/funding\/awards\/2015-ck-bx-k001\">A Comprehensive School Safety Plan<\/a>\u00a0to re-think their district\u2019s strategy around school policing, and develop them more fully through the hiring of their own in-house police officers, as well as providing those officers targeted, on-going trainings in SEL, restorative practices, and more.\u00a0 This began an important shift in how police at the district&#8217;s schools interacted with staff, students, and parents.<\/p>\n<p>And most recently we are seeing this shift in school policing take place in the America\u2019s two largest school systems.<\/p>\n<p>One of our network districts, <a href=\"https:\/\/lausdaea.net\/\">Los Angeles Unified School District<\/a>, recently announced reallocation of police department funding for an investment in school climate coaches, staff who will be stationed at all secondary schools (rather than a police officer) to \u201cassist administrators and staff to support a safe and positive school culture and climate for all students and staff.\u201d These new coaches will receive trainings in such areas as SEL, culture and climate, de-escalation techniques, implicit bias, and disproportionality in discipline practices. Police officers will still be available to respond to serious incidents that require direct police intervention, but the goal of this shift is to ensure that the first response is the most appropriate response to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Also, per LAUSD board action, additional dollars will be invested in a <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/education\/la-school-board-votes-to-overhaul-police-force\/10346670\/\">Black Student Achievement Plan<\/a>, and will cover such things as the hiring of psychiatric social workers, restorative justice advisors, and counselors (resources for intervention staff as mentioned much earlier in this newsletter). These other resources will include \u201cexpanding diverse representation, inclusion of Black authors, and social justice connections\u201d, professional development, community partnerships and more.<\/p>\n<p>For another network district <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/about-us\/vision-and-mission\/equity-and-excellence\">NYC Schools<\/a>, their police officers, called School Safety Agents, will be moved (in future) under the supervision of the School Climate and Wellness Office. This shift will allow these officers (and they <em>are <\/em>police officers) to access the department\u2019s holistic trainings, including SEL.<\/p>\n<p>Though these examples of changes in school policing are different in design, at their core we see a common agreement that adults who interact and work with students must have the skillsets, the knowledge, and the mindset (the smarts and hearts) needed for kids. Our students come with great gifts, but they also come with many challenges they bring with them from the traumas they face, both seen and unseen. A shift from punitive systems to more restorative systems is a must for their better life outcomes and another lever needed that can break the cycle of pain. We have hope that the larger community is watching, listening, and learning as educators lead the way in this important work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-33q919-2765a5ab3ae232a367257c4502d1a7c7\">\n.flex_column.av-33q919-2765a5ab3ae232a367257c4502d1a7c7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-33q919-2765a5ab3ae232a367257c4502d1a7c7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kmnk0prt-e66a0d03d6e2f157845bfec6cbe6f54a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnk0prt-e66a0d03d6e2f157845bfec6cbe6f54a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kmnk0prt-e66a0d03d6e2f157845bfec6cbe6f54a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kmnk0prt-e66a0d03d6e2f157845bfec6cbe6f54a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-2080 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2080 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-1030x687.jpeg\" alt='' title='chief-art-acevedo-large 2'  height=\"687\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/chief-art-acevedo-large-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-ce781f115f1bca6731491b2a01d2617a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201c\u2026if we\u2019re really going to create a just nation, we have to bring transparency into the educational system, into who\u2019s getting suspended and for what? Who\u2019s getting expelled and for what? What color are they? What\u2019s the socio-economics behind it\u2026so it goes well beyond us.\u201d <em><a href=\"https:\/\/majorcitieschiefs.com\/about\/art-acevedo\/\">Chief Art Acevedo<\/a>, Miami Police Department<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmnlbphl-1d0d068932cc13320e5eb4c78bcc96f2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Written By: Tammie Workman, Education Consultant and Former Urban Schools Leader <\/em><em>with Stacey DeWitt CEO of Connect with Kids Network.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written By: Tammie Workman, Education Consultant and Former Urban Schools Leader with Stacey DeWitt CEO of Connect with Kids Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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