GOALS FOR OUR TIME TOGETHER TONIGHT:

• Review Youth Leadership Ideas from last meeting
• Deep dive into SRJA4 recommendations related to physical and emotional safety

OVERALL GOALS OF EQUITY COLLABORATIVE:

• Create a thriving community where members are seen as equity champions and beacons of this work
• Identify bright spots across the district
• See ways that equity work is infused in schools
• Create a working model of youth-adult partnership
• Work with youth to follow through with Racial Justice Academy recommendations

What is one favorite part of your job?

• Working with families
• Collaborating with colleagues and agencies
• Knowing people from the neighborhood
• Growing future teachers!
• Student centered learning
• Experiencing the world through other perspectives
• Learning about students & families & their experiences/views. Making connections with community partners & schools.
• Meeting new people that want to change schools.
• Getting to know people.
• Learning with 7 and 8 year olds
• Connecting with, learning with, and dreaming/imagining w/schools
• Hearing student stories and seeing literal “lightbulb moments” when they grasp a new idea or step into a leadership role
• Any student engagement in prevention initiatives/elevate campaign
• My supportive peers
• Laughing with students and colleagues

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What examples of youth leadership are already happening in your building?

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• Book buddies, 5th grade leaders
• Project based learning/emergent curriculum PreK
• Student led RP circles (tier 1)
• Youth led projects/learning
• YPAR
• Youth mentorship
• None...that I know of :(
• Skills USA (tech)
• Peer mediators
• Student gov
• Peer tutors/TAs
• Student reps on school board

What does youth leadership mean to you?

• Giving youth voice to make an impact + tools
• Listening to and empowering youth leaders
• Making space for students to life their voices + ideas
• Consistently gathering and responding to feedback from young people
• Young people being empowered to challenge the status quo + question systems + question adults
• Students having input on curriculum and disciplinary practices
• HEALING, LISTENING AND IMAGINATION Letting go of solo power and moving towards shared partnership

What would an ideal model of youth leadership look like in your building? (Dream big!)

• A group that could act as a bridge between adults, students and families
• Consistent opportunities to build relationships and receive feedback on experiences in Special Ed support & interventions
• Students determining programming, partnerships, clubs
• teachers/admin welcoming the youth leadership process to happen..meaning clear referrals w/outcomes communicated
• Students in respected positions of power
• creating/giving structured time/space for students to connect and help each other problem solve when harm has been done

What SRJA recommendations have you been able to incorporate into your own work?

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• Working on keeping support systems safe for students
• Would like to start a student advisory group, but I don’t know where to start
• Looking at how harm can be repaired in new ways
• Responded differently when a student told me about a racist incident