Please join us for a panel discussion on the effects of colorism and implicit bias on students. Panelists include: Cecilia Belser-Patton, Co-Founder, Just Systems; Tricia Bushnell, Executive Director, Midwest Innocence Project; and Davin Gordon, Business Development Officer, AltCap.
Did you know that per a Department of Education report “forty-nine percent of Hispanic [Latinx] bachelor’s degree students majoring in education completed a bachelor’s degree six years after beginning postsecondary education”? Unfortunately, those that are fortunate enough to graduate with an education degree still have a difficult time actually getting into teaching. According to an […]
Tentative Agenda (for each tour)
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Breakfast @ El Centro, Inc. (650 Minnesota, Kansas City, KS, 66101)
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. | First School Tour
9:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Second School Tour
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Third School Tour
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch & Community Panel Discussion @ KCKPS District Offices
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. We will park at El Centro, Inc. and promptly board the tour bus at 8:30 a.m. We’ll return to El Centro, Inc. (and to your vehicles) by 2:00 p.m.
A confirmation e-mail will follow the Friday before the tour with additional details.There are only 20 slots per tour open, so please RSVP today!
Tour dates:
12.11.2019 | Wyandotte High School, Central Middle School, McKinley Elementary
1.29.2019 | Harmon High School, Frank Rushton Elementary, Rosedale Middle School
2.26.2019 | Washington High School, Eisenhower Middle School, JFK Elementary
3.26.2019 | Schlagle High School, Coronado Middle School, William A. White Elementary
4.30.2019 | Sumner Academy, Argentine Middle School, Emerson Elementary
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
Please bring your ID.
Please join us as we celebrate the official launch of the Latinx Education Collaborative. Libations and appetizers will be provided. We’ll toast to the holidays and 2019!
Join us for our inaugural tour of schools in Kansas City, KS. On our initial tour, we will visit J. C. Harmon High School, Frank Rushton Elementary, and Rosedale Middle School. We will conclude our visit at the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools District offices where we’ll hear from local community leaders on state of education in Kansas City, KS.
Tentative Agenda
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Breakfast @ El Centro, Inc. (650 Minnesota, Kansas City, KS, 66101)
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. | J. C. Harmon High School Tour
9:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Frank Rushton Elementary Tour
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Rosedale Middle School Tour
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch & Community Panel Discussion @ KCKPS District Offices
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. We will park at El Centro, Inc. and promptly board the tour bus at 8:30 a.m. We’ll return to El Centro, Inc. and to your vehicles by 2:00 p.m.
A confirmation e-mail will follow the Friday before the tour with additional details.