Reimagine and Rebuild California Schools
Restarting School with Equity at the Center
COVID-19 and our nation’s reckoning on racial justice is calling on all of us—from state to local leaders, teachers, parents, students and advocates—to transform schools and districts as we know them. Our education system cannot “go back to normal” because the prepandemic normal was not working for all students. We can instead reimagine and rebuild an education system where equity is at the center of every single decision.
The First Six Weeks
Restorative Restart
There is one bold move districts can make in the coming months. Every California district should take 6 weeks to offer students, families, and educators a restorative restart. During this time, district and school leaders and staff should prioritize the following practices and then continue to expand them year round.
Reimagine and Rebuild Brief
This brief, released by a wide-ranging coalition of California organizations, outlines steps school districts and schools can take now to rebuild and recover to meet and support the social-emotional and academic needs of students and lay the groundwork for long term systemic transformation.
Presentation Deck and Resources
Present the restorative restart ideas to others, explore practical tools and resources for budgeting and implementation, and learn more about how state and federal stimulus funds can support equity in schools. (Note: more resources will be coming soon!)
Endorsing Partners
A wide-ranging coalition of education, community, and research organizations from across California have come together to craft and endorse this vision for reimagining and rebuilding schools.
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Thursday, May 20 @ryseyouthcenter is hosting a spoken word for social change workshop focusing on how we can reimagine our schools with #racialjustice & equity in mind! RSVP: https://bit.ly/3tFEtOR #ReimagineSchoolsCA
Arts and culture is a powerful tool for racial justice, healing, youth & family voice. Pls share this free Spoken Word workshop to #ReimagineCAschools with youth and community leaders!!
THIS THURSDAY! Register for our "Spoken Word for Social Change" Workshop. Open to students and community leaders! #ReimagineAndRebuild #CAEdu
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MPuSfIeKhFk43pI78TWPHrQOIOcjpdOiQl3ei6CIrfQ/viewform?edit_requested=true
Summer break won't heal all the wounds. Join @anterobot @janelle & Oriana Ides @scrr_project w/hosts @JCarlson_CSET @XtineBywater to discuss prioritizing teachers emotional & mental health as part of a restorative restart to school. #RestorativeRestart https://tinyurl.com/HealingTeachers
Thank you @CAgovernor for recognizing that we cannot #reimagineCAschools without a diverse, well-supported teaching force. Your bold vision to close historic and structural opportunity gaps hinges on developing and listening to our best and brightest educators. #TeacherLeadership
Families, educators, and policymakers want to rebuild students’ skills and knowledge from this past year. This is only possible if we invest in student and educator well-being. Read the new brief on a transformative, equitable restart: https://bit.ly/2QI0YVV #ReimagineCAschools
Families, educators, and policymakers want to rebuild students’ skills and knowledge from this past year. This is only possible if we invest in student and educator well-being. Read the new brief on a transformative, equitable restart: https://bit.ly/2QI0YVV #RestorativeRestart
Gov. Newsom proposes dramatic new investments to #reimaginecaschools
Yesterday Gavin Newsom unveiled a $20 billion proposal to “reimagine” public schools, noting that it represents “the highest level of state school funding in California history.” https://bit.ly/3hka5XX
Thank you @Cal4Justice youth advocates and the #ReimagineSchoolsCA campaign for raising your voices for the funding students need and deserve AND continuing to advocate for a longterm investment in student social-emotional wellbeing
We are excited 🙌🏾 to see our youth efforts in organizing & advocating for investment in our Reimagine and Rebuild campaign reflected in the $3 billion investment in the CA Community Schools Partnership Program.
Our statement / thread: https://caljustice.org/2021/05/12/californians-for-justice-statement-on-governor-newsoms-education-budget/ #ReimagineSchoolsCA
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