Political leaders and educators alike will often define unity or peace as the presence of surface-level kindnesses, quiet and civility. But true unity and peace require justice, reconciliation and inclusion—a lesson young students are equipped to learn. tolerance.org/magazine/fall-…

"Breathing Free Together" seeks art submissions for an exciting community project. The theme invites us to unite in embracing racial equity and social justice. This is a joint effort by many orgs including SRVUSD SRV Council of PTAs #PFLAGDanvileSanRamon VISIT: facebook.com/SanRamonSJC

Don't Forget! SRVUSD Child Nutrition has FREE 🆓 USDA Food boxes today, Wed, 1/27 at all distribution sites except Iron Horse. No need to qualify or apply. Free to all students 18 & under. For info: srvusd.net/childnutrition SRVUSD SRV Council of PTAs DanvilleSanRamon.com #foodequity

It’s time to get to work making Ethnic Studies available to SRVUSD students!

Love to see our community engaging in courageous conversations!

Mark your calendars!

One of the most efficient and effective quick checks for understanding involves troubleshooting. Present students with a common misconception or a frequent procedural error. See if they can identify the flaw or error and correct it. edutopia Jay McTighe ow.ly/v4uq50DlB7y

My last piece The Atlantic was a list of 10 notable political books by Black women published in 2020 when the American people made history by electing Vice President Kamala Harris. Check the stack! These are the books I recommend for #BlackHistoryMonth. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Black History Month begins Monday. While Black history is American history and should be celebrated all year long, this is an excellent opportunity to #diversifythenarrative

Please join us NOW for our referendum on Ethnic Studies! Live streaming now with some of my favorite colleagues and dear friends in the work. Check out the live-stream on Facebook! fb.watch/3pxtXk0CLk/

Tune in tomorrow at 3:00! SRVUSD Demetrius Ball (he/him)

2 AMAZING SRVUSD CLR/Equity SRVUSD #BlackHistoryMonth  events coming up! 2/16 all high school students are invited to a screening of 13TH hosted by San Ramon Valley HS #StudentEquityClub 🌈💚💛🐾 Flyer below. 2/22 begins PTSA “Stories Build Bridges”- open to all! sites.google.com/view/srvusdpts…

50 SRVUSD staff members are engaging in Day 1 of this learning series now. We’re preparing to facilitate trainings that call our community to critical self reflection of our white privilege and complicity in institutional racism. #liberatorylearningforall

This #BlackHistoryMonth and year-round, we hope educators uplift intersectional histories and identities. In this free, on-demand webinar, learn stories and strategies that will help you teach and highlight Afro-Latinx history. learningforjustice.org/professional-d…

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Join us at 8pm PST for #caedchat Our topic is #BlackHistoryMonth Lucia Bowers Jo-Ann Fox Rick Stevens Leila Sackfield Noah from ProvocaTeach 🇺🇲 🇹🇼 🇺🇦 Marla Rosenthal @mrtubach John Eick, Ed.D. @paul_emerich CLR/Equity SRVUSD #EduGladiators #BMEsTalk #RJLeagueChat #edchat #Admin2b #tlap

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If you’ve never experienced Irma’s storytelling talents, you are in for a treat! Open to all students, families, staff, SRVUSD community members - Tuesday March 23rd 6:30pm. Register in advance for your Zoom link: tinyurl.com/ptsaStories21 SRV Council of PTAs #WomensHistoryMonth

CA's students deserve to see themselves & their stories in the classroom. Today’s historic approval of a model #ethnicstudies curriculum empowers schools to uplift marginalized voices, achieve racial justice & create lasting change: cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr2…