We have long known that effective instruction is not one-size-fits-all, however classrooms today include more diverse learners than ever. Join us as we examine approaches that school leaders can take to support staff and further the mission of inclusion, and learn ways to honor student voice, provide meaningful scaffolds, and support diverse learning profiles. Attendees will walk away with simple tools to differentiate instruction, promote independence, and create learning environments rooted in respect and belonging.
Spring is contract season, which makes burnout, intent to stay/leave, and faculty morale especially urgent. This session translates current work-psychology into practical strategies leaders can use immediately: spotting early warning signals of disengagement, introducing restoration practices, and modeling communication that honors dignity while holding boundaries. We’ll connect each practice to Episcopal identity—care of persons, community, and justice—so that retention efforts reinforce mission as well as organizational health.
Board governance is a powerful opportunity to align institutional leadership with the Gospel’s call to equity and justice. Yet for many trustees of color, board service can feel like tokenism or come with a silent burden. This webinar introduces Culturally Affirming Independent School Board Governance (CAISBG), a framework developed through a national study of trustees of color. Participants will explore insights from trustees, reflect on the theological dimensions of leadership, and apply the CAISBG framework to board recruitment and culture. This webinar is for school leaders who want their boards to reflect Episcopal values of inclusion, justice, and belonging.
This workshop will explore Dr. Tara Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth Model as a framework for embracing the unique spiritual assets of students and families of color in the context of our Episcopal identity. We will discuss how we can transform our practice in ways that welcome students’ whole selves and actively honor diverse ways of knowing and learning about God and our spiritual selves. Participants will be invited to reflect on their own cultural spiritual practices and religious experiences; brainstorm ways to incorporate practices that actively promote inclusive, asset-based spiritual teaching and learning experiences; and build their capacity to design inclusive spiritual experiences through the lens of Episcopal identity.
Episcopal schools have the unique opportunity to direct these initiatives from a faith-based mission grounded in the Baptismal Covenant. We will present how one Episcopal school has approached this strategic work by aligning governance, the Head of School, the Office of the Chaplains, and the DEI practitioners to make sustainable progress centered on human dignity.
In a recent zoom chat, Yerko Sepulveda, Director of Community Engagement and Belonging at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, SC explains the importance of having an intentional, research-based, and systemic approach to DEI initiatives that are grounded in Episcopal identity and and why schools may consider adopting a mindset of Community Engagement & Belonging.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of who we are as Episcopal schools. Join Rob Devlin and Mary Katherine Duffy from SAES, alongside David Madison and Monica Gillespie from NAES, in this important conversation about how we continue the work of DEI in schools of all shapes and sizes.
How does Episcopal Identity intersect with the work of diversity practitioners in advancing equity, inclusion, and justice? In what ways can DEI practitioners leverage Episcopal identity to make their schools more just and equitable places that value every voice? How has Episcopal identity sometimes used to sideline or downplay the need for courageous conversations and bold action? Join fellow Episcopal school diversity practitioners to explore these questions.
Episcopal school chaplains have a critical role to play in articulating and advancing their school’s fundamental commitment to being an inclusive and just community. The necessary and compelling opportunity chaplains have to partner with their school’s diversity practitioners, teams, and committees as well as serve as a prophetic voice for the theological mandate for this important work, will be explored. Join fellow Episcopal school chaplains to explore this dimension of school ministry.
