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.
Civic engagement as individuals and institutions plays a foundational role in our society and common life together. Watch this program to explore two fundamental dynamics that can help us lean into our responsibilities for civic engagement and navigate this topic during this moment in our country.
In an increasingly complex world, leaders in Episcopal schools—of all faith backgrounds—are called to guide their communities with a deep sense of purpose and compassion that embraces the dignity of each community member. The Three C’s Framework offers a faith-centered leadership model that is anchored by the Baptismal COVENANT, modeled after CHRIST, and oriented towards COMMUNITY. This webinar presents a model of Episcopal school leadership that both affirms and strengthens the great work already happening in schools while offering a faith-based strategy to build mission-aligned, inclusive, and Christ-centered communities where all are valued.
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.
Local, national, and global issues, including the upcoming presidential election, can impact our schools in significant ways and can cause harm to a school’s community. Join your colleagues and an education law attorney to learn more about how to foster a sense of community by connecting your school’s Episcopal identity and civil discourse as well as crafting civil discourse policies for students and employees.
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.
“Will you respect the dignity of every human being?” Dr. Wright uses this question from our Baptismal Covenant as a launching pad for a larger discussion about how Episcopal schools live into their missions and how we as institutions strive to narrow the gap between what we aspire to and our current realities. Join us for this robust conversation about reintroducing DIGNITY, both as a fundamental core of Episcopal identity and as a transformative lens with seven strategies to create and navigate authentic communities.
