Join us for the POCIS Nor Cal DEIB Directors Networking Meet-Up. This is a monthly meet-up for people who hold the role of DEIB Director or Instructional Leader in Bay Area Independent Schools. We meet the third Monday of the month from 5:30-6:30 to share ideas, experiences and learn from each other. This meet-up space
Please take this opportunity to provide us with feedback on our programming and events. We aim to meet the needs of our member schools and have begun planning for 2023-2024, and would like to better incorporate member voices. This survey will take between 5-8 minutes to complete and will close on June 9 at 5 pm. POCIS Programs
Please join POCIS Northern California for a conversation about Creating an Equitable Approach to school wide multicultural celebrations. We will be learning from the experiences of: Britt Anderson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Prospect Sierra School Priti Hulse , 3rd Grade Lead Teacher at Prospect Sierra School Melissa Skiles, Director of Wellbeing, The
Prospect Sierra School and Black Teacher Project will host a panel discussion with Black administrators moderated by Micia Mosely, PhD, founder and director of Black Teacher Project. The event will also include time to connect and affinity group spaces. This event is an affinity space for faculty and staff who work in, or are interested
The Music and The Movement is a multimedia presentation featuring hip-hop author Bakari Kitwana and hip-hop artist/archivist Akua Naru. The event will examine the role of art in activist movements from the civil rights movement to hip-hop—as hip-hop celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Part performance and part discussion, the program examines love and wellness, peace and justice, art as liberation
This year we are thrilled to welcome Oakland native, ESPN journalist, and alumna Kendra Andrews ’15. Kendra covers the Golden State Warriors basketball team year-round and is a regular presenter on ESPN’s NBA Today and SportsCenter. She will share how her love of journalism began and was developed at Head-Royce, how she landed her
A free monthly seminar affinity space for independent school folx of color to come together to think about their own aspiring leadership trajectories, strengths and the challenges (and rewards) of being a BIPOC leader. (sign up required)
A free monthly seminar affinity space for independent school folx of color to come together to think about their own aspiring leadership trajectories, strengths and the challenges (and rewards) of being a BIPOC leader. (sign up required)
A free monthly seminar affinity space for independent school folx of color to come together to think about their own aspiring leadership trajectories, strengths and the challenges (and rewards) of being a BIPOC leader. (sign up required)
Join Heads of School: Nisa Frank - Prospect Sierra School, Rachel Skiffer - Head Royce School, and Pantki Sevak - San Francisco Friends School in conversation with one another about their journey into headship, and some of the complexities they have faced as leaders in Independent Schools.
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