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Women’s Policy Leadership for K-12 Education
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Founder and CEO, Voice4Equity, LLC, and Clinical Professor, University of Southern California; Julie A. Vitale, Ph.D., Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District (CA); Anna Alvarado, Ed.D., Superintendent, Freeport School District 145 (IL); and Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University
Co-Sponsored by Voice4Equity and edWeb
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Join us for a conversation with a panel of leading superintendents on the policy and politics of leading for equity today. During this presidential election year, how we choose to lead for students and redirect energy toward inclusivity, academic engagement and wellness is central to our collective mission. Listen and learn from bold leaders who center their work on building allyship and clear policy direction, ensuring that their communities embrace diverse perspectives in solution setting. Learn about strategies leveraged to move through and beyond divisive politics to a more collectivism mindset that contributes to community success.
As an organization devoted to advocating for equity and increasing the number of women superintendents of color, Voice4Equity seeks to shatter long-standing systemic biases for good. Through strategic leadership building, policy implementation, and community outreach programs, Voice4Equity works toward making tangible improvements in education reform on both a national and international scale.
This edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, and district leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto is the founder and CEO of Voice4Equity, LLC and a Professor of Clinical Education at the USC Rossier School of Education. A native of the South Bronx in New York City, she is a bold advocate for social justice and a national leader on education policy and equity matters. Prior to founding Voice4Equity, Dr. Kishimoto led education systems in Hartford, Connecticut; Gilbert, Arizona; and most recently as the State Superintendent of Education for the state of Hawaii. She has served on a number of boards including the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Dr. Kishimoto is a proud recipient of the Connecticut Collins Bennett-Marcus Garvey Service to Community Award, the Maria C. Sanchez Education Leadership Award, and the AZ Chamber of Commerce Leon Uhlhorn Chairman’s Award.
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Voice4Equity improves access to policy leadership opportunities for women superintendents and those preparing for careers as school superintendents. Despite making up more than 70% of the education workforce, only 27% of school superintendents are female. Our work empowers women to narrow that opportunity gap through focused training, conferences and networking, coaching, discussion groups, leadership development skills, strategic partnerships, and educational opportunities.
