Call to Convention! - National Council on Educating Black Children

29th Annual
National Council on Educating Black Children
Call to Convention!
April 15 - 17, 2015 | Indianapolis, IN
THE EVOLUTION
OF SUCCESSFUL
URBAN SCHOOLS:
Student College and
Career Readiness
The Evolution of Hope: Success of Urban Education
Presented in Collaboration with Six Indianapolis Area Superintendents
29th Annual NCEBC Convention!
Convention Objectives
The 2015 Convention Objectives are to
INTRODUCE, SHOWCASE, and PROVIDE
access to: proven programs, materials, and
strategies throughout the country that are
successfully increasing African American male
achievement and development.
URGENT CALL
TO CONVENTION
NCEBC Officers & Local Planning Committee
Greetings Attendees,
For America, the African
American experience is the
lens that both illuminates
the promise of America and clouds it
with the continued and lingering effects
of structural and institutional racism
affecting the lives of too many Black
children. Young African American males
are often stereotyped early and herded
into education programs with labels of
“emotionally disturbed”, “intellectually
deficient”, “socially incompetent”, and
“mentally retarded.” This is further
compounded by acts of excessive
and disproportionate school discipline
(suspensions and expulsions) that results
in additional labeling.
However, there is reason for hope. Hope
engendered by heroic educators and
stakeholders who know the prerequisites,
administrative
and
organizational
arrangements necessary for educating
all school children. Hope sustained by
impressive academic performance by
urban students who have succeeded
because of caring teachers who applied
best practices and advocated for their
students. Urban educators who reflect
the spirit of hope, recognize
that academic data strips
ideology of its influence
over public policies.
Respectfully,
Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn
NCEBC President
Mrs. Diana
Daniels,
NCEBC
Executive
Director
Congressman
Robert C.
“Bobby” Scott,
(D) VA
Dr. Pamela
Short-Powell,
1st Vice
President
Mr. Gene
McCallum,
2nd Vice
President
Dr. Charles
Coleman,
Treasurer
Dr. Jeff Butts,
Mr. Nathaniel Mrs. Patricia
Burton,
Superintendent,
Jones, Ed.S.,
Director of Student MSD Wayne
Planning
& Community
Township
Committee Chair,
Services, MSD
Superintendent,
MSD Pike Township Pike Township
Dr. Dena
Cushenberry,
Superintendent,
MSD Warren
Township
Dr. Larry
Young,
Director of
Elementary
Education MSD
Pike Township
Dr. Lewis
Ferebee,
Superintendent
of Indianapolis
Public Schools
Dr. Shawn
Smith,
Superintendent,
MSD Lawrence
Township
Dr. Nikki
Woodson,
Superintendent,
MSD Washington
Township
Mrs. Billie
Sanders,
Secretary
Pre-Convention
Events
Convention At A Glance
TUESDAY, APRIL 14: P
RE-CONVENTION LEADERSHIP
TRAINING
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Opens
12:00 pm - 2:15 pmLuncheon featuring Dr. Wendy Robinson
& Superintendent Panel Discussion
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Principal and Superintendant Leadership
Trainings
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sponsor and Vendor Exhibits Open
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Community Forum: School Reform in
The Era of the New Jim Crow
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15: SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Opens
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 11:30 am Guided K-12 School Tours
8:30 am - 10:00 am Opening Plenary Session: The Elders Call
for Unifying, Planning, and Elevating the
Education of African American Students:
School to Prison Pipeline
8:30 am - 1:30 pm Youth Summit/College Fair
10:15 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Seminars and Workshops
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon “School to Prison Pipeline”
1:50 pm - 3:00 pm Facilitated Table Talk/Action Plan
Development
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, APRIL 16: PROVEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Opens
7:30am - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 10:00amPlenary Session II: Featuring
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
10:15 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Seminars and Workshops
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Continuation of Seminars and Workshops
FRIDAY, APRIL 17: S
OCIAL JUSTICE: EDUCATION
IS A CIVIL RIGHT
8:30 am - 9:45 am Concurrent Seminars and Workshops
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session III: Special Guest Speaker
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon and Conference Closeout
Are you interested
in presenting a
workshop?
WORKSHOP
OPPORTUNITIES
For more info visit
www.ncebc.org
WEDNESDAY
January 21, 2015
Youth “SPEAK OUT”
NCEBC and participating school districts are giving
the youth a chance to “SPEAK OUT” during the 2015
Youth Summit. Students concerned about the violence
imposed against and by our youth, are invited to join
us. Participating school districts will be distributing
additional registration information to students and
parents. The event will also be streamed live. Join our
mailing list to stay informed.
TUESDAY
April 14, 2015
NCEBC 2015 Leadership Academies
Leadership
Training
for
Aspiring
District
Superintendents, Associate, Assistant and Deputy
Superintendents, and School Principals
NCEBC Superintendents and District Level Executives
have organized a powerful opportunity for you to
receive practical advice and resources to increase
your understanding of aspects critical to effective
superintendence and site administration, including
interviewing skills to help you “land the job”.
A wide array of leadership and organizational skills
that will improve your chances for success will be
covered, such as:
• Keys to providing exceptional instructional
leadership
• Strategic planning and goal setting
• Budgeting and supervision
• Negotiations and collective bargaining • Effective communication
• Building effective relationships with community
partners
• Negotiating the Superintendent’s Contractual
agreement with the board
• The relationship between the Superintendent and
Site Administration
LET NCEBC HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY!
Community Forum: School Reform
in the Era of the New Jim Crow
The 2015 Annual Convention Community Forum
will welcome Expert Researcher, Dr. Kristen L.
Buras, Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Department of Educational Policy Studies, for an
insightful conversation on the impact of school
reform on the community. This event is FREE and
open to public. If you are a registered convention
participant, bus transportation will be provided from
the host hotel.
School-To-Prison Pipeline
“THE PIPELINE TO PRISONS: The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and its prisons
and jails are overwhelmingly filled with African Americans and Latinos. The paths to prison for young African
Americans and Latinos are many, but the starting points are often the school and foster care systems.”
40%
ISON • FROM SCH
70% of
students involved in “inschool” ARRESTS or referred
to law enforcement, are
black or latino.
of students
EXPELLED from
U.S. schools each
year are black.
50% of children in
the FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM are
black or latino.
30%
FR
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM are placement -related
OM
ST
behavioral cases.
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CA
RE
Black students
are three and a half
times more likely
to be SUSPENDED than
whites.
Are
our Children
being Pushed
into Prison?
of foster care
youth entering
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TO P
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ON
68%
of all males in
state and federal
PRISON do not have
a high school
DIPLOMA.
Policies,
Practices, Programs,
and Laws
50%
of young people
leaving foster care will
be UNEMPLOYED
with in a few years after
of young peoturning 18.
ple leaving foster
care will be INCARCERATED within a few
years after turning 18.
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Source: http://www.suspensionstories.com/2012/06/15/graphic-school-to-prison-pipeline/
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Policies, Practices, Programs and Laws:
• Zero Tolerance
• Charter Schools/
Re-segregation
• Cultural Competency
• Low Test Scores
• Loss of Black Educators
• Stand Your Ground
• Three Strikes You Are Out
• Brown v. The Board of Education
(1954)
• Stop and Frisk
• Special Education
• Choice Schools
• Alternative Schools
The Impact of Mass Incarceration
“TODAY, THE NEW JIM CROW SYSTEM targets substantially African American men, but it undermines
and destabilizes African American children, families and their communities. The New Jim Crow is arguably
as formidable foe to the well being of the American family and community, as the systemic force of the 19th
century slave system or slavocracy.”
Source: “Bearing Witness Report: A Nation In Chains” — Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc.
Incarcerated
Population
VS
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Re
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MAS
S INCARCERATION
30%
of U.S.
Population
Source: http://www.suspensionstories.com/2012/06/15/graphic-school-to-prison-pipeline/.
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Featuring:
Convention Strands
The Asa G. Hilliard III
Research Seminar
Common Core, Literacy, STEAM,
& Black Male Programs
Workshops and seminars on proven pedagogies and
practices that improve the academic performances of
students in urban school settings are being solicited.
If you or your school district have a proven researchbased program for these content areas, please
visit our website (www.ncebc.org) to complete an
application to conduct a workshop. More than 30
slots are available for presentations.
Black Male Action Planning
What role do school suspensions, expulsions, and
push outs have on the school-to-prison pipeline,
and the incarceration of a high percentage of young
Black Males from urban schools? Research shows
that the pipeline begins in the PreK educational
setting. Representatives from the U.S. Departments
of Education and Justice will lead conversations and
provide strategies to help urban educators address
this dangerous epidemic and explore the impact
it is having on our children, our schools, and our
communities.
Please visit the “NCEBC
Convention Resources” page
to download your copy of
the NEW Black Male Action
Planning Process guide.
The Asa G. Hilliard III Research
Seminar is the legacy of Dr. Asa
G. Hilliard III. It is a conceptual
river which runs deep and wide in African
American and Urban Education. This seminar
embraces the socio-cultural context of learning,
draws on an urban/suburban pedagogy, and
provides guidance gained from social science
and neuroscience.
Council of Elders Scholars
Convened by:
Dr. Eric Cooper
Dr. Adelaide
Sanford
Dr. Ray
Winbush
Outstanding Speakers!
Our speakers are guaranteed to motivate you toward
successful practices in your schools and communities.
• Ms. Zakiyah Ansari
• Dr. Candy Boyd
• Dr. Kristen Buras
• Dr. Edward Arcia Ferges
• Dr. Yvette Jackson
• Mr. Stedman Graham
• Ms. Augusta Mann
• Congressman Robert C.
“Bobby” Scott (D) VA
• Dr. Warren Simmons
• Dr. Ivory Toldson
...and Special Guest!
Social Justice: Education Is A Civil Right
The most pressing issue facing African Americans
today is education. With so many choices offered
to our urban parents, the question is are they
getting all the correct information to choose the
best educational platform? With numerous hidden
variables, school choice has become a social justice
issue where equitable conditions are not available to
all inner-city children. Come hear nationally known
speakers address the issues and learn of their action
plans.
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond is
one of the world’s most prolific
voices for equity, social justice,
and the transformation of schools
and teacher education.
A published authority on education policy
and practice, she is the Charles E. Ducommun
Professor of Education at Stanford University,
where she launched the School Redesign
Network, the Stanford Educational Leadership
Institute, and the Stanford Center for Opportunity
Policy in Education. Her work focuses on school
restructuring, teacher education, and educational
equity.
Convention Registration
Pre-registration Deadline: April 3, 2015 at 5pm
REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
2 breakfasts, 3 luncheons
and a reception!
Convention Registration Fee:
Pre-Registration Rate ($495)
ollege Student Rate ($275)
C
(Must present School Photo ID
for current year.)
Onsite Registration Rate ($610)
NCEBC Membership (Add $100)
(Optional)
Leadership Training Rate ($95)
Schools Tours (Add $25)
Onsite registration fees go into effect immediately after 5:00pm April 3, 2015.
Registration fees are non-refundable. No exceptions. NCEBC will not accept
purchase orders after April 3, 2015. If your school/institution/organization requires an
invoice, there is no processing fee. Please indicate request on the form below. You will
NOT be registered until full payment has been received.
Please check the most appropriate area of interest for
you as it relates to your current role/position as an NCEBC
Stakeholder.
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Policymaker/School Board
Educator: Prof. Development
Educator: Early Childhood & K-12
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TO REGISTER ONLINE
or submit a proposal
to present a workshop,
please visit:
N
CEBC, 3737 N. Meridian St, Ste 102
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
317-283-9081 or fax form to:
317-283-9080
www.ncebc.org
NCEBC
Host Hotel
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
One South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Please call the Hyatt Regency
Indianapolis
at
317-632-1234
or
1-800-233-1234 and reference the
NCEBC Convention to reserve a room.
Host hotel rates are $159.00 per night
per single/ double occupancy, plus
state and local taxes. Reservation cutoff date is March 21, 2015 by 5:00 pm.
After the cut-off date, rooms will be
subject to availability and will be sold
at hotel prevailing rates.
Guest will be responsible for their
own guest room and incidental
charges upon check-out. All guests are
required to present a valid credit card
upon check-in. An early departure fee
of one (1) night’s room and tax will be
assessed if a guest checks out earlier
than scheduled without informing the
hotel prior to check-in.
Reservations can be canceled prior
to 48 hours of arrival without a penalty.
Should the reservation be canceled
within 48 hours of arrival, the group or
individual making the reservation will
incur a penalty equal to the first night’s
room and tax.
Ground Transportation
Transportation is available to the
hotel by taxi from the Indianapolis
International Airport. The cost is
approximately $35.00. Valet and Self
Parking is available at the Hotel for
$34.00 (Valet)/ $24.00 (Self) daily
rate.
REGISTER TODAY!
29th Annual NCEBC Convention
April 15 - 17, 2015!
National Council on Educating Black Children
3737 N. Meridian Street, Suite 102
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Register Online: www.ncebc.org
NCEBC OFFICERS
Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, President
Dr. Pamela Powell (CA), 1st Vice President, Retired
Superintendent of Inglewood Unified School District
Mr. Gene McCallum (LA), 2nd Vice President, Retired,
Cluster Administrator Los Angeles Unified School District
Dr. Charles Coleman (MI), Treasurer, Superintendent
Joliet Public Schools District 86
Mrs. Billie Sanders (GA), Secretary, Retired, Middle School
Teacher
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Dwight Bonds (CA), CEO, California Association of African
American Superintendents and Administrators
Mrs. Carol Raines Brown (CA), School Board Member,
Inglewood Unified Schools
Dr. Eric Cooper (NY), President, National Urban Alliance
Mrs. Deborah Crawford (GA), Retired Teacher
Mrs. Lola Crawford (MD), Independent Education Consultant
Dr. Francena Cummings (FL), Retired, University of North
Carolina Greensboro
Mr. Michael Dennis (CA), Educational Consultant, Inglewood
California
Mr. William Douthit (MO), Esquire
Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore (MD), Emeritus, Professor, George
Washington University
Mr. Michael “Chappie” Grice (OR), Retired, Portland School
Administrator
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond (CA), Professor of Education,
Stanford University
Dr. June Harris (VA), Education Professor, Norfolk University
Mr. Aubrey McCutcheon, Jr., Esquire, (MI), Attorney
Dr. Larry Moore (CA), Emeritus, Retired, Los Angeles Unified Schools
Mr. Steve Neiderman (MD), Executive Consultant
Mrs. Elizabeth Norwood (CA), Retired, Assistant Superintendent,
Inglewood Unified Schools
Mrs. Chenai Okammor (IL), Account General Manager Illinois/
Indiana, Pearson
Mrs. Minnie Pearce (MI), Parent Advocate, National Coalition of
Title I Parents, Detroit Schools
Dr. Greta Peay (NV), Director of Equity and Diversity Education
Department, Clarke County School System
Dr. Deborah Jewell-Sherman (MA), Professor of Practice at
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Dr. Sheila Simmons (D.C.), Emeritus, NEA Director, Civil Rights
Division
Dr. John Smith (MD), Emeritus, Former Chief of Staff, U.S.
Congress
Mrs. Grace Strauther (AZ), Emeritus, Superintendent Los Angeles
Unified Schools
Dr. Jeffrey Robinson (MI), Principal, Paul Robeson Malcolm X
Academy
Mr. Nehemiah Thomas (MO), Principal, Sumner High School
Dr. Ivory Toldson (D.C.), Deputy Director, White House Initiative
on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
NCEBC
FOUNDERS
The Honorable
Augustus F. Hawkins
Dr. Faustine
Jones-Wilson
Dr. Owen Knox
Attention Convention
Participants!
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
PRESENTING A WORKSHOP
OR BECOMING AN NCEBC
SPONSOR?
There are opportunities available!
For more information or to submit
an application, please visit:
www.ncebc.org