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EOS’ National Symposiums gathers equity champions together to learn, discuss, and advocate for equitable access and opportunity for students of color and low-income students, into rigorous college readiness courses. We encourage partner districts to send a contingency of district and school leaders (Superintendents, District Leads, Principals, School Leads, Equity/Diversity Directors, Counselors, Curriculum Directors, and AP/IB/AICE teachers) to attend sessions and network with their peers. The 5th Annual National Symposium is currently being postponed due to COVID. Please check back or add yourself to our Symposium mailing list below. Add yourself to our Symposium mailing list to receive information on future National Symposiums. To date, we’ve helped nearly 800 schools 250 districts across 33 states increase equitable access to advanced level academic courses. We hope you’ll partner with us in the pursuit of education equity for underserved students. Register Now!! In the meantime, if you are interested in learning more about equity and how to support low-income and students of color in their access and opportunity to rigorous courses, please contact us directly to schedule a personalized Zoom call with you and your team. Visit our Education Equity Learning Session page to access a list of dates and locations!
National Symposium
Educational Equity Learning Session Schedule
For various reasons, Black, Brown and underprivileged students are often times overlooked and aren’t seated in AP/IB/AICE classes. We at Equal Opportunity Schools have proprietary tools and resources that can help your school district address and hopefully end this disparity. We host regular Education Equity Regional Convenings (virtually) to inform superintendents, principals, and school and district leaders about our Action For Equity partnership program.
As additional regional convenings are scheduled, their date, time and location will be posted. If you’re interested in hosting a regional convening or attending one, please contact us.
Webinar Series
Over 850,000 low-income and students of color have not been placed in advanced level courses across U.S. high schools. That’s approximately 1,100 high schools worth of students! Black, Brown, and underprivileged students are oftentimes overlooked and aren’t seated in AP/IB/AICE classes. We at Equal Opportunity Schools have proprietary tools and resources that can help your school district address and hopefully end this disparity. For more information, please visit our Webinar page and fill out our webinar survey to help us plan the next webinar series.
Co-Facilitated Webinars!
IMPLEMENTING A NEW STUDENT OUTREACH STRATEGY
Texarkana ISD thought they were outreaching to students but weren’t seeing the outcomes.
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Recorded Winter Webinars!
BARRIERS TO BELONGING
Know how to best support your students to reach their fullest potential.
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DECODING STUDENT ASPIRATIONS
Know exactly what tools will support your student’s success.
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Recorded Fall Webinars!
Learn what steps you can take to ensure opportunity and success for ALL of your students.
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Take a deeper look into our Student Insight Card and the Equity Pathways Report—your new way of knowing more.
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Hear from a district partner on how EOS facilitates their equity work and help shifted the culture of who belongs in AP/IB/AICE.
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Lean into a conversation on the importance of equity and the creative ways to fund and prioritize it in your district.
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
EOS regularly submits abstracts to present at education, equity, race and diversity conferences both individually and in partnership with district and industry partners.
Previous Speaking Engagements
Listed below are EOS’ past conference sessions. Many of these session presentations can be found by visiting the conference site. In some cases, presentations and/or articles can be found in our news feed.
June 15-17, 2022 – Tofa McCormick and John George of Equal Opportunity Schools will be exhibiting at the TASSP Summer Workshop. Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX
May 19-20, 2022 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools will be presenting at the CASPA conference. Water’s Edge Resort & Spa. Westbrook, CT
May 1-3, 2022 – Kowsar Abshir and Tofa McCormick of Equal Opportunity Schools will be attending the VASS Annual Spring Conference. Roanoke, VA
April 25-28, 2022 – Ron Severson and Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Dr. David Larson and Dr. Rececca Sulaver of Glenbard High School District 87, will present at the NAPE conference: Changing their trajectory: Recruiting and supporting students of color into the most rigorous academic programs in your schools. Register on the NAPE page for the April 26 session, 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST. Virtual
April 24-25, 2022 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools will be presenting at the Region 5 ESC conference. South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center, League City, TX
April 21, 2022 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools along with Holly Tucker, of Texarkana ISD will present a webinar: Implementing a New Student Outreach Strategy. Register on the TASSP page. 11 AM CST. Virtual
April 20-21, 2022 – Steve Patton and Tofa McCormick of Equal Opportunity Schools will be attending the GSSA Spring Bootstrap Conference Savannah, GA
April 6, 2022 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools will be presenting at the NETABSE general board meeting. LEISD Administration Building Texarkana, TX
Oct 27, 2021 – Dr. Holly Karakos, Dr. Sasha Rabkin, Kim Thomas and Alison Gazarek of Equal Opportunity Schools will present: Mirrors, Not Microscopes: The Cues and Conditions of Belonging in AP at the College Board Forum 2021. This workshop will present the findings of one of the largest analyses of belonging in AP courses ever conducted. Using survey, demographic, and achievement data from over 90,000 students of color and low-income students in AP, Equal Opportunity Schools has developed a one-of-a-kind measure of the Cues, Experiences, and Conditions of Belonging. Wednesday Oct 27, between 1:25 and 2:10 PM EST.
Sept 24-26, 2021 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools will present Seeing is Believing – Creating a Culture of Equity at the txEDCon2021 (TASA/TASB Convention). The session is scheduled for Saturday Sept 17, between 1:00-2:00 PM.
Sept 15-17, 2021 – Dr. Chris Belcher of Equal Opportunity Schools will present Creating a Culture of of Equity – Actions to Take at the Kentucky School Counselor Association Conference. The session is scheduled for Friday Sept 17, between 8:15-9:15 AM.
Sept 15-17, 2021 – Dr. Chris Belcher of Equal Opportunity Schools will present a session at the Kentucky Director of Pupil Personnel Conference titled: From Ripples to Waves – Creating a Culture of Equity. The session is sponsored by KASA and will occur Thursday Sept 16, between 3:30-4:30 PM.
June 21-24, 2021 – Dr. Nick Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools will present a session at the Education Active Summit, sponsored by the Education Activism Collective. Over 4 days, 25 speakers and educational experts will teach strategies that can be used to shift the narrative of education today. Register for free to view his virtual session Wednesday, June 23, at 10 am PDT.
June 17, 2021 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools along with Julie McCain of Lamar Consolidated ISD will present From Ripples to Waves – Creating a Culture of Equity as part of the TASSP Summer Workshop. The virtual session will be held between 1:15 – 2:30 pm CDT. Register to attend the session.
June 13, 2021 – Dr. Sasha Rabkin>of Equal Opportunity Schools will present Reconceptualizing the Future of Assessment as part of the BranchED Nuts & Bolts Webinar Series. Register here to attend his 12 pm CDT session.
May 1, 2021 – Eddie Lincoln, Dr. Tracey Conrad, Kristin Ward, Marquise Roberson of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Dr. Yolanda Burnette of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Kristin Horan Ingold of Pasco County School District, will co-present: From Ripples to Waves: Creating a Culture of Equity at the NABSE Southeast Regional Virtual Conference 2021. 2:45 – 3:45 pm EST Virtual
April 30, 2021 – Dr. Nick Wahl and Marquise Roberson, of Equal Opportunity Schools will co-present From Ripples to Waves: Creating a Culture of Educational Equity Contents at the annual Ohio Alliance of Black School Educators Conference (OABSE).This year’s theme is ‘Delivering on the Promise: Equity, Social Justice, and Restorative Practices‘. Columbus Airport Marriott, Columbus, OH
March 10, 2021 – Subha Chaudhuri of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be a panelist for: From Insight to Action in DEI, an event hosted by the Hacking HR. Hacking HR’s 2021 Global Online Conference “HR Innovation and Future of Work”, Virtual
March 5, 2021 – Dr. Savannah Mussington, of Equal Opportunity Schools and Chicago Public Schools presented Equity and Access for Underrepresented Students: A 15% AP Success Story at the College Board’s A Dream Deferred 2021. Virtual
Feb 17, 2021 – Dr. Sasha Rabkin and Jessica Paulson, of Equal Opportunity Schools, presented A mirror not a microscope: What has the pandemic taught us about school at the Tableau Foundation Virtual Summit. The session focused on how school leaders can effectively use data. EOS’ portion of the recording begins at time stamp 26.59.
Feb 10, 2021 – Dr. Nick Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Rick Messer, San Juan Unified School District and Kristin Ingold, Pasco County Schools, will be presenting Effective Leadership: Shifting Adult Mind-Set and the use of Data to Drive Decisions at the National ESEA Network Conference. The session is Wednesday Feb 10th between 11:15 am – 12:15 pm EST. Zoom Room: Lecture 5. #ESEAconference
Jan 30, 2021 – EOS, in partnership with Kingmakers of Oakland, and Kapor Center will come together and host THE LAB—a virtual youth-led tech summit for BIPOC young people looking to learn more about the intersection of media, technology, and equity. this will occur Saturday Jan 30th between 11:00 am to 2:30 pm PST/2:00 pm to 5:30 pm EST. Learn more and have your students register today.
Jan 27, 2021 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Dr. Thomas E. Randle, Kaye Williams and Julie McCain of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, will be presenting Leveraging Technology to Address Social Justice and Equity for Underrepresented Students at the TASA Midwinter Conference: Leaders Cultivating Leaders. The session is Wednesday Jan 27th between 10:00 am to 10:45 am. Zoom Room: TBD.
Dec 3, 2020 – Byron Garrett CEO of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be the opening session keynote speaker at ASBA’s Annual Conference. Register here for the conference. Virtual.
Dec 2, 2020 – Dr. Sasha Rabkin of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be a keynote speaker at Tableau’s Higher Education Summit: Moving Forward with Data. Register for free to stream his keynote session starting at 10 am PST/1 pm EST.
Nov 19, 2020 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools, Robert Kelty, of International Baccalaureate, and Kristin Ingold, of Pasco County Schools will be leading a co-hosted virtual event on: Funding Equity and Innovation in Education. Registration is open and the session will start at: 11 am PST/2 pm EST. Virtual
June 28-30, 2020 – Sharmila Williams of Equal Opportunity Schools and Cathy Woods of Everett Public Schools have been selected to present Toward Excellence and Equity at 9:45 am June 29th in Room 401B at the Association of WA State Principals Conference, Spokane, WA conference is now virtual
Nov 16, 2020 – Subha Chaudhuri of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be participating as a panelist for: How to Build Strong Team Culture in COVID-19, an event hosted by the University of Chicago. How to Build Strong Team Culture in COVID-19, virtual (Chicago, IL)
May 28, 2020 – Join COSEBOC and EOS for the Virtual Gathering of Leaders series, where Dr. Shawn Ginwright will lead us in learning about Healing Centered Engagement to Trauma. Join via Zoom, 9-11 am PST/ Noon-2 pm EST, Registration coming soon #GOL2020 is now #VirtualGOL2020
April 28, 2020 – Join COSEBOC for the Virtual Gathering of Leaders, where Dr. Bettina Love discusses Abolitionist Teaching and Leading. Join via Zoom, 9-11 am PST/ Noon-2 pm EST, RSVP here #GOL2020 is now #VirtualGOL2020
April 23-24, 2020 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools has been selected to present Leadership for Equity: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Underserved Students…Disrupting Business as Usual at the Minority School Achievement Network (MSAN) Annual Conference, Madison, OH conference has been postponed
April 23-24, 2020 – Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools has been selected to present Level Up: Making AP Enrichment and RTI Intentional at the Prepárate Conference, Las Vegas, NV conference has been postponed
April 17-18, 2020 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools has been selected to present Leadership for Equity: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Students of Color…Disrupting Business as Usual at the Ohio Alliance for Black School Educators (OABSE) Annual Conference, Columbus, OH rescheduled to Sept 18-19, 2020
March 21, 2020 – Leonard Freeman of Equal Opportunity Schools will be a keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Youth Summit for the Garland Area Alliance of Black School Educators and will deliver his presentation on Mission Possible: Developing the Blueprint Of Your Future, Garland, TX conference has been postponed
Feb 13-15, 2020 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Dr. Tracey Conrad of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Kristin Horan Ingold of Pasco County Schools and David Larson of Glenbard School District, have been selected to present Creating Equity of Opportunity for Underrepresented Students in AP/IB Programs at the National Conference on Education sponsored by AASA, San Diego, CA
Feb 1, 2020 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools has been invited to present at the NSBA Equity Symposium, Washington, DC
Jan 22-24, 2020 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools will be presenting Leadership for Equity: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Students of Color at the 2020 Wisconsin State Education convention, Milwaukee, WI
Dec 12-15, 2019 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools presented at the 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Conference, Orlando, FL
Oct 26-29, 2019 – Kim Thomas and Marquise Roberson of Equal Opportunity Schools had submitted a workshop proposal: Getting It Right: Identifying Boys of Color for High-Rigor & Upper-Level Courses, to the Decolonizing Education Conference: Anti-Racism towards Equity in Public Education, Tacoma, WA
Oct 5, 2019 – John Gatica of Equal Opportunity Schools, will participate on the Using Data to Address Inequity panel. at the HACU Fifth PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium, Chicago, IL
July 18-21, 2019 – Dr. John Ramos and Dolores Caamano, of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with Kristin Ward, of West Charlotte High School, will present on Using Student & Staff Voice to Shift a School Culture at the AP National Conference, Orlando, FL
July 18-21, 2019 – Dolores Caamano, of Equal Opportunity Schools will present with a partner school district, on A Culture of Access: What Students of Color Need to Feel Belonging in AP at the AP National Conference, Orlando, FL
July 18-20, 2019 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl, of Equal Opportunity Schools has been selected to present at the NASSP National Conference, Boston, MA
July 12-13, 2019 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl and Dr. Valerie Peterson, of Equal Opportunity Schools will be participating at the WASB Equity Symposium & Summer Leadership Institute, Appleton, WI
July 9-14, 2019 – Dr. John Ramos and Dr. Valerie Peterson, of Equal Opportunity Schools will be participating at the Urban Superintendents Association of America, Boise, ID
April 15, 2019 – Dr. Nicholas Wahl of Equal Opportunity Schools will be featured as a guest on Dr. Sonya Whitakers podcast: What’s Really Going On– A Spotlight on Solutions for Improving Student Achievement in America’s Schools
April 9-10, 2019 – Jeff Feucht, Raquel Wilson, Susanna Melon, Neil Cruz, of Glenbard Township High School District #87 along with Mireya Vera, Holy Cross Hospital will present Changing Trajectories for Latino Students: Community In and Students Up, which touches on the EOS partnership at Prepárate: Educating Latinos for the Future of America, San Antonio, TX
March 30-April 1, 2019 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Reid Saaris, Founder, of Equal Opportunity Schools will co-present with Dr. Jack Smith, Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, have been selected to present at the 2019 NSBA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
March 30-April 1, 2019 – David Larson, Superintendent and Shahe Bagdasarian, Principal at East, will co-present showcasing the partnership between Glenbard and EOS, at the 2019 NSBA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
March 27-29, 2019 – Dr. Adam Kay of Equal Opportunity Schools and Dr. Meg Riordan , of EL Education will co-facilitate a workshop on continuous improvement and belonging at Deeper Learning 2019. Their session is titled “Belonging matters: Using continuous improvement to create equitable learning environments for students”, and will review the two organizations work on belonging as a part of the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network. This is part of the High Tech High conference in San Diego, CA
March 21, 2019 – Dr. Aspasia Carlson previously Oklahoma HS Principal of the Year and Angie Luengen, of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be speaking at the upcoming UACEP meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 14-16, 2019 – Dr. Chris Belcher, of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be hosting a pre-conference workshop with Dr. Matt Degner, Iowa City Community School District, Ed Winchester and Terri Verhaegen, Santa Ana Unified School Districts at the AASA National Conference on Education, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 14-16, 2019 – Dr. Chris Belcher, of Equal Opportunity Schools, will present a concurrent conference session at the AASA National Conference on Education, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 29-30, 2019 – Dr. John Ramos and Dolores Caamano will co-present with Middletown Public Schools, at the AP New England Forum, Boston, MA
Jan 16-19, 2019 – David Larson, Superintendent of Glenbard Township HS District 87, will present on the district wide EOS-Glenbard partnership at the Midwest Superintendent Conference, Marco Island
Nov 30, 2018 – Glenbard Township High School District 87 will be hosting their every other year “Ignite” event, customized for building level leaders (dept. chairs, API’s, teacher leaders, etc.). For more information on this event, contact the Glenbard’s Superintendent’s office, Glen Ellyn, IL
Nov 16-18, 2018 – Dr. John Ramos and Dolores Caamano of Equal Opportunity Schools, will be presenting with Dr. Conner, Colleen Weiner and Omaris Journet of Middletown Public Schools, at the 2018 CABE/CAPSS Convention, Groton, CT
Oct 24-28, 2018 – Reid Sarris, CEO & Founder of Equal Opportunity Schools along with Dr. Cheryl Hibbeln, Executive Director, School Innovation and Integrated Youth Services (SDUSD) joined a panel session and presented at the Annual Fall Conference of the Council of Great City Schools on Equity & Excellence: SDUSD Reduces their Latinx Student Gap through a targeted Equity Program, Baltimore, MD
Oct 22-25, 2018 – Dr. Sasha Rabkin and Jessica Paulson, of Equal Opportunity Schools presented at the Tableau Conference, New Orleans, LA
Oct 10-13, 2018 – Dr. John Ramos and Dr. Sasha Rabkin of Equal Opportunity Schools, along with SDUSD Area Superintendents Bruce Bivins and Sofia Freire presented at the 15th Annual ALAS Education Summit: Equity: United We Stand, San Diego, CA
July 18-20, 2018 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Dr. Andree Osagie , Lamar CISD, presented at the AP Annual Conference, Houston, TX
May 2-4, 2018 – Ryan Mosser, of Equal Opportunity Schools, presented on the experience of two Arkansas districts at the 2018 AAFC Spring conference, Hot Springs, AR
April 17-18, 2018 – Bernadette Merikle and Kirstin Wagner of Equal Opportunity Schools along with Ed Winchester and Terri Verhaegen, Santa Ana Unified School District, co-presented on Identify, Enroll, and Support Latino Students in AP at the Preparaté: Educating Latinos for the Future of America conference, Los Angeles, CA
April 7-9, 2018 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Dr. Daniel Cates, Township High School District 211, presented on Creating Equity of Opportunity: Recruitment, Support, and Success for Underrepresented Students in AP/IB Programs at the NSBA Conference, San Antonio, TX
April 3-5, 2018 – Dr. Adam Kay and Dr. Alejandro Torres, of Equal Opportunity Schools, presented a poster titled Using Improvement Science to Improve Belonging for Students of Color and Low-Income Students in AP and IB Classrooms at the Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education, San Francisco, CA
March 24-26, 2018 – Dr. Chris Belcher presented at ASCD National Conference, Boston, MA
Feb 15-17, 2018 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Ron Severson presented on Closing the Equity Gap in Advanced Placement at the AASA Conference, Nashville, TN
Jan 2, 2018 – Reid Saaris presented at ACE Center at Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA
Nov 10, 2017 – Reid Saaris presented at SIEPR Policy Forum on Opportunities and Challenges in Improving K-12 Education, Stanford University, CA
Oct 25-27, 2017 – Dr. Tracey Conrad presented at College Board Forum, NYC, NY
Oct 11-14, 2017 – Dr. Chris Belcher and Dr. Lee Vargas presented at ALAS Conference, Houston, TX
Oct 6-7, 2017 – Dr. Chris Belcher presented at MSBA Annual Conference, Osage Beach, MO
Many of the presentations can be accessed through the conference site.
For detailed abstracts, please check the conference websites.
Conference Exhibits and Networking Events
Due to Covid-19, EOS has taken a break from exhibiting and networking at these in-person conferences and events, but below is a partial list of past conferences where EOS exhibited.
- AASA School Superintendents Association
- AESA Annual Conference – TBD, Dec 4-7, 2019, Phoenix, AZ
- ALAS Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents
- Assistant/Aspiring Principal Workshop (TX)
- Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
- College Board (AP) Annual Conference
- College Board Forum
- A Dream Deferred: The Future of African American Education – Networking, March 11–13, 2020, Chicago, IL
- Prepárate: Educating Latinos for the Future of America – Presenting and Networking, April 23–24, 2020, Las Vegas, NV conference has been postponed
- CAPSS/CABE Annual Conference
- CGCS Council of Great City Schools
- COSEBOC Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
- ESEA Annual Conference
- Equity in Education Coalition
- FASA Florida Association of School Administrators
- IASB Illinois Association of School Boards
- NABSE National Alliance of Black School Educators
- NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
- NASAI Native American Student Advocacy Institute
- NSBA National School Board Association
- TASSP Summer Workshop – Exhibiting, June 10-12, 2020
- TxEd (TASA/TASB)
- WASB Wisconsin Association of School Boards
- WSSDA Annual Conference
Previous National Symposiums
The National Symposium gathers equity champions together to learn, discuss, and advocate for equitable access and opportunity for students of color and low-income students, into rigorous college readiness courses, such as AP and IB. We encourage districts to send a contingency of district and school leaders (Superintendents, District Leads, Principals, School Leads, Equity/Diversity Directors, Councilors, Curriculum Directors, and AP/IB teachers) to attend and network. Contact us at marketing@eoschools.org to learn more.
2021 National Symposium: Race, Equity and the Future of School!
The 4th Annual National Symposium was held virtually over the month of March. The Symposium was designed to allow you to attend the sessions that fit your schedule and interests. View the 2021 Virtual Symposium webpage for session descriptions for your peer-to-peer Role-A-Like tracks.
2020 National Symposium on Equity & Excellence
March 2-3, 2020 Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Marriott Marquis
The Equity and Excellence Symposium is designed to propel you and your teams forward on your equity journey. You’ll leave inspired and ready to take your learning home, pass it on to your colleagues, and act on behalf of your students.
2017 National Symposium for Equity and Access
Oct 25-26, 2017 Chicago, IL
The Symposium for Equity and Access, supported by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, is an invitation-only forum with conversations focused at the superintendent and district leadership level.
Over 100 district educators attended and heard from industry experts, peer panelists, and EOS leadership on best practices to close the equity and achievement gaps. You can find videos of the sessions on our YouTube channel.
2016 National Symposium: Lead Higher
Sept 21, 2016 Washington DC
The inaugural recognition convening brought together district leadership to solidify their commitment to enable secondary schools to fully reflect their diversity at the highest academic levels; and to elevate our national conversation about low-income students and student of color beyond achieving proficiency to academic excellence.
You can find videos of the sessions on our YouTube channel.
