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  • December 15, 2022 Event: Structures that Elevate Student Voice in Equitable Ways

    Posted by Lydia Henning on December 14, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    Event page:

    https://dev.portico.inflexion.org/crowdsource/develop-structures-that-elevate-student-voice-in-equitable-ways-2/

    This hour-long webinar covers the importance of student voice and how to create equitable structures to maximize its use in decision making. Carmen Gelman, Director of Professional Development, Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA), shares how she set up structures and student advisory committees that truly represent all student groups, and how she used these structures to make leadership decisions.

    Questions for reflection:

    • Do students feel empowered to influence decision-making at your school?
    • If so, do those voices represent all students at your school or just a small group?
    Lydia Henning replied 1 year, 3 months ago 1 Member · 2 Replies
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  • Lydia Henning

    Member
    December 16, 2022 at 3:18 pm

    Unable to make it to the Crowdsource? Watch the recording of the event here: https://youtu.be/r9EdiMHiiiM

  • Lydia Henning

    Member
    December 16, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    The following Toolkit items draw from stories about elevating student voice that Carmen Gelman shared during the Crowdsource event:

    Unpacking the “All” Protocol: A key question in education is how we can serve ALL students, and how current structures or programs may leave out marginalized groups. This protocol helps to examine which groups of students exist in your community and how to include all voices.

    Use Another Word: at Springfield High School, Carmen relied on student voice to make key decisions, and students had input at every level. The “use another word” campaign was created by students, as part of the effort to make all students welcome.

    Building a Schoolwide System Around Shared Expectations: Carmen worked with Valley High School to develop a PBIS system and to create a common language around shared expectations. Input from students was crucial in each step of developing the expectations

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