“Professionaldevelopmentdoesn’toftenfeellikeitiscenteredaroundtangiblestrategieseducatorscanuseandembedintheirprofession.Oftentimestheexperiencelandsmoreasa‘whatweshouldtellyou’

checklistratherthananauthenticopportunitytoengagein,dissect,andlearnthedifferentwaystogrowourselvesandourpractice.Thistraining

allowedforjustthat.”

“Personallythisexperiencefilledmebackup.Asapersonofcolor,therehavebeencountlessmomentsthathavedrainedbeandleftmefeelingunabletocontinue…frozeninthejourney.Thelasttwoweekshaveaffirmedmyexperienceasapersonofcolorandeducatorofcolor,holdingmeresponsibleandcapableofmovingthisimportantwork

forwardforkidsandfamilies.”

Alonewegofast.Togetherwegofar.