Rooted in the Black experience and academic excellence.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- MCPS and higher education graduates
- MCPS parents
- Effective professionals across industries, educational institutions, and leadership levels
- Data analysts
- Planners
- Success evaluators
- Trainers
- Facilitators
- Collaborators
RACIAL AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY
- Knowledge of diverse school districts across the DMV and out-of-state
- Public and independent school perspectives
- Traditional and non-traditional education settings
- Youth and adult learning institutions
- Rigorous analysis of education equity best practices, research, and programs
- Lived experiences navigating anti-Black systems affecting African Americans, the Black diaspora, Black people across socioeconomic levels and with a variety of family structures
- Applied emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity
- Courage of conviction to be unapologetically Black-focused
COMMUNITY BUILDING
- Recognize and respect the diversity of Black communities
- Operate as part of the communities we serve
- Co-create approaches and programs with community members
- Respond to the different needs of youth and adults
- Work to sustain solidarity without demanding uniformity
- Encourage multigenerational volunteers to "get in where you fit in"
- Carefully engage with collaborators, allies, and accomplices who embrace our mission and center Black students
- Give and receive grace, love, and rest as acts of agency and resistance for Black people
- High expectations that reflect our heritage of Black excellence