WASHINGTON – To mark the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision and Mental Health Awareness Month, EdTrust and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will host a panel of outstanding Black female superintendents discussing how they meet their students’ social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) needs.
“Superintendents of Color Leading with Excellence” will uplift the progress that Black female superintendents have made, explore the challenges and opportunities in creating safe and nurturing school environments amid today’s growing anti-DEI environment, and uplift strategies that support equity and student mental health in their districts.
The event will be held at EdTrust’s national headquarters in Washington, DC, Thursday, May 23rd from 6-7:30p.m. ET and will be available via livestream at edtrust.org/NurtureStudents.
Panelists and guest speakers include:
Dr. Adrienne Battle, superintendent of Metro Nashville Public Schools
Dr. LaTanya D. McDade, superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia
Dr. Tiffany Anderson, superintendent of Topeka, Kansas Public Schools
Dr. Tahira Dupree-Chase, superintendent of Westbury Union Free School District, New York
Karen Pittman, founding partner, Knowledge to Power Catalysts
Trey Baker, author & Rising Voices mentor, special advisor to the Obama Foundation & MBK
Dawn Brown, director of Cross-Cultural Innovation & Engagement, NAMI
There is limited space for in-person attendees. To attend in person, please RSVP to Carolyn Phenicie, and to view the livestream, register here. : edtrust.org.
