CULTURE SERVICES

It starts with the adults. As we strive to make our schools more liberatory, empowering, and joyful spaces, we often are asking the adults in our buildings to embody a culture they never experienced as children. Rooted Liberation’s Culture Services begin with identifying the key shifts in both mindsets and practices that leaders, teachers, and staff must inhabit in order to facilitate the co-creation of a liberatory culture with students and families.

TESTIMONIAL

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“Sarah’s approach to school culture merges an unapologetic centralization of the whole person with culturally-affirming mindsets, actions, and evaluation. As a long-standing educational leader, Sarah embodies directive, supportive, coaching, and delegative modalities of leadership in an era that calls to action a need for liberatory reform in schools across a diverse platform of educational landscapes. Above everything, Sarah’s character continues to inspire students, families, staff, and community partners to continuously learn and grow. As a principal, I hold the highest regard for Sarah and her approach to school culture - and would not be the school leader I am today without her.”

- Justin Lopez-Cardoze, Current Middle School Principal and 2020 DC Teacher of the Year

restorative and transformative
justice services

Restorative justice depends on deep and respectful relationships between community members; when harm occurs, the responsible person(s) can reflect and take action to restore the harmed relationship to their healthy state. When harmful systems, practices and mindsets trigger a person’s harmful behavior, transformative justice requires that we design solutions to transform those systems, practices and mindsets to prevent further perpetuation of harm.

  • Leadership Training (i.e. Restorative Justice Mindsets, Frameworks and Tools), Leadership Coaching (i.e. Developing Restorative Justice Mindsets in Leaders, Vision for Restorative Justice, Restorative Justice Work Plan, Work Plan Execution), Listening Sessions, Observations, Co-Observations

  • Adult Culture Audit, Co-Design and/or Co-Facilitate Staff Training & Engagement (i.e. Restorative Justice Mindsets, Frameworks and Tools, Co-Designing Our Restorative Justice Structures), Observations

  • Co-Design/Revise Family Community Building Approach, Co-Design/Revise Family Engagement in Restorative Processes, Co-Design Family Rollout

  • Co-Design Student Rollout, Co-Design Lessons (what, why, and how at our school), Co-Design/Revise Structures for Community Building and Restoration

ABOLITIONIST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

COMING SOON!

Abolitionist SEL offers a liberatory alternative to the commonly cited SEL frameworks that uplift a capitalist and deficit-based approach to wellness. Abolitionist SEL offers school communities with a framework to reclaim the skills and competencies (i.e. Self-Connection) that oppressive systems attempt to deny us.

  • Leadership Training (What is Abolitionist SEL?), Leadership Coaching (Developing Abolitionist SEL in Leaders, Vision for Abolitionist SEL, Abolitionist SEL Work Plan Development, Work Plan Execution), Observations, Co-Observations

  • Co-Design & Co-Facilitate Staff Training & Engagement (i.e. What is Abolitionist SEL, Co-Designing Abolitionist SEL Objectives, Embedding Abolitionist SEL in Curriculum), Observations

  • Co-Design Family Rollout/Awareness

  • Co-design student rollout, Co-Design Lessons (what, why, and how at our school)

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