Announcements

Please join us for our monthly webinar on April 15, 2021, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm for a discussion about Navigating Diversity and Inclusion Trainings Amidst Potential Legislative Limitations. The Iowa Legislature is considering sending a bill to the Governor that sets limitations around certain types of Diversity and Inclusion trainings.  Our April webinar […]

Join us for our January 21 Webinar: Ensuring Equity in the Staffing Process: Recruitment, Interviewing, and Hiring In our monthly Educational Equity Resources Portal webinar, Isaiah McGee will facilitate a conversation about ensuring equity in staffing processes. School leaders with hiring responsibilities have frequently requested support in creating equitable human capital processes. As staffing season […]

December Webinar: Equity-Focused Language to Affirm Dignity in Our Faculty and Classroom Conversations The language we as educators use in conversations with our colleagues, students, and students’ families communicates much more than we might intend. The choices we make in the words and phrases we use can help ensure that we affirm the dignity of [...]

Right now, we as educators, along with the families and communities we serve, face what can seem like overwhelming challenges. As we navigate virtual schooling, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political division across our country, we must find ways to nurture ourselves and our colleagues and staff. In our November webinar, we will engage in a [...]

Join West Wind Education Policy Please on Thursday, October 15th from 3:30-4:15 pm for a webinar on Centering Race When Celebrating Holidays in School. As we approach Halloween this year, many of us are thinking about how to celebrate this year in the face of the pandemic. For school leaders and teachers, recognition of holidays and school-based […]