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A Blueprint for Action:

Policy, Practices, and Pedagogy

Strengthening Black Male Achievement

2012 NCEBC NatioNal CoNvENtioN – KaNsas City

Board of Directors 4

2012 NCEBC Convention Planning Committee 5

Welcome Letters 6

General Information 14

2012 Convention Agenda 18

Convention Seminars (concurrent) 40

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing 51

Glossary of Terms 52

Certificate of Attendance 53

2012 Convention Map 54

Save the Date 55

National Council On Educating Black ChildrenTABLE OF CONTENTS

Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins (CA) (deceased)

Founder ncebc

Mr. Dwight BonDs (cA)Executive Director, Association of African American Superintendents and Supervisors

Mrs. cArol rAines-Brown (cA)School Board Member, Inglewood Unified School District

Mrs. DeBorAh crAwforD (gA)Teacher, Stone Mountain

Mrs. lolA crAwforD (MD)Diversity Training and Development, Montgomery County Public Schools

Dr. eric cooper (ct)President, National Urban Alliance (NUA)

Dr. frAncenA cuMMings (fl)Program Director, S.E.R.V.E. Center at University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Mrs. linDA gAskin (wi)Community Organizer, Pastors and Parents as Partners (PAPAP)

Mr. MichAel grice (or)Retired School Administrator, Consultant

Dr. Al-tony gilMore (Dc)Archivist of the NEA and Visiting Scholar of American History at George Washington University

Dr. linDA DArling-hAMMonD (cA)Professor Educational Research, Stanford University

Dr. June hArris (VA)Associate Professor, Norfolk State University School of Education

Ms. sylViA hill (cA)Owner H.M.S. Development, Inc.

Dr. cArlton Jenkins (wi)Superintendent of Saginaw Public School District

Dr. fAustine Jones-wilson (MD)(Emeritus), Professor Emerita, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Negro Education, Howard University School of Education

Dr. owen knox (cA)Retired Assistant Superintendent Los Angeles Unified School District

Mr. gene MccAlluM (lA)Retired Assistant Superintendent, District II of Los Angeles Unified School District

Mr. AuBrey Mccutcheon (Mi)Attorney, McCutcheon and Associates

Mrs. DAnielle Montes (fl)Director of Professional Development, Florida Education Association

Dr. lArry Moore (cA)Retired Assistant Superintendent District I, LAUSD, Parent Advisor for District III

Mrs. elizABeth norwooD (cA)Retired Assistant Superintendent of Inglewood Unified School District

Mrs. Minnie peArce (Mi)Parent Advocate, National Coalition of Title I Parents, Detroit Public Schools

Dr. eleAnor renee roDriguez (VA) Rodriguez and Associates-Educator, Author, Consultant

Mr. Ayize sABAter (Dc)CEO, Momie’s TLC

Mrs. Billie sAnDers (gA)Retired Middle School Teacher

Dr. DeBorAh Jewell sherMAn (MA)Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of the Urban Superintendents Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Dr. hArlene shipley (il)Educational Consultant

Dr. sheilA siMMons (Dc)Director of Civil Rights Division, National Education Association

Dr. John sMith (MD)Former Chief of Staff of Congressman Augustus F. Hawkins

Mrs. grAce strAuther (Az)(Emeritus), Retired Superintendent

Dr. iVory tolDson (Dc)Editor-Journal of Negro Education, Howard University, Consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus

Dr. porter troutMAn (nV)University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Education

Dr. linDA e. young (nV)Trustee, District C, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV

Dr. sheliA eVAns-trAnuMn (ny)President

Mrs. nAtAshA MurrAy (ky)1st Vice PresidentEducational Consultant

Mr. MychAl wynn (gA)2nd Vice PresidentCEO Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity

Mrs. DiAnA DAniels (in)Executive Director, Past NCEBC President, Retired Indianapolis Public School Administrator

Dr. chArles coleMAn (il)TreasurerSuperintendent Joliet Public School District 86

Dr. pAMelA powell (cA)SecretaryRetired Superintendent of Inglewood Unified School District

congressMAn roBert c. “BoBBy” scott (VA)NCEBC National Dean Representing the Third District of Virginia

Bishop c. gArnett henning, sr. (oh)NCEBC Chaplain Presiding Bishop of the 3rd Episcopal District AME Church

NCEBC Officers Board Of Directors

NCEBC CONVENTION CHAIRS Mrs. Natasha Murray

1st Vice President, Conference ChairMrs. Carol raiNes-BrowN

NCEBC Board Member, Co-Chair

NCEBC BOARD MEMBERSMr. MyChal wyNN

2nd Vice PresidentMr. Nehemiah Thomas

Immediate Past 2nd Vice President

KANSAS CITY LOCAL PLANNING COMMITTEEMs. leisa reid

Local Planning Co-Chair, Parent and Community Involvement Coordinator

Ms. doris royalsParent and Community Involvement Coordinator

dr. regiNa thoMpsoNAssistant Superintendent, Kansas City, KS

Ms. eileeN houstoN-stewartKansas City Public Schools, Chief Communication and Community Engagement Officer, Kansas City Public Schools

NCEBC STAFF Ms. diaNa daNiels, Executive Director Ms. lyNette troutMaN Ms. CatheriNe woodardMs. laNita garMaNy

HOSTESSES:Ms. ida washiNgtoNMs. deaNN larryMs. patriCia FraCtioNMs. Melita toppsMs. Melody raMseyMs. shavoN NorwoodMs. raChel starksMs. aNgela dixoNMs. loretta washiNgtoNMs. saNdra MaNNMs. graCie JohNsoNMs. kareN JohNsoNMs. shirley FordhaM Ms. vaveCCa Moss

2012 Planning Committee

• All stakeholders in a community must be involved in improving teaching and learning.

• All stakeholders have a vested wealth in the social, cultural and intellectual development

of all children, but especially those children that historically are on the bottom of the

educational realm.

• All stakeholders must participate in implementing the

research that evidence the growth in achievement of historically underserved populations.

• All stakeholders must examine the politics, practices, and

policies in their communities that accelerate or impede the academic performances of children of color.

• Accountability must be community driven, with NCEBC stakeholders reviewing, monitoring and collaborating with public and charter.

NCEBC Core Values“The V illage Takes Responsibility”

You cannot teach a man anything ; you can only help him find it within himself.Galileo Galilei

Dear Participant:Thank you for visiting our city!

On behalf of my office, the City Council and the citizens of our community, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Kansas City, Missouri. I am particularly honored that you have chosen this community as a gathering place to develop strategies that increase the educational opportunities of young African-Americans. We have recently renewed our commitment to educational achievement through a community-wide initiative to ensure every child reads at grade level by the third grade. This city stands with your organization in taking responsibility for our children’s future.

While you conduct your organization’s business in our community, I am certain you will find Kansas City an inviting and cosmopolitan destination. We have a great deal of pride in our city. Kansas City has a thriving business community, high quality developments, and beautiful residential areas. We have a saying here that our city has more boulevards than Paris and more fountains than Rome. In addition, careful planning has allowed the city to maintain a significant amount of open space and park lands.

While you are with us, we invite you to enjoy every district of our city. Regardless of what area of Kansas City you find yourself, you won’t be far from great restaurants, retail establishments, and cultural events. With attractions ranging from the Sprint Center, to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and a number of award-winning barbeque restaurants in between, Kansas City has something for everyone.

We, in Kansas City, believe that there is no other city like it. Once again let me welcome you to our city and thank you for your commitment to our children’s future.

Sincerely,

Sylvester “Sly” James, Jr. Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

SylveSter “Sly” JameS, Jr.

mayor of KanSaS City, miSSouri

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Dear Friends,On behalf of the Board of Directors, our employee team, and nearly 17,000 of the world’s greatest children, I welcome you to the nation’s heartland and the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS). We’re pleased to host the National Council on Educating Black Children and its collection of talented and dedicated educators. We are certain the information and strategies shared during this conference will not only benefit Kansas City’s young men and women of color, but students in every corner of our nation.

KCPS is also excited to open its doors and provide a glimpse into the innovative teaching and learning taking place at our 29 campuses. We are home to one of the nation’s top college prep schools in Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, as well as the region’s leading performing arts school in Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. KCPS also features a dual language school, a foreign language academy, the only two public Montessori schools in the area, as well as 10 student centered learning schools. To top it off, we employ some of the best administrators and educators to be found.

We invite you to not only learn more about our schools, but the great city we serve. There are destinations and attractions for everyone to enjoy. By experiencing our community, you’ll be able to learn more about KCPS and the students we proudly serve. If you need assistance, please feel free to ask our team and we’ll do our best to help.

Again, thank you for choosing Kansas City to serve as the host site for your annual conference. We are excited to play an important part in increasing educational opportunities and outcomes for African American children, and for all students across our nation.

Sincerely,

R. Stephen Green, Ed.D. Superintendent

R. Stephen GReen, Ed.D. SupeRintendent

Office Of the SupeRintendent

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Greetings From the President


I would like to welcome each of you to the 26th Annual Conference of the National Council on Educating the Black Child. Our theme A Blueprint for Action: Policy, Practices, and Pedagogy Strengthening Black Male Achievement. The host committee from Kansas City, Missouri has made arrangements for you to have an informative and enjoyable conference. I would like to extend special thanks to the local leaders, Sylvester James, Jr., the Mayor and Stephen Green, Superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools for their support, and their team.

In addition our Executive Board has worked to ensure that it is a supportive contributor of the conference. I would like to extend a special thanks to NCEBC’s First Vice President, Natasha Murray, and Board Member, Nehemiah Thomas, in their new strategic roles as conference coordinators. They have worked along with our Executive Director, Diana Daniels and the national office staff to ensure that we have a successful convention.

This convention schedule is packed with powerful speakers who are both informative and relevant. There is something for everyone including policy makers, foundations and community based organizations, government leaders, school board members, administrators, teachers, parents and students. I encourage each of you to look at the multiple strands that are being offered over the next few days, and choose wisely to get the greatest benefit from a well rounded educational experience.

On behalf of the entire Board of Directors and the entire NCEBC family, I would like to thank you once again for your presence and your commitment to serving and saving African American students and by extension all children.

Welcome

Shelia Evans-Tranumn, Ph.D.

Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, Ph.D.

NCEBC President

Greetings Convention Attendees & Guests,

On behalf of the NCEBC and the entire conference planning committee, welcome to the 26th Annual Convening of the National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC). Our primary goal is to reinstate academic rigor and relevant teaching, improve the assessment of such instruction, and prepare the African-American learner for effective participation in a competitive global society. I encourage you to join us in our commitment to ensuring a quality education for all youth, especially children of African descent. We believe in fostering a broad-base P-16 collaboration with parents, policymakers, educators, and community stakeholders to ensure high levels of Black male achievement and widening the primary to postsecondary pathway to college and careers. I extend special thanks to the Kansas City Kansas School District, local planning committee, corporate sponsors, NCEBC Board of Directors, Executive Director, and National Office Staff who have worked to bring this convention and our theme, “A Blueprint For Action: Policy, Practices, and Pedagogy—Strengthening Academic Achievement of Black Males,” to Kansas City.

Welcome.

Natasha Murray

Natasha Murray

NCEBC 1st ViCE PrEsidENt


Greetings Conference Attendees & Guests,

It gives us great pleasure to welcome our conference attendees. Our 26th Anniversary celebration will long remain a tribute to each of you and our founding members, among them being the Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins, Dr. Faustine Jones-Wilson and Dr. Owen Knox and the many educators, community leaders and families who have supported the mission and vision of NCEBC throughout the years.

This year, our conference objectives are:

• Showcase the best and proven programs throughout the country that are increasing African American male achievement and development.

• Introduce effective programs that increase advocacy and building of the “Public Will” to improve quality of life and increase opportunities to learn for all children, especially African American males.

• Engage policy discussions that increase capacity to access financial support of NCEBC’s initiatives and programs, particularly those that directly impact African American males.

• Provide materials and strategies to break down barriers that deny African American children (males in particular) access to the resources necessary for high academic performance.

It is our goal that you partner with us by learning, reflecting, and acting on behalf of African American children in ways that signal an unwavering commitment to uniting the village. Through your support, we will be able to increase educational outcomes and widen the pathway to college and careers to ensure equity and full participation in an ever widening global economy.

Welcome.

Carol, Mychal and Nehemiah

cArol rAines-BrownnceBc BoArD MeMBer

MychAl wynnnceBc 2nD Vice presiDent

neheMiAh thoMAsnceBc BoArD MeMBer

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATING BLACK CHILDREN


Hear the Call to Action for Educating Black Males!

Please contact NCEBC if you

need assistance in developing,

writing or implementing

your Black Male Action Plan!

National Council on

Educating Black Children

3737 N.Meridian St, Suite 102 Indianapolis, IN 46208

317-283-9081 Fax 317-283-9080

www.ncebc.org

A Process for Developing and Implementing Community based Plans to ImproveEducational and Life Outcomes for African American Male Children and Youth

Welcometo Kansas City

National Alliance of Black School Educators National Coalition of Title 1 Parents National Education Association National Urban League National Urban Alliance Indiana University/Purdue University

California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Indianapolis Urban League Detroit Public SchoolsAchieve3000 American Federation of Teachers

NatioNal CouNCil oN EduCatiNg BlaCk ChildrEN 3737 N. Meridian, Ste. 504 Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Phone: 317-283-9081

e-mail: [email protected] website: www.ncebc.org

Collaborating organizations:

General Information26th NCEBC NatioNal CoNvENtioN

april 26 - april 29, 2012


Convention informationConvention information can be obtainee from the convention registration area located on the 5th floor.

DressBusiness casual dress is appropriate throughout the working sessions.

evaluationYou will be given an evaluation form in each workshop. Please fill it out and return to a staff member. Your comments are very important to us and they will help us continue to meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

exhibitorsPlease support our Vendors. Visit the Exhibit Area for gifts, resource materials, and souvenirs.

Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday, April 27, 2012 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

messages & announCementsAnnouncements about meetings or events not listed in the Convention Program are posted on bulletin boards throughout the convention hall for your convenience. You may leave personal messages for other attendees at the Convention Registration Desk.

registration Wednesday, April 25, 2011 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Thursday, April 26, 2011 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday, April 27, 2011 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

team meeting spaCeHow will you apply what you’ve learned? We encourage you to develop your Black Male Action Plans by utilizing mealtime discussions, conversations in the lobby and lounge areas, and vacant meeting rooms.

nCebC boarD meetingThe NCEBC Board meeting will take place on Friday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM and Saturday 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM. room: pershing north

Admission to Sessions: Your name badge is your TICKET to all sessions. Please wear it at all times. Meal tickets are required at all meals.

DEPARTS WESTIN CROWN CENTER PLAZA 12:00 NOON Brown v. Board of Education MusEuM in topEka, kansas

Ms. chEryl Brown hEndErsonnarratorAs a special NCEBC "pre-conference" activity, Ms. Cheryl Brown Henderson (daughter of named plaintiff, Rev. Oliver Brown) will be speaking to participants during the bus ride and guided tour of the Brown v. Board of Education Museum in Topeka, Kansas.

*Bus attendees are on first come, first serve basis until max capacitiy has been reached.

DEPARTS WESTIN CROWN CENTER PLAZA 12:00 NOON lincoln collEgE prEp school: 11th gradE honors studEnts

dr. r. stEphEn grEEn kansas city puBlic schools Dr. Green worked aggressively to improve student achievement and operations, launching several initiatives including a holistic dropout recovery effort; an increased emphasis on school leader autonomy; a re-focused state assessment preparatory program; and continuing a successive string of balanced budgets. Green and his administration have also re-engaged state education officials, forming a partnership that

has immediately resulted in KCPS closing the gap on its immediate goal of re-accreditation.

Dr. Green is the former president and CEO of Kauffman Scholars, Inc., a 19-year old college access and graduation program aimed at significantly increasing the number of college graduates from Kansas City’s urban schools. Before joining Kauffman Scholars, Dr. Green was the Superintendent of Community School District #28 and a Local Instructional Superintendent in Region 3 for the New York City Board of Education. Dr. Green has been a frequent presenter at national conferences, addressing issues of educational equity, access, and achievement in school curriculum design and reform. Dr. Green has been featured in several educational training productions such as Discipline with Dignity, Touching the Future: Minorities in Education, Pacesetter, and College Ed. and has been an active member of the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the National Council of the Teachers of English, the American Association of Secondary School Administrators, the Association for Supervision Curriculum and Development, and the National Council on Educating Black Children.

Pre-Convention Tours:


NCEBC can meet your staff development needs. Our programs include:

• School or Community Based Literacy Centers.

• “Touching the Spirit” Cultural Competency Training for Teachers, Administrators and the Community.

• “Parent University Curriculum” for Parents, Community and School personnel.

Get Connected to the National Council on Educating Black Children!

Our sessions are led by nationally known education consultants, authors and researchers. They are prepared with effective methodologies to enhance achievement of your practitioners and students.

Contact the National Office 3737 N. Meridian, Ste 504

Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 • 317-283-9081 • www.ncebc.org

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NCEBC can meet your staff development needs. Our programs include:

• School or Community Based Literacy Centers.

• “Touching the Spirit” Cultural Competency Training for Teachers, Administrators and the Community.

• “Parent University Curriculum” for Parents, Community and School personnel.

Get Connected to the National Council on Educating Black Children!

Our sessions are led by nationally known education consultants, authors and researchers. They are prepared with effective methodologies to enhance achievement of your practitioners and students.

Contact the National Office 3737 N. Meridian, Ste 504

Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 • 317-283-9081 • www.ncebc.org

OPENING PLENARY SESSION8:30Am - 9:45Am

9:00AM - 9:45AM - ABOUT NCEBC

10:00AM – 11:15AM -NCEBC OPENING PLENARY SESSION

THURSDAY AT A GLANCERegistRation 7:00am - 6:00pm 5th FlooR- goveRnoR, senatoR, CongRessionalContinental BReakFast 7:00am - 9:00am CentuRy BallRoom BexhiBits open 8:00am - 6:00pm CentuRy a FoyeRopening plenaRy session 1 8:30am - 9:45am CentuRy BallRoom akeynote addRess 10:00am -11:15am CentuRy BallRoom aBox lunCh BReak 11:45am -12:30pm CentuRy a FoyeRkeynote addRess 12:30pm- 1:30pm CentuRy BallRoom a poliCy panel 1:45pm - 3:15pm CentuRy BallRoom aConCuRRent WoRkshop sessions i 1:45pm- 3:15pm (see desCRiptions on page 40 - 50)ConCuRRent WoRkshop sessions ii 3:30pm – 5:00pm (see desCRiptions on page 40 - 50)

Convention AgendaThursday, April 26, 2012

Presiding: Mr. Mychal Wynn, NCEBC 2nd Vice President, CEO Foundation for Ensuring Access and EquityMistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3Color guard: Southwest Early College Campussoloist: Sheridan Mirador Academie Layfayette (pre-K-8) schoolMusiC: African Dance Team from the Afrikan Center of Education (ACE)greetings:

1. Mrs. Natasha Murray, NCEBC 1st Vice President2. Honorable Sylvester James, Jr., Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri3. Dr. Stephen Green, Superintendent of Schools, Kansas City Public Schools4. Mr. Ralph Reid, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility Sprint

Mrs. Diana Daniels, NCEBC Executive Director, will present an historical overview of the National Council on Educating Black Children and its current programs.

Keynote: dr. Jawanza KunJufu toPiC: BlaCK Males: what we Must do to ensure their survival and suCCess

Closing reMarKs: Mr. Mychal Wynn, NCEBC 2nd Vice President

“Coaches understand the child and their neighborhood and provide complimentary curriculum and pedagogy. They are less concerned about discipline and order and more concerned about

creating lesson plans that excite and engage students. Star Teachers, in Haberman’s terminology, convince students that effort is more important than ability.”

-Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

NCEBC CONVENTION SPEAKERCENTuRy BAllROOm A

10:00Am - 11:15Am


Presiding: Mr. Mychal Wynn, NCEBC 2nd Vice PresidentMistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3

Keynote: dr. Jawanza KunJufutoPiC: BlaCK Males: what we Must do to ensure their survival and suCCessDr. Jawanza Kunjufu was educated at Morgan State, Illinois State, and Union Graduate School. He has been a guest speaker at most universities throughout the U.S., and has been a consultant to most urban school districts. He has authored 35 books including national best sellers, Black Students: Middle Class Teachers; - Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education; - An African Centered Response to Ruby Payne’s Poverty Theory; - Raising Black Boys and Understanding Black Male Learning Styles. His latest book is There is Nothing Wrong with Black Students. His work has been featured in Ebony and Essence Magazines. Dr. Kunjufu has been a guest radio and television shows as BET, Oprah, and the Michael Baisden Show.Dr. Kunjufu is proud to say that he is a husband, father, and grandfather. He’s also a vegetarian and an avid tennis player and has not missed a day’s work in 38 years.

11:15aM - 12 noondr. Jawanza KunJufu BooK signing

Century a foyer

11:45PM-12:30PMBox lunCh and BreaK

Century a foyer

Please visit nCeBC sPonsor and vendor Booths

1:45PM - 3:15PM ConCurrent worKshoP sessions i (see desCriPtions and rooM assignMents on Pages 40 - 50) 3:30PM - 5:00PM ConCurrent worKshoP sessions ii (see desCriPtions and rooM assignMents on Pages 40 - 50)

“Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Expediency asks the question - is it politic? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? But conscience asks the question - is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither

safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right.”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

NCEBC CONVENTION SPEAKERCENTuRy BAllROOm A

12:30Pm - 1:30Pm


Presiding: Mr. Mychal Wynn, NCEBC 2nd Vice PresidentMistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3

Keynote: Mr. gene Wilhoit-exeCutive direCtor of CounCil of Chief state offiCers (CCsso)toPiC: iMProving BlaCK Male aChieveMent-a state agendaMr. Gene Wilhoit assumed his role as executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in November of 2006, having spent his entire professional career serving education at the local, state, and national levels. Mr. Wilhoit began his career as a social studies teacher in Ohio and Indiana. He served as a program director in the Indiana Department of Education, an administrator in Kanawha County West Virginia, and a special assistant in the U.S. Department of Education before assuming the position of executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), which he held from 1986 to 1993.

From 1994 to 2006, Mr. Wilhoit led two state education agencies, as director of the Arkansas Department of Education and as deputy commissioner and commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education. In those positions, he shepherded finance reform, led equity initiatives, designed and implemented assessment and accountability systems, advanced nationally recognized preschool and technology programs, and reorganized state agencies to focus on service and support.

Mr. Wilhoit holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and economics from Georgetown College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana University, Bloomington. Mr. Wilhoit has also studied education administration at the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. He is a member of numerous education organizations, has served on national and state commissions, and has written and spoken on a variety of education issues.

He and his wife, Rebecca Campbell Wilhoit, have three children, Christopher, Kara, and Jason.

1:30PM - 1:45PM BreaK

1:45PM - 3:15PM ConCurrent WorKshoP sessions i (see desCriPtions and rooM assignMents on Pages 40 -50) 3:30PM - 5:00PM ConCurrent WorKshoP sessions ii (see desCriPtions and rooM assignMents on Pages 40 -50)

POLICY FORUMCentury Ballroom a

1:45pm - 3:15pm

Topic: creaTing a SenSe of Urgency To increaSe Black Male achieveMenT: a call To acTion

Today’s National Policy Forum will assemble a panel of experts and policymakers to discuss important national education strategies, legislation and best practices to reform education within high-need areas and to improve the educational experiences of black males. The Policy Forum is open to school board members, school administrators, parents, students, and key policymakers at the national and local levels. Disturbing educational trends indicate a decline in positive school engagement among all students, with black males experiencing the sharpest drop. Today, African-American males have higher dropout rates, lower grade point averages and lower subsequent enrollment in institutions of higher education when compared to black females and males of other races. The goal of the meeting is to plot a path to academic success for black males rather than cast a spotlight on their failures. Policymakers, school administrators, advocates and activists, educators, researchers, parents and students can use the information from this forum to enhance the educational experiences of school-age black males. —Dr. Ivory A. Toldson

ModeraTor: dr. ivory a. ToldSon, ediTor-in-chief of “The JoUrnal of negro edUcaTion” Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University, senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and current editor-in-chief of “The Journal of Negro Education.” Dubbed a rising “2028 presidential candidate” by the Washington Post, “a modern day Harlem Renaissance writer,” by the New African Journal, and “Young Researcher of the Year” by Southern University. According to Capstone Magazine, “Toldson has spent a lot of time traveling across the country talking with teachers about misleading media statistics that invariably either link Black males to crime or question their ability to learn.” Dr. Toldson has more than 40 publications and research presentations in 29 US states, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Scotland, South Africa, and Paris. He has been featured on C-SPAN2 Books, NPR News, The Al Sharpton Show on XM Satellite Radio, and WKYS 93.9. Dr. Toldson’s research has been featured on The Root, Essence.com, BET.com and The Griot. He also gave expert commentary in three documentaries on Black male achievement: Beyond the Bricks, Hoodwinked, and the Promise Tracker. Known as a “myth buster,” Dr. Toldson has published reports challenging the merits of popular research reports and news sources that present negative statistics about Black people, which have been widely discussed in academic and popular media.

paneliSTS: • Rev. C.B. Akins, Former Member of Kentucky State Education Board, Pastor of First Baptist Bractown Church• Rev. Stan A. Archie, President & CEO, Christian Fellowship Ministries, Chairmen of the Board of Kansas City Leadership

Foundation • Dr. Diana DeBacker, Kansas City Kansas Commissioner of Education• Dr. Chris Nicastro, Missouri Commissioner of Education• Mr. Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State Officers (CCSSO)• Dr. Jeff Williams, Vice President of Higher Education, Kauffman Foundation


NCEBC SPECIAL RECOGNITION DINNER CENtury Ballroom B aNd C

6:00pm - 8:00pm


Presiding: Mr. Mychal Wynn, NCEBC 2nd Vice President, CEO of Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity Mistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3Color guard: Ruskin High School MusiCal seleCtion: Sumner Academy of Arts and Science -Branden Taylor, 8th Grade StudentWelCoMe: Rev. Mr. Alvin Brooks, CEO and President of Ad Hoc Against CrimeinvoCation: Rev. Benjamin Stevens, III -Trinity Temple

dinner is served

MusiCal seleCtion: trinity teMPle ChurCh Choir

Keynote: dr. george MCKenna, suPerintendent of distriCt 7 of the los angeles unified sChool distriCttoPiC: the role that eaCh of us Must Play in Changing the trajeCtory of BlaCK Males.George McKenna was born and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he distinguished himself as a scholar and multi-sport athlete and where the seeds of his civil and human rights activism were nurtured. Upon receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics from Xavier University, at the age of 20, he was awarded a teaching fellowship to Loyola University, Chicago, where he earned an M.A. in mathematics. He holds a Doctor of Education Degree from Xavier University. Dr. McKenna began his career in the Los Angeles Unified School District as a mathematics teacher. He also worked as an engineer for North American Aviation on the Apollo Moon Shot Project, but his love for teaching led him to remain in the field of education. While continuing his education at Loyola University Law School, UCLA, and California State University, Los Angeles, he taught at the secondary school and college levels; and, within a short time, he moved through the ranks of secondary school administrative positions.

Dr. McKenna has served as Superintendent of the Inglewood Unified School District in California, Deputy Superintendent in Compton, California, Local District Superintendent in the Los Angeles Unified School District and Assistant Superintendent in Pasadena, California. He currently serves as an educational consultant providing professional development and support to school districts and community organizations. Dr. McKenna has received national and international recognition for his work, receiving over 400 citations and awards from a host of civic, legislative and professional organizations including recognition by President Reagan, who acknowledged Dr. McKenna’s leadership at the White House and also at the 68th Annual National Convention of Secondary School Principals, where the President praised him as a “hero with faith in common-sense values.” Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis mentioned Dr. McKenna’s achievements during his presidential nomination acceptance speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.

“How wonderful it is to be taught by a free teacher, a spiritual teacher, a member of our family who truly loves the family, an architect of transforming processes, a defender of African people, a beacon, a Son of Africa, a divine spirit

manifesting our creative genius. It is our responsibility to study these thoughts, carefully. To follow these teachings is to

guarantee our liberation and to guide us toward our destiny.”-Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III


NCEBC AwArds ANd spECiAl rECogNitioN:

iNtroduCtioN of prEsENtErs: Dr. Wanda Blanchett, Dean, Professor, & Missouri Endowed Chair in Teacher Education University of Missouri Kansas City and Reverend Stan A. Archie, Chairmen of the Board of Kansas City Leadership Foundation

1. outstANdiNg formEr EduCAtor AwArd: Presented by Dr. Wanda Blanchett to Dr. Eugene Eubanks2. outstANdiNg loCAl EduCAtor AwArd: Presented by Dr. Wanda Blanchett to Superintendent Marjorie Williams3. implEmENtiNg thE BluEpriNt AwArd: Presented by Reverend Stan A. Archie to the University Academy

BENEdiCtioN: Reverend Michael Brooks, Zion Grove Baptist Church

Bethel A.M.E. Church200 W. Park PlaceJeffersonville, IN 47130

Southern Star Development Center2308 Algonquin ParkwayLouisville, KY 40210

Bethune Institute540 Maxwell Street Lexington, KY 40508

Antioch A.M.E. Church765 South Hairston StreetStone Mountain, GA 30087

Wesley United Methodist Church1201 Thomas V. Bryant DriveJeffersonville, IN 47130

Womack C.M.E. Church4401 Carrollton AvenueIndianapolis, IN 46205

First Baptist Progress Village 8616 Progress BoulevardTampa, FL 33619

Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School1955 W. Jefferson BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90018

Oasis of Hope Baptist Church 1701 East 25th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46218

First Samuel Baptist Church1402 N. Belleview PlaceIndianapolis, IN 46222

Columbus Enrichment CenterSecond Baptist Church1325 10th StreetColumbus, IN 47201

Brightwood Community Center2410 N. Station StreetIndianapolis, IN 46218

St. James A.M.E. Church122 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. StreetElkhart, IN 46516

Davis Memorial A.M.E. Church4137 West 21St StreetGary, IN 46404 Allen Chapel A.M.E1610 Sheridan StreetAnderson, IN 46016

NCEBC Augustus F. Hawkins Literacy Centers are improving assessment, academic rigor

and relevant instruction by bridging the achievement gap and preparing our children

for a competitive global society.

Featuring Yvette Jackson, author of The Pedagogy of Confidence

Learn more at www.nuatc.org/summeracademy or call 1 (800) NUA-4556

Here’s what attendees from our last academy had to say:

“Wonderful combination of modeling,

theory and practice…. This is how I need to structure workshops when I return to

my district.”

“Marvelous! Empowering! A method for exponentially expanding the effective use

of language for learners.”

Summer Learning for Educators: Planning & Mediating Learning for the Common Core State Standards

NUA SUMMER ACADEMYNew York, New York | July 9-12, 2012

Princeton University & Columbia University ClubThe National Urban Alliance for Effective Education’s Summer Academy is back for the fifth year! Join hundreds of teachers, coaches, principals, and other administrators to:Learn to implement The Pedagogy of Confidence for High Intellectual PerformanceLearn to build relationships that increase student motivationDevelop a framework for lesson-planning around the Common Core State StandardsFind out how to improve students’ comprehension and thinkingDiscuss the latest instructional techniques for ELL studentsCollaborate with colleagues to develop action plans for the coming yearHave fun and get inspired

Three tiers of training: teachers, coaches/teacher leaders, and administrators Keynote Speakers Include:

Eric Cooper, President and Founder, NUAPeter Cookson, Author, Sacred Trust: A Children’s Education Bill of RightsCarol Dweck (Invited), Stanford UniversityYvette Jackson, CEO of NUA and author of The Pedagogy of ConfidenceDavid Hyerle, Author, Thinking MapsMelissa Krull, Former Superintendent, Eden Prairie, Minn.Augusta Mann, Early Childhood Literacy ExpertDenise Nessel, Reading/Writing Expert and Education ConsultantLaurie Olsen, Executive Director of California TomorrowYolanda Sealy-Ruiz, Columbia University Claude Steele (Invited), Stanford University

When you begin to do things that raise the achievement of the poorest and disenfranchised students, you may not always get applause. You need to be ready for that.

–Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III

Convention AgendaFriday, April 27, 2012

PLENARY SESSION II9:00Am - 11:45Am


Mistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3GreetinGs: Ms. Erica Keith, Art Director for the Mahogany and Tree of LifePresidinG: Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, NCEBC PresidentresearCher: Dr. Eric Cooper, President, National Urban Alliance (NUA)Libations: Mr. Kevin Vallard, CEO Afrikan Education Center, Collegiums CampusinvoCation: Reverend Dr. Sam E. Mann, St. Mark’s Uniopmn Church, SCLCWeLCoMe: Mr. Jermaine Reed, 3rd District Councilman, Kansas City, MissouriPresenters: dr. yvette JaCkson, Chief exeCutive offiCer, nationaL urban aLLianCe (nua), dr. ahMes askia, Chief of staff, nua

Friday At A GlanceRegistRation 8:00am - 6:00pm FoyeR Continental BReakFast 7:30am - 8:30am CentuRy BallRoom B and C exhiBits 8:00am - 6:00pm FoyeRasa g. hilliaRd, iii ReseaRCh seminaR 9:00am - 11:45am CentuRy BallRoom B and CConCuRRent WoRkshop sessions iii 10:30am - 11:45am (see desCRiptions on pages 40 -50)BReak 11:45am -12:00pmlunCheon 12:00am - 1:30pm CentuRy BallRoom B and C ConCuRRent WoRkshop sessions iV 1:45pm - 3:15pm (see desCRiptions on pages 40 - 50)

DR. ASA G. HILLIARD, III RESEARCH SEMINAR Century B and C9:00am - 11:45am


Keynote ReseaRcheR: DR. eRic coopeR, pResiDent, national URban alliance (nUa)Dr. Cooper is the President of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA). He served in a similar position as Executive Director for the NUA at Columbia University's Teachers College and as Adjunct Associate Professor for 7 years. Prior to this position, he was the Vice President for In-service Training & Telecommunications for the Simon & Schuster Education Group. He has worked in the capacities of Associate Director of Program Development for the College Board, Administrative Assistant in the Office of Curriculum for the Boston Public Schools, and Director of a treatment center for emotionally disturbed students, in addition to working as a teacher, researcher, counselor, and Washington Fellow.

Keynote pRactitioneRs: DR. yvette JacKsonDr. Jackson is internationally recognized for her work in assessing the learning potential of disenfranchised urban students. Her research is in literacy, gifted education and the cognitive mediation theory of Dr. Reuven Feuerstein. She has applied her research to develop an integrated process to motivate and elicit potential in underachievers. This research was the basis for her design of the New York City Gifted Programs Framework when she was the Director of Gifted Programs. As Executive Director of Instruction and Professional Development for the New York City Board of Education, she led the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Education Plan which optimizes the delivery of all core curriculum and support services in the Public Schools of New York City

Keynote pRactitioneRs: DR. ahmes asKiaDr. Ahmes Askia has a wealth of professional development experience having began her educational career in 1976 with Prescription Learning Corporation (later became Jostens Learning) as professional development and education consultant in Houston Independent School District. In addition to being the Project Director for the Newark, New Jersey’s secondary project which includes the federally funded Striving Readers Grant, Dr. Askia became the Director of Professional Development for the National Urban Alliance in 2005 and is currently NUA Chief of Staff. The NUA was founded in 1989 with a vision of school reform based upon three beliefs: all children benefit from a focus on high intellectual performance; intelligence is modifiable, not fixed; and learning is influenced by an interplay of culture, language and cognition.

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Regardless if your school is higher, mid or lower performing - we can help improve teaching and learning conditions and capacity to transform your learning environment. The CSCCEA process provides your district or school with: • A baseline assessment of the current culture strengths, challenges and key

pressure points for change • An understanding of your current culture relative to high performance culturally

responsive schools who have closed achievement gaps • A benchmark to target school improvement efforts related to improved student,

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Preparing Aspiring Urban School Leaders

SchooL LeAderS Are invitednULti is a collaborative effort of community-based organizations, urban school

leaders, school districts and universities, intended to prepare top-tier educationaltalent for urban education leadership.

nULti will engage attendees through intensive and interactive forums, workshops,praxis driven scenarios and experientially proven practices and procedures.

nULti is designed to provide aspiring principals and superintendents with practical toolsand resources needed to transcend the obstacles currently faced by urban schools.

nULti attendees will leave the institute with the leadership skills necessary for increasing the trajectory of success for students who attend urban schools.

nULti has 2 silos (tracks), one dedicated to Aspiring Superintendents and the other to currentand Aspiring Principals. each silo is especially designed with the following objectives:

TEACHERS • PRINCIPALS • SUPERINTENDENTS

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PArtiAL toPicS to Be covered

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diverse-needs Students• it takes a clear perspective to see the soul of a school;

Auditing a School’s culture• how to overcome Poverty’s impact on School Success• The Work is not easy, But an effective Urban School

Leader can get Through it• data coaching; Using data to inform instruction

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• Developing management skills essential to effective urban school infrastructure• Strategic plan development for a failing district• Interpreting accurate pertinent research data to transform theory into practice• Understanding the role of an urban school leader within the context of the community it serves• Effectively accessing nationally known search groups (head hunters)

Our Founding Premise: “We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach

all children whose schooling is of interest to us. —Dr. Ron Edmonds

RON EDMONDS MEMORIAL LUNCHEON Century Ballroom B and C

12:00pm - 1:30pm


Presiding: Mr. Nehemiah Thomas, NCEBC Board MemberMistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3invoCation: Minister Tina L. Harris, Esq., Youth Minister at St. James United Methodist ChurchPoetry: Miss Shauntel Sonnier, Student, Derrick Thomas AcademyintroduCtion of Keynote sPeaKer: Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, NCEBC President

Keynote: susan L. tayLor, editor- in- Chief eMeritus of essenCe Magazine and founder, nationaL Cares Mentoring MoveMentSusan L. Taylor is synonymous with Essence magazine, the brand she built as its fashion and beauty editor, as editor-in-chief and editorial director. For 27 years she authored one of the magazine's most popular columns, In the Spirit. For nearly three decades, as the driving force behind one of the most celebrated Black-owned businesses of our time, Susan Taylor is a legend in the magazine publishing world. A fourth-generation entrepreneur, Susan grew up in Harlem working with her father in his women's clothing store. She is an avid supporter of a host of organizations dedicated to moving the Black community forward, but her passion and focus today is the National Cares Mentoring Movement, a call to action, which she founded in 2006 as Essence Cares. The Cares mentoring movement is a massive campaign to recruit one million able adults to help secure our children who are in peril and losing ground. "Not on our watch!" she says. "Our children are the mothers and fathers of our tomorrows, and their future is in our hands." The goals of the Cares movement are to increase high school graduation rates among African American students, end the violence in Black communities and the over-incarceration of our young. "Creating safe, top-tier schools in every underserved community in this nation is the mandate-and it's doable," Taylor says.

CLosing reMarKs: Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, NCEBC President

1:45PM -3:15PM ConCurrent WorKshoP sessions (see desCriPtions on Pages 40 -50)

3:30PM - 5:00PM author’s Corner foyer a

NCEBC RECEPTION Century Ballroom B and C

5:00pm - 7:00pm


Dr. Yvette Jackson, Executive Director of Instruction and Professional Development for the New York City Board of Education“A PedAgogy of ConfidenCe”

Mr. Mychal Wynn, Author, Consultant, NCEBC 2nd Vice President“Empowering African-American Males: A Guide to Increasing Black Male Achievement”

Ms. Augusta Mann, Author, Educator

“Innovative Teaching Strategies”

SponSored By: Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH preSiding: Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown, NCEBC Board MemberMiStreSS of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3MuSiCal SeleCtion: Paseo High School Jazz BandWelCoMe: Dr. Regina Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools

Keynote: dr. Jo ann roBinSon, ViCe preSident for enrollMent ManageMent and Student deVelopMent: WilBerforCe uniVerSityDr. Robinson is a native of Schenectady, New York. Dr. Robinson is the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Development at Wilberforce University. Dr. Robinson provides leadership for Admissions, Financial Aid, the Academic Center for Student Success, Dean of Students, Student Activities, Residential Life, Transportation, Athletics, Health and Counseling Services, the Minority Male Health Initiative and Campus Police.

Dr. Robinson received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Elementary Education Certification from the State University of New York, College at Brockport. She has a master’s degree in Social Science with an emphasis in Counseling from Binghamton University. She also received a Ph.D. in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from North Carolina State University.

Dr. Robinson has taught in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Kansas City, missouri; and Schenectady, New York. She has served as an administrator in higher education at North Carolina State University serving as Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity and Teaching Assistant Professor in the College of Education. She began her work at NCSU with the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes: she later became Associate Director of the University Honors Program and Director of Undergraduate Fellowship Advising prior to moving to the College of Education, where she served as Director of Teaching Fellows. She has also served as a Student Affairs Administrator and Instructor at the University of Texas at Austin; Director of Minority Student Services at Florida Atlantic University and Placement Director and Instructor at Florida College of Business.

Dr. Robinson has written several grants and published College Transition 101 in 2000. She has served on a number of boards and committees. Dr. Robinson currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the UNCF, Institute for Capacity Building–Enrollment Management Program and formerly served on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood Health Systems. Dr. Robinson has presented numerous talks, workshops, and seminars on retention, access, diversity, college success, and leadership on a local, state and national level.

She is married to Kelvin Robinson and has two sons, Kelvin II, and Taylor.

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Convention AgendaSaturday, April 28, 2012

PLENARY SESSION IIICENtuRY BALLROOm B ANd C

9:00Am -10:15Am


SATURDAY AT A GLANCERegistRation 8:00am - 1:00pm FoyeR Continental BReakFast 8:00am - 9:00am CentuRy BallRoom B and C exhiBits 8:00am - 6:00pm FoyeRplenaRy iii 9:00am - 10:15am CentuRy BallRoom B and CnCeBC youth symposium 10:00am – 2:00pm liBeRty RoomConCuRRent WoRkshop sessions V 10:30am - 11:45am (see desCRiptions on pages 40-50)lunCheon 12:15am - 2:00pm CentuRy BallRoom B and C small gRoup plan oF aCtion 2:15pm - 3:30pm

Presiding: Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown NCEBC Board MemberMistress of CereMony: Dyan Devereaux - KPRS 103.3greetings: Ms. Natalie D. Lewis, Kauffman Inc., High School Educational Development Coach. invoCation: Minister Virginia Cowans, Cannon Worship Center

Keynote: dr. PatriCia Lofton Hardaway, President of wiLberforCe University, wiLberforCe, oHiotoPiC: great exPeCtationsDr. Patricia Lofton Hardaway leads Wilberforce University as its 19th President and only the second woman to do so in the University’s 154 year history. A respected attorney and long-time University administrator, Dr. Hardaway earned her B.A. in Sociology from Wilberforce. She returned to the University in Fall 2007 as University Provost; and immediately thereafter, also was named Vice President of Academic Affairs. Prior to joining the University administration, Dr. Hardaway served as a University Trustee, becoming the first woman elected to Chair the Wilberforce University Board of Trustees.Dr. Hardaway’s academic career assuring college access and success for students spans twenty years at well respected research universities and liberal arts colleges including: the University Of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public And International Affairs; Rutgers University, the New Brunswick Provost’s Office; Fairleigh Dickinson University and Chatham College. Dr. Hardaway also served on the Board of Trustees of the New York Theological Seminary.

CLosing reMarKs: Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown

”Young men, especially the ones who grew up like I did without a father, will be given the blueprint of how to be responsible young men through discipline and

accountability. They will be charged to take their place in society and break the chains of generational curses which have torn down our families and communities.”

—Mr. Robert Jackson

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM PART I Liberty room

10:00am - 2:00pm

SponSored by: Truman Medical CenterpreSiding: Mr. Nehemiah Thomas, NCEBC Board Member greetingS: Ms. Cici Rojas, Vice President of Community Engagement, Truman Medical Center & Mr. Jermaine Reed, 3rd District Councilman, Kansas City, Missouri

Keynote: Mr. StedMan grahaM, ChairMan and Ceo of S. grahaM and aSSoCiateS (Sga)part i topiC: paSSport to identify Mr. Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates (SGA), a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. As a businessman, educator and speaker, he presents, consults and conducts training with corporations, organizations and nonprofits on the topics of maximizing leadership, achieving success, growing a business, embracing diversity, achieving optimal health, and personal and professional branding. His corporate seminars are driven by his proprietary Nine-Step Success Process™. In addition, Stedman Graham educates individuals and industries on using Success Circles™ a work-life balance tool he developed to make information and experience relevant to personal, professional and business growth.

Graham has authored ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. Build Your Own Life Brand explores the concept of personal and professional branding. Move Without the Ball is a collection of principles that teaches students that sports are a part of life, not life itself. Who Are You? Building Your Life’s Foundation focuses on success through self-discovery. His latest release Diversity: Leaders not Labels includes his unique approach to eliminate barriers to success.

Keynote: Mr. robert JaCKSon, author: no More exCuSeS blaCK Men Stand up! part ii topiC: WorKShop With young Men: a boy’S guide to Manhood Mr. Robert Jackson received his B.S. in Industrial Technology from Western Kentucky University where he lettered four years in both football and track. A former Minnesota Vikings running back, Robert has remained deeply rooted in his commitment to serve his community. He oversees the Kappa League mentoring programs at 5 Indianapolis high schools. Mr. Jackson is an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and 100 Black Men of Indianapolis where he serves on the Health and Wellness and Beautillion Committees.

Dr. Marjorie WilliamsSuperintendent, Hickman Mills C-1 School District

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District was founded 110 years ago when Ruskin High School first opened its doors. In 1902, the student body consisted of 200 students. Today, we pride ourselves in being fully accredited by the Missouri Department of Elemen-tary and Secondary Education and educate over 6,600 students. The schools are led by a group of caring teachers and staff. These staff members work closely with patrons of the district, school board members, students and business leaders to create a healthy and stable learning environment for all children.

“Thank you Dr. Williams for 20 years of educating the children of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District and school children throughout Kansas City for a lifetime of success. The recognition you are receiving tonight from the National Council on Educating Black Children is richly deserved. We wish you much success as you begin a new chapter in your life.”

Sincerely,Your Hickman Mills C-1 School District Family

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District

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“We are educationally defined and community activated in our conduct. We look to inform those who have the task of moving

education practice ahead in the spirit and intent of our original legislation (ESEA 1989-2010)”

– Dr. Donald Clark, NCEBC Board Member


DONALD CLARK LUNCHEONCentury Ballroom B and C

12 noon - 2:00pm


10:30am - 11:45am ConCurrent Workshop sessions

(see desCriptions and room assignments on pages 40 -50)

presiding: Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown, NCEBC Board Member mistress of Ceremony: Dylan Devereaux-KPRS 103.3invoCation: Dr. Anne Johnson

keynote: dr. Cynthia Butler-mCintyre, national president of delta sigma theta, inC.Dr. Butler-McIntyre is the 24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is lovingly regarded as “A Leader with a Servant’s Heart.” Butler-McIntyre is an educator who currently serves as a director of human resources for the Jefferson Parish Public School System in Harvey, Louisiana. She has impacted the lives of countless young people for over 30 years as a teacher, assistant principal, summer school principal and personnel administrator in her school district. Her professional experience also includes her service as executive director of Tech-Prep Summer Program at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has also worked as the assistant coordinator of field experiences and College of Education supervisor for early childhood student teaching experiences for the University of New Orleans.

Closing remarks: Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, President of National Council on Educating Black Children

2:30pm - 5:30pmnCeBC Board meeting

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NCEBC MEMBERSHIP DINNERWashington Park Place

6:00Pm - 8:00Pm

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICECentury B

8:00am - 12 noon

Welcome: Reverend Emanuel Cleaver, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman, Democratic. Representative for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.music: Kansas City Boys Choir and the Kansas City Girls ChoirGreetinGs: mr. Gary Ballard, Ret. CEO YourTelAmerica, William R. Polite, VP of Business Development, MAGIC JOHNSON Bridgescape Learning Centers, Gerald Johnson - Chief Marketing Officer, Magic Johnson Enterprisesintroduction of Keynote: Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown, NCEBC Board Member

Keynote: dr. shelia evans-tranumn, nceBc PresidentDr. Evans-Tranumn is a product of New York City public schools, a graduate of North Carolina Central University, holds a master’s degree from Long Island University, and has completed class requirements for a doctorate at New York University. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Reliance Award for Excellence in Education, the Administrative Women in Education Trailblazer Award, and the Albany NAACP Freedom Award and the New York State NAACP “Measure of a Woman” Award in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition, Dr. Evans-Tranumn was presented a proclamation from the City Council of New York City for commitment to the children and families of New York City. Dr. Evans-Tranumn is listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, and was also inducted into Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in Black America, Who’s Who Among Women, Gilford’s Who’s Who, and Who’s Who in the Millennium which is reserved for only 2000 Americans. In 2003, Dr. Evans-Tranumn was invited to the White House by President George Bush for her work in accountability under No Child Left Behind. Dr. Evans-Tranumn has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including Inside Albany, Best Talk in Town, Like It Is, and Positively Black.

*All NCEBC members are welcomed to fellowship and network with NCEBC Board Members during the membership dinner. President Shelia Evans-Tranumn will share her vision as we move forward the Black Male Agenda. Membership is available at the registration desk.*

PresidinG: Mr. Nehemiah Thomas, NCEBC Board Membermusical selection: invocation: Ms. Leisa Reidsunday’s minister: reverend BooKer t. rice, Jr. neW horizon christian church, st. louis, missouri


Concurrent Workshop Sessions IThursday, april 26, 2012/ 1:45pm - 3:15pm

Next StepS: DevelopiNg Black Male actioN plaNS SigNBoarD iipreSeNter: Mr. Mychal WyNNNCEBC 2nd Vice President, Mychal Wynn, outlines the next steps that conference participants may take after returning to their local communities such as: The impact of the Common Core State Standards on Black Male Achievement; how to build school-community-family partnerships around achievement issues; how to incorporate the BLUEPRINT into School Improvement Planning; and how to initiate the necessary conversations between staff, community, faith-based, and recreation leagues around African-American student achievement.

Participants will also learn how to establish a local NCEBC Chapter.

Its 3:30 and I’m tIred, But I Love ComIng Here! mayors Presenters: ms. augusta mann, ms. deLorse CamPBeLL, and dr. yvette JaCkson The dynamic and interactive session will engage your creativity. Come and have fun as you participate in the demonstration of culture-centered teaching strategies and practices that get students excited about learning. NCEBC Cultural Audits

WHat’s CuLture got to do WItH It? amBassadorsPresenters: dr. roBInson HugHes , mr. natHanIeL WILLIams, dr. denna renBarger, and ms. dIana danIeLs Come hear how NCEBC Cultural Audit process is being conducted in school districts to help bridge instructional and achievement gaps. It is critical that we create environments that provides the highest need students with the most effective teachers, grounded in culturally responsive pedagogies. NCEBC school audit process describes the school challenges through interviews with school stakeholders, classroom observations, and surveys.

nCeBC Parent CurrICuLum sIgnBoard IPresenter: dr. aHmes askIa, kamau JyWanza, and dr. gWendoLyn CookeThe presenters offer parents an inspirational framework for parenting today's generation with a look at successes, resilience grounded in our historical past, and practices for parenting successful children. A must attend presentation. The curriculum and additional materials are available through NCEBC office and bookstore.

Concurrent Workshop Sessions IIThursday, april 26, 2012/ 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Touching The SpiriT of The AfricAn AmericAn child mAyorSpreSenTer: mS. AuguSTA mAnnAUGUSTA MANN’S TOUCHING THE SPIRIT workshops and classroom demonstration lessons focus on culturally centered practical teaching strategies to accelerate the learning of literacy skills by students who need to achieve multiple years’ growth in a short period of time. These culture-centered practices accelerate the buildup of background knowledge and correction of misconceptions that is essential for success in reading comprehension of expository text.

SucceSSful non-TrAdiTionAl SecondAry progrAmS AmbASSAdorSpreSenTer: mS. dionA WilSon Creating programs to address the needs of at-risk students is an essential part to changing the national drop out and graduation crisis we are facing for African-American children. This presentation will discuss successful non-traditional programs to decrease truancy, drops outs, failure, and attendance issues, while increasing student postsecondary success and graduation rates.

commiTTing To STAy engAged: SignboArd iiSeven moTivATionAl SecreTS for creATing An engAging educATionAl prAcTicepreSenTer: JelAni JAbAriThough many teachers are able to either temporarily tap students’ interest or episodically engage students in a portion of a lesson, the ability to create and sustain an engaging instructional practice remains largely elusive. The hallmark of an engaging educational practice is a classroom in which emotional, intellectual, and behavioral engagement are inextricably woven into the instructional fabric. Participants will receive seven of the most powerful pedagogical tools which lead to the development of an engaging educational practice along with additional resources and takeaways.

SucceSS Maker – real and laSting iMproveMent Signboard ipreSenter: chenai okaMMorFrom national policies, to the Common Core Standards, to new state assessments, and new accountabilities – are you ready for the shifting educational landscape? Find out how low performing schools are beating the odds with proven INTERVENTION that empowers:

▪ Life-long learning for students ▪ Goal monitoring for teachers ▪ Up to the minute data dashboard reports for administrators ▪ Target setting for parents at home

Join the thousands of low performing schools around the country that have become Success Maker Schools of Distinction by using the High Stakes Management tools that have the power to predict student performance on state tests, and to design intervention strategies for each and every student. Success Maker™ is published by Pearson Digital Learning.

Concurrent Workshop Sessions IIIFriday, april 27, 2012 /10:30am - 11:45pm


The PrinciPled PrinciPal: MayorsThe leaders We need in Urban schoolsPresenTer: MarcUs robinson, indianaPolis charTer schoolsBuilding Administrators have a documented, pivotal role in the success of urban students. Marcus Robinson has been on the front lines, transforming a failing school into a Blue Ribbon college-preparatory academy. In this session, Mr. Robinson will address the moral audacity that must accompany the administrative authority of those who lead the schools that serve our children.

Urban Psychological cannibalisM aMbassadorsPresenTer: eboni WilsonThe definition of Urban Psychological Cannibalism© is the state in which urban individuals are conditioned through music, environment and social interactions to believe that their circumstances are a positive state of being which feeds into their current lifestyle, killing their determination for life outside of their poverty mentality, which ultimately will lead to cyclical mental, emotional and physical deterioration. This workshop will explore urban psychological cannibalism and how it affects perception of self, education, post educational opportunities and student achievement for our children.

Where is The Village? regenTsbUilding accoUnTable coMMUniTy ParTnershiPsPresenTer: anThony WilliaMs We all know the issue(s) with education, but few are willing to participate in the solution. If you are looking to build accountable community partnerships that positively impact student behavior, improve academic performance and increase community engagement this session is for you. Be prepared to be challenged and inspired to take action.

Rap, Rhythm, and Rhyme. missionthe pedagogy of using the cultuRe of ouR childRen to teach the wRiting pRocesspResenteR: eRik coRk When meaningful research data is fertilized and validated by measurable results, as well as enthusiastic student application, exemplary standardized test-scores should be the sweet scholastic fruit it consistently yields. Campuses should consistently sprout young poets, authors and journalists. Energetic editors should blossom from the cracks and stacks of creative compositions flowing and growing in our classrooms throughout America. Students nationwide should know what their true voice actually sounds like (and not just the sheer volume of it). This vibrant writing workshop is where some of the healthiest ELA seeds are cast into a vast array of teaching baskets, then planted and nurtured into full-fruition within the hearts and minds (as well as the willing fingers) of our exuberant young scholars.

Black Boys can leaRn. peRshing south how to keep Black Boys engaged and incRease classRoom peRfoRmancepResenteR: dR. Jesse Jackson, ii Black males are at high risk for social and academic failure. This seminar will educate parents, professional staff and administrators on the real facts and best practices for educating and keeping males out of trouble in today’s society. Participants will see statistical data and provide new evidence based on practices for improving male school interest and academic performance. In general seminar will teach participants how to give our boys their best chance to go to college and be successful and avoid the pipeline prison.

putting the BluepRint into action! peRshing eastpResenteRs: dR. maRy Bacon and mR. mychal wynn Dr. Bacon and Mr. Wynn outline how to ensure that you are operating from an asset- versus deficit-based perspective; how to build partnerships with parents; how to build partnerships with community institutions; how to ensure that you are having conversations around “strategy” and not distracted by “philosophical discussions”; and how to use the BLUEPRINT to assess your policies, practices, and pedagogy in cultivating an environment where African American students are expected to excel.


Engaging african amErican StudEntS PErShing WEStin culturally rElEvant and critical tExtPrESEntEr: dr. Karanja crEWS In this workshop, educators will learn how to engage students to apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. Educators will learn how to draw upon their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers using African American historical and inspirational text and conscious hip hop music. Educators will learn how to engage students to produce powerful writing through poetry, narratives, and essays.

thE BlacK malES WorKing acadEmy: roanoKEPrEParing for african amErican malES for grEatnESSPrESEntEr: dr. c.B. aKinS, Sr. The Black Male Working (BMW) Academy was founded in 2005 as a way to reach and teach African American Male students in the Fayette County Public Schools. BMW Academy is a Saturday program that focuses on Math, Science, Reading and enrichment activities. This program serves approximately 150 young men every Saturday. The young men in this program are excelling academically and socially. The data from the BMW program reveals that these young men are scoring higher on district and state assessments than other students in the district. First Baptist Church Bracktown has an establish relationship with Fayette County Schools, The United Way and the University of Kentucky. This collaboration has expanded the program and will now become the Carter G. Woodson Academy, scheduled to open in 2012. Come see why parents are clamoring to get their children in this program!

cognitivE rESiliEncE in african amErican youth ShaWnEEPrESEntEr: dr. yo jacKSon The presentation will focus on factors that contribute to positive academic outcomes despite exposure to significant life events. Data will also be presented on the American Psychological Association Task Force on Resilience and Strength in Black Children and Adolescents.

Paul roBESon-malcolm x acadEmy: PErShing northEducation By any mEanS nEcESSaryPrESEntEr: tiffany WilliamS Paul Robeson-Malcolm X Academy: Education By Any Means Necessary is a documentary film that chronicles the country’s first African-Centered public school in Detroit. The presentation will discuss the film, which focuses on the school’s history, the opposition that was met when the school first opened in the early 1990’s, and the impact the school is having on the lives of students. A small clip of the film will also be shown during the presentation.

Concurrent Workshop Sessions IVFriday, april 27, 2012 /1:45pm - 3:15pm

Black alliance for educational options: Mayorsleadership for inclusive school coMMunitiespresenter: dr. Wayne leWisBuilding Administrators have a documented, pivotal role in the success of urban students. Marcus Robinson has been on the front lines, transforming a failing school into a Blue Ribbon college-preparatory academy. In this session, Mr. Robinson will address the moral audacity that must accompany the administrative authority of those who lead the schools that serve our children.

urBan psychological canniBalisM aMBassadorspresenter: dr. greta peayCome and participate in this highly active fun session, where the secrets of successful no-nonsense teachers are revealed. These culture-centered practices accelerate the buildup of background knowledge and correction of misconceptions that is essential for success in reading comprehension of expository texts.

lean on Me... again: regents turnaround schools and the Black coMMunitypresenter: Mr. craston artis As the reform trend of turnaround schools takes shape across the country, it is imperative that black educators have a deeper understanding of its implications. This presentation showcases one school, the turnaround culture, and where we can go from here.

reclaiMing youth at risk pershing northpresenter: dr. Mary BaconThis workshop outlines 5 steps to empowering the powerless: Courageous Conversations; Connecting Emotionally, not just Cognitively; Seeing the World From Multiple Perspectives; Adopt a Strength rather than a Deficit Model; and Identify Strategies that Build on Prior Knowledge.



How to Have great parental engagement roanoke presenter: minnie pierce Presentation will provide stakeholders, especially parents, with information on their rights to be involved with decision making, for their children's education and how to apply the knowledge gained from the session, to increase meaningful two way communication with schools and district staff members, to build partnerships that will increasing student academic learning.

tHe cure for tHe common classroom persHing east is an acHievement model and classroom management system

The Cure for the Common Classroom…has several components that enable teachers to reduce the amount of time that, too often, must be devoted to “managing and disciplining” students. This is lost instructional time. The Cure for the Common Classroom is an achievement model and classroom management system. It is simple, research-based, “values-centered” student responsibility model that attempts to enhance the teachers’ effectiveness by providing better “tools” to do the job; and accelerate student achievement by helping students better understand their roles as learners and their opportunities as citizens.

fostering success for all students, particularly Black Boys persHing soutHpresenter: mr. micHael dennis This interactive workshop provides participants access to a research and standards based personal responsibility’ “Rites of Passage Program” that enhances the common core curriculum (English, math, history) while engaging the students in a contemporary cultural relevant and responsive character development behavior modification curriculum. Participants will leave this workshop with proven strategies to improve the success of young black boys. These strategies include how to develop all male classrooms and academies using the “school within a school” model, how to address the young black males social challenges (gangs, drugs, crime, rap music, etc.) by understanding the “cultural shift” that has taken place in the past generation, exposing the young back male to his historical ancestry, and how to create a “paradigm shift” from viewing the young black males from a deficit perception to a positive perception. The ultimate goal of this presentation is to provide the participants with strategies and resources that will restore the dignity and respect to young black males while providing a “path” that dramatically increases their chances of success.


Concurrent Workshop Sessions VSaturday, april 28, 2012 /10:30am - 11:45am

Pedagogy of ConfidenCe for Urban TeaChers and sTUdenTs Mission PresenTer: dr. yveTTe JaCkson The potential of underachieving urban students is neglected due to a focus on remediation instead of an understanding of strategies that elicit and nurture the strengths, confidence, and behaviors these students need to demonstrate their intellectual potential and be self-actualized. But what happens when every teacher starts teaching with the students’ strength in mind? What effect will it have in eliminating persistent gaps between potential and achievement? Yvette Jackson will engage participants in learning how to systematically develop students’ cognitive skills, reflective thinking and high intellectual performances using the framework of culture, language and cognition inherent in the Pedagogy of Confidence, described in her new book of the same name.

seCreTs for MoTivaTing, edUCaTing, and lifTing Pershing soUThThe sPiriT of afriCan aMeriCan MalesPresenTer: Mr. ernesT Johnson Black males are at high risk for social and academic failure. This seminar will educate parents, professional staff and administrators on the real facts and best practices for educating and keeping males out of trouble in today’s society. Participants will see statistical data and provide new evidence based on practices for improving male school interest and academic performance. In general seminar will teach participants how to give our boys their best chance to go to college and be successful and avoid the pipeline.

PresenTer: Ms. lisa WilliaMs MayorsThis presentation will describe a process to evaluate both quantitative and qualitative data that supports the delivery of quality instruction.


Kauffman ScholarS Program ambaSSadorSPreSenter: dr. Jeffrey WilliamS, Vice PreSident of higher education, Kauffman ScholarS, inc. The Kauffman Scholars program (KSI) is a college preparation and access program which has positioned itself as one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the country. The program provides the guidance and support necessary to place urban youth on the path to college graduation. Expected to serve at least 2,300 students with a grant of $70 Million over 19 years, it is the largest and longest-term commitment in the history of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

it taKeS a Village to maKe imPact regentSDesigning anD operating effective collaboratives to effectuate comprehensive anD sustainable changePreSenterS: mS. daWn Purnell and mr. Jeff WallaceIn this environment of economic instability and declining financial markets, nonprofits are being challenged to identify viable methods for building their capacity and reach. Collabroatives have emerged as a virtual gold mind for non-profit organizations faced with these challenges. Join Dawn Purnell and Jeffery Wallace in a strategic dialogue about the power and importance of collaboration. A workshop designed to examine successful strategies to transforms your organization’s partners into collaborative stakeholders that are fully invested in:

• Establishing intentional symbiotic relationships that leverage core competencies for a collective agenda• Identifying shared outcomes and outputs that advances a collective agenda• Designing a policy agenda that concretizes sustainable reform (organizational and community)

the imPact of male PreSence for PoSitiVe Student outcomeS PerShing north PreSenterS: mr. Jeffery daSe and mr. lorenzo ruSSell These two Chicago Public Schools administrators are both products of the school system in which they work and will share their initiatives and strategies which have provided them with a proven track record of success with the hope that participants and members in the audience will take back to their respective school districts to make similar positive changes for similar and/ or better results as they relate to educating African American children, specifically African American male students.


Helping Black Males persHing soutH to overcoMe self-Handicapping BeHaviorspresenter: Mr. JaMes BrysonA major challenge facing educators is helping African American males succeed. There is a growing concern that the African American male will be socially, politically and economically obsolete. Come and explore the dynamics, definition, and causes, consequences and strategies to help educators help African American males succeed.

pressing toward tHe goal against all odds Missionpresenter: Mrs. carol raines-Brown Addresses issues that effect the life strand and core being of children across the country. Learn Strategies and techniques in Helping students to stay in school who come from the most Challenging environments imaginable. Learn how parents, relative caregivers, foster parents, guardians, teachers, community and other professionals can bridge the gap to eradicate the drop out epidemic. Come, learn, and join us in making a difference in lives of children and young people in your (Our) community.

ensuring success for Black Male undergraduate students persHing westpresenter: dr. BarBara Butler Rejection of the Stereotype Threat Syndrome- a qualitative study that explores the requirements for success of black male students’ in educational attainment of their undergraduate degree. Through the voices of the participants, the results provide a recipe that will help any parent, high school or university advisor support their students.


Pedagogy of ConfidenCe for Urban TeaChers and sTUdenTs Mission 100PresenTer: dr. yveTTe JaCkson The potential of underachieving urban students is neglected due to a focus on remediation instead of an understanding of strategies that elicit and nurture the strengths, confidence, and behaviors these students need to demonstrate their intellectual potential and be self-actualized. But what happens when every teacher starts teaching with the students’ strength in mind? What effect will it have in eliminating persistent gaps between potential and achievement? Yvette Jackson will engage participants in learning how to systematically develop students’ cognitive skills, reflective thinking and high intellectual performances using the framework of culture, language and cognition inherent in the Pedagogy of Confidence, described in her new book of the same name.

ToTal CoMMUniTy CoMMiTMenT To sTUdenT sUCCess: roanokea holisTiC aPProaChPresenTer: dr. Jevon Marshall Participants will be exposed to current research, including a recent doctoral study by Dr. JeVon Marshall, about how community involvement can enhance learning opportunities for children in poverty by removing barriers such as school supplies, health care, shelter, clothing, tutoring, and mentorship for parents and students. In light of more rigorous standards and higher accountability, participants will see how this wrap-around approach can help increase student achievement and create a nurturing and loving environment for all. The transformational research will inspire you to actively engage in the next level of Dr. King’s “War on Poverty” as we “Rebuild the Village”.

develoPing PosiTive sTraTegies ThaT inCrease learning oPPorTUniTies Pershing easTfor CUlTUrally diverse sTUdenTsPresenTer: dr. anThony Moore This session will identify strategies that positively impact student behavior and academic performance, recognize student differences, promote character education, and create a positive learning environment where students are engaged in learning. Participants will be engaged in small group and hands-on activities to explore ideas and strategies to help Black male students succeed.

Images In FIlm and lIFe shawnee

“They Are Not All Lost” was produced a few years ago. It highlights racial profiling of young people of color, and presents positive images of these young people overcoming adversity. It may have stopped the most recent deadly incident, the murder of Trayvon Martin. Participants will view this highly acclaimed film. After which the filmmaker/educator will lead a discussion on how educators may use the film and its curriculum to make a difference in the lives of their students.


Lift Ev’ry Voice

Verse ILift every voice and sing,

till earth and Heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise,high as the listening skies,

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.Sing a song full of the faith

that the dark past has taught us,Sing a song full of the hope

that the present has brought us;Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

Let us march on till victory is won.

Verse IIStony the road we trod,

bitter the chastening rod,Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

Yet with a steady beat,have not our weary feet,Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a waythat with tears has been watered,We have come, treading our path

through the blood of the slaughtered;Out from the gloomy past,till now we stand at last

Where the white gleam ofour bright star is cast.

Verse iiiGod of our weary years,God of our silent tears,

Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;Thou Who hast by Thy might,led us into the light,

Keep us forever in the path, we pray.Lest our feet stray from the places,

our God, where we met Thee.Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine

of the world, we forget Thee.Shadowed beneath Thy hand,

may we forever stand,True to our God, true to our native land.


Glossary of Terms2012 NCeBC NaTioNal CoNveNTioN-KaNsas CiTy

1. BluepriNT for aCTioN: This is a guide written and published by the National Council on Educating Black Children. It is based on the “effective schools” research of the late Dr. Ron Edmonds, and the concept that “all children can learn.” It provides a time-tested framework for collaborative actions that schools, literacy centers, parents, communities and businesses, higher education institutions, support service providers, paraprofessionals, and churches can use to collaboratively solve educational problems and accelerate achievement for all children, particularly those who are Black males.

2. BuildiNG The puBliC Will: Building the public will is the act of strengthening the desire of the people in your neighborhoods and communities to act through civic participation, i.e., activism, organizing, exercising leadership, making demands, protesting, marching, speaking out, voting, proposing new policy, etc., on issues that are of concern to them.

3. movemeNTs: Movements are often spontaneous and leadership is often diffuse. Organizations participating in a movement may be less formal and less established. Movements emerge when there is: 1) a constituency making a visible demand on the larger society, 2) an array of public tactics that are easily replicated from place to place, and 3) a proactive policy demand that expands rights rather than simply defends the constituency from attack. (Schott Foundation for Public Education)

4. puBliC poliCy: The laws, regulations, and funding priorities as set forth by governmental bodies at the local, state, or federal level. According to Wikipedia, “shaping public policy is a complex and multifaceted process that involves the interplay of numerous individuals and interest groups competing and collaborating to influence policymakers to act in a particular way. These individuals and groups use a variety of tactics and tools to advance their aims, including advocating their positions publicly, attempting to educate supporters and opponents, and mobilizing allies on a particular issue. In this context, advocacy can be defined as attempting to influence public policy through education, lobbying, or political pressure. Advocacy groups often attempt to educate the general public as well as public policy makers about the nature of problems, what legislation is needed to address problems, and the funding required providing services or conducting research. Sound research data can be used to educate the public as well as policy makers, thereby improving the public policy process.”

5. sChoTT fouNdaTioN: The Schott Foundation for Public Education is a 501(c)(3) public charity located in Cambridge, MA, who focuses their grant making on improving public education for low-income children and children of color. They are currently organizing the Opportunity to Learn Campaign to highlight the inequities in public education resources and to build a national movement to bring a high quality public education to all of America’s children.

6. sTaKeholder: A stakeholder can be anyone who has an interest in the issue: teachers, school administrators, business leaders, politicians, taxpayers, etc. But these groups of stakeholders do not suffer the direct effects of a system that fails to educate Black youth. They do not have as much to gain as Black youth and their families.

7. sTaTe BlaCK male aCTioN plaNs: Delegates from 22 States have attended the National Council on Educating Black Children National Conventions in ‘06, ‘07, ’08, ’09; they wrote Black Male Action Plans for their states. These plans are on-line at www.ncebc.org

National Council on Educating Black Children

Certificate of AttendancePresented to

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2012 Annual NCEBC National Convention

April 25 - 29, 2012Kansas City, Missouri

A Blueprint for Action: Policies, Practices, and Pedagogy—Strengthening Black Male Achievement

Dr. Shelia Evans-Tranumn, NCEBC President Natasha Murray, 1st Vice President

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