Tavon is a Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) member and MAPCS Summer Policy & Advocacy Fellow. The fellowship is an 8-week, time hands on experience allowing for fellows to apply their leadership skills and passion for equity, while challenging fellows to think like education policymakers. During the year, Tavon proudly serves as the Director of New Teacher Support & Alumni Relations at City Teaching Alliance (formerly known as Urban Teachers.) In this role, he works collaboratively with school leaders, CTAs Instructional Coaches and City Schools to help envision and execute solutions that make a difference for educators. Tavon is a proud Baltimorean and before retuning home to Baltimore, he served as the Director of Youth and Family Ministries in Georgia; Human Service Advocate; Preschool Teacher; SEL Resource teacher; Educational non-profit leader. His recreational passions include journaling, kayaking, journaling, SEC football (GO DAWGS!) and enjoying baseball- Go O's.

MAPCS Staff attended the National Charter School Conference, and they picked up some resource to share. To include exhibitor flyers on CTE, Enrollment, Tech and more; succession planning spreadsheet; and a Leadership Assessment matrix. You can find them here.

Have you heard the good news!?

Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools (MAPCS) has partnered with the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) to offer a series of events to generate and support a diverse pipeline of charter educators throughout Maryland.

Wednesday, October 11th at 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Recognizing and Redressing Bias in the System in/adjacent to our Educational System 

• Identify the difference between addressing and redressing bias.   
• Explore strategies for addressing and redressing bias.  

Audience: Leadership, Operator staff

MARYLAND OPERATIONS LISTSERVE

New Ops employee at your school? You can share this link so they can join the Maryland Operations Listserve (Please indicate your role and charter school in your request).