Alternative Accountability Policy Forum | NOV.13 - NOV.15, 2019, San Diego

Changing from At-Risk to At-Promise

California has become the first state to recognize the importance of changing laws to recognize that all students are “At-promise” of success. Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 413 (Jones-Sawyer) on October 12, 2019. The bill eliminates the deficit laden “At-risk” term in the California Education and Penal Codes. Join us to celebrate this victory! The 8th Annual RAPSA Alternative Accountability Policy Forum will be held in San Diego, November 13-15. Participants of this exciting event will collaborate to create a national initiative to ensure that all states recognize the promise of students facing economic, cultural, and emotional challenges.   There are only 3 weeks left to register for this opportunity to participate in the most important equity paradigm shift in decades.

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Keynote: Reginald Jones-Sawyer Assembly Member Reginald Jones-Sawyer will kick off this year’s conference with his perspective on why schools, criminal justice systems, and communities need to eliminate labeling youth of color, students living in poverty, and trauma-impacted youth as at-risk of failure.  RAPSA has long recognized that the way to support challenged students is to recognize their promise rather than assume negative outcomes.   Register

Closing Session: The Pushouts The conference’s closing general session offers a special preview of the award-winning film about the youth we serve, a documentary entitled “The Pushouts.” Joining us for the closing session will be an insightful conversation with Producer and Co-Director Dawn Valadez. Register

Breakout Sessions This year’s conference focuses on how to change the conversation to change the lives of at-promise students. The policy forum provides 24 compelling sessions on best practices and policies in the following areas: Implementing Effective Alternative Accountability Policies and Data Workforce, Community and Post-Secondary Partnerships to Support Reengagement Teaching and Learning Strategies for At-Promise Students Serving the Whole Student: Addressing Trauma and Social Emotional Learning View the sessions for each of these strands.

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For more information about the Policy Forum, contact Ernie Silva at 916.449.8919 or   ernie.silva@siatech.org .