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As educators continue to navigate the impact of COVID-19 on their students and their own families, stress is up, morale is down, and even the most seasoned educators we serve are struggling to cope.

In FY21, we will work with a cohort of school and district leaders in Jefferson County Schools to acknowledge and process their own trauma and develop the resilience required to lead students, teachers and families who are also experiencing trauma and grief as a direct result of the pandemic. Resilience Circles is a series of facilitated sessions that helps leaders develop emotional self-awareness; social support; and self-care. These are the ingredients that build resilience, which we define as the "ability to bounce forward in the face of adversity and persevere toward strategic goals."

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"Working with GLISI is like getting a deep tissue massage. The end result is deeply satisfying, but it isn’t always comfortable. I can see how uncomfortable, hard work—like when we examined our identities and bias—is shifting my leadership. Even as someone who has 30 years in."

Stacy Arnold

Jefferson County Schools, Director of Teaching & Learning

"Working with GLISI is like getting a deep tissue massage. The end result is deeply satisfying, but it isn’t always comfortable. I can see how uncomfortable, hard work—like when we examined our identities and bias—is shifting my leadership. Even as someone who has 30 years in."

Stacy Arnold

Jefferson County Schools, Director of Teaching & Learning

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Our SEL toolkit and our COBALT partnerships continue to be a springboards to deeper work with educators across Georgia who are in a position to make more equity-concious choices in how they teach and lead.

In FY21, we will build upon the foundation of resources developed there and draw in additional research and expertise to design an equity conciousness course open to all 8,000 employees in Forsyth County Schools. We will also provide deeper training and coaching support to administrators in Carroll County Schools that focuses specifically on becoming more equity-concious leaders.

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"Walls were broken down in terms of what people were willing to talk about – in a good way. GLISI offered a structured space where we felt safe talking about differences, about race, about identity."

Scott Cowart

Superintendent  | Carroll County School System

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"Walls were broken down in terms of what people were willing to talk about – in a good way. GLISI offered a structured space where we felt safe talking about differences, about race, about identity."

Scott Cowart

Superintendent  | Carroll County School System

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We are thinking beyond the traditional teachers and leaders we have always served and asking ourselves, "Who else do we need to serve if we are to realize our vision of a Georgia where race, family income and geography are no longer the strongest predictors of student success?"

Excellent and equitable schools emanate from the beliefs, actions, and leadership of not only those within the confines of the school house walls, but also from the policies, beliefs, values, and ways of organizing reflected in the broader community. We initiated direct service support for school board members in FY20 through a collaboration with the Georgia School Boards Association. We aspire to grow our influence and service to all those in a position to accelerate the change required to realize our vision in FY21.