RAPSA Forum Keynote

Changing At-Risk to At-Promise

RAPSA Forum 2020

RAPSA’s Forums provide up to date information about progress on meaningful accountability policies for schools serving at-promise students. As states increasingly adopt alternative accountability policies, school leaders are challenged to design systems and pedagogies that put alternative accountability in practice. This year’s Forum includes 9 sessions with perspectives by leading experts from California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

Critical Wellness to Support All Students

Tyrone Howard, UCLA

RAPSA Forum 2020

A number of students continue to face numerous obstacles in their quest to be successful in schools. In an effort to move away from deficit-based accounts of student experiences and outcomes, this session will operate from an asset-based approach about how educators can support students holistically. The session will focus on critical wellness wherein educators can understand the impact that racism, poverty, trauma, and other social realities have on students which influences their experiences in schools. The session will offer strategies, recommendations, and resources that school personnel can utilize to help support student wellness and academic outcomes.

Changing the Game, Student Experience

Keyisha Holmes, Student Leader Voices, Officer Ryan Tillman

RAPSA Forum 2020

Riverside County Office of Education is recognized nationally as a leader in reengaging at-promise students. On November 20th , Dr. Keyisha R. Holmes Ed.D, Director of Leadership, Innovation and Outreach will bring student leaders to describe their experience with the process of multiple perspective engagement as a means to heal their communities. Their interactions with local law enforcement, educators, and others provide solutions and insights as to what “is needed” to heal injustice, promote hope and resiliency, and leverage unity in this time of national crisis.

  • Keyisha Holmes (Speaker) Riverside County Office of Education , Director II