JUST COMMUNITIES CENTRAL COAST
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Organizations Filed Purposes: JUST COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER AS PART OF A LARGER STRATEGY TO ADDRESS RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND OUTCOMES. TO THAT END, AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF OUR WORK WAS CONDUCTED IN 2013. IT FOUND THAT: JUST COMMUNITIES ACCELERATED CHANGE THROUGH ITS IEE AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING AT DOS PUEBLOS HIGH SCHOOL, LA COLINA JUNIOR HIGH, AND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. EACH HAD FACETS OF LEADERSHIP SUPPORT, COMMON LANGUAGE, COMMUNITY RESOURCE ENGAGEMENT, AND CRITICAL MASS FOR CHANGE. THIS PILOT STUDYS TRIANGULATION OF POLICY, PROCESS, AND ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS ALONG THE THEORY OF CHANGE ARE EVIDENCE THAT JUST COMMUNITIES MADE A MEASURABLE CONTRIBUTION TO LATINO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN THE 2007/2008 AND 2011/2012 SCHOOL YEARS ( RUBAYI SRIVASTAVA & MICHELLE ENRIQUEZ, CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS: A PILOT STUDY, SEPTEMBER 2013, PG. 7.) SPECIFICALLY, SINCE PARTNERING WITH JUST COMMUNITIES, THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SE

JUST COMMUNITIES CENTRAL COAST ADVANCES JUSTICE BY BUILDING LEADERSHIP, FOSTERING CHANGE, AND DISMANTLING ALL FORMS OF PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION AND OPPRESSION.

YOUTH ORGANIZING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPEMENT: JUST COMMUNITIES OFFERS TWO CORE YOUTH PROGRAMS: THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI) AND TALKING IN CLASS (TIC). CLI IS A SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH 40 HIGH-SCHOOL AGED YOUTH PER YEAR TO STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY SKILLS WHILE TACKLING IMPORTANT ISSUES OF RACIAL, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. THIS WORKSHOP ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR MULTIFACETED IDENTITIES, LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND COUNTER INEQUALITY, GAIN ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND CREATE PLANS TO CREATE CHANGES IN THEIR SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. TIC TAKES PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ENGAGES STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AND STRATEGIC ACTION TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT BY DEVELOPING CONCRETE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT WORK. THIS IS A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM THAT IS BUILT TO FIT THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL. TALKING IN CLASS ENSURES STUDENTS FROM GRADES 6-12 HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR OWN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND SUCCESS. SINCE LAUNCHING TALKING IN CLASS, STUDENT RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE LED TO IMPROVED SCHOOL CULTURES AND CLIMATES, INCREASED NUMBERS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR IN RIGOROUS CLASSES, NEW SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS, AND MORE. YOUTH ORGANIZING INSTITUTE

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY INITIATIVE: JUST COMMUNITIES WORKS WITH EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO CREATE SCHOOLS IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS ENJOY A SENSE OF CONNECTEDNESS, SAFETY, AND THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION. THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDES THE INSTITUTE FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION - A FOUR-AND-A- HALF DAY RESIDENTIAL TRAINING THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP ISSUES RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL EQUITY; ONGOING, YEAR-ROUND FOLLOW-UP THAT SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS IN IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE; AND CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TOPICS SUCH AS IMPLICIT BIAS, CULTURAL PROFICIENCY, AND MORE.

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, COACHING & CUSTOMIZED TRAINING: JUST COMMUNITIES COMBINES EXPERTISE IN ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND COACHING TO BRING A CUSTOMIZED APPROACH TO HELPING SCHOOLS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND BUSINESSES ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS RELATED TO EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY. OVER THE LAST YEAR, 314 FAMILIES, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS.

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