School Redesign in Action is the Great Schools Partnership’s twelfth conference for educators, students, and community partners from New England and across the nation to highlight and share school redesign efforts that are improving educational equity and personalized learning. Participants will take learning away from the conference today that they can implement tomorrow. Our theme this year is: Bold Vision, Bold Action.
When:
Monday, March 25 & Tuesday, March 26
Who:
For those committed to educational equity and improving learning for all students
Where:
Providence, Rhode Island
Pricing:
Early Bird: $475
General Registration: $550
Student Registration: $50
Post-Conference: $100
Registration Is Open!
Are you committed to educational equity and improving learning for all students? Then we invite you to join us.
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Meet Our Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jamila Dugan
Dr. Jamila Dugan (she/her) is an author, leadership coach, and researcher. She co-authored, with Shane Safir, the Corwin Press Best Seller, Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation, focusing on culturally-rich education environments and transformative approaches to learning. She began her career as an early elementary teacher in Washington DC, has served as a coach for teachers, led PhillyPLUS, a school leadership preparation program in Philadelphia, PA, and as a school leader, co-developed the first public mandarin immersion middle school in Oakland, CA. She is the founder of JD Learning Partners, specializing in equity-centered leadership development across the education and public service sectors.
She is also a frequent contributor to EL Magazine, writing on topics such as family-school partnerships, restorative practice, and radical dreaming. Jamila holds a doctorate in educational leadership for equity from the University of California, Berkeley; a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from George Mason University; and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fresno State University. Jamila lives in Tampa, FL with her husband and two children.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Great Schools Partnership (GSP) is inviting educators, students, and community partners from New England and across the nation to submit proposals to lead workshops for the 12th School Redesign in Action (SRIA) conference. Join us March 25 and 26, 2024, in Providence, Rhode Island for SRIA, a conference to highlight and share school redesign efforts that are improving educational equity and personalized learning.
Our theme this year is Bold Vision, Bold Action, inspired by the work of this year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Jamila Dugan. To learn more about Dugan’s vision, listen to her on the Street Data podcast and read her article, “Radical Dreaming for Education Now.”
We are seeking proposals that showcase how community, district, classroom, or school efforts have led to a more equitable, rigorous, and personalized experience for students, including but not limited to:
- Innovative instructional-based practices
- Non-bias assessment, grading, and reporting
- Community engagement
- Diversifying the educator workforce
- Social-emotional learning
- Equitable policy
Proposals should highlight work that you are or have been actively engaged in. We will prioritize the selection of sessions that:
- Align with our definition of educational equity: ensuring just outcomes for all students, raising marginalized voices, and challenging the imbalance of power and privilege
- Share strategies, tools, and resources that participants can implement in their own context
- Align to Great Schools Partnership’s core tenets and the conference theme: Bold Vision, Bold Action
- Include student voice, especially by including students in the presenting team
- Engage the audience effectively
Vendors or non-profit organizations presenting without practicing educators as co-presenters and wishing to sell their products or services to participants will not be considered for session presentations.
See our program from SRIA 2023 for examples of previous workshops.
What you’ll need to submit:
- One member of the presenting team who will be your point of contact
- Full names and roles for additional presenters (we recognize this may change as the event approaches)
- The title for your presentation (no more than 70 characters)
- A bulleted list of 2-4 outcomes participants can expect to experience
- Description for your workshop (no more than 150 words)
- An explanation of how you will structure the time in your workshop to achieve your outcomes and engage the audience
- Optional demographic or contextual information about your student population
Recommended resources:
- Workshop Protocol: our expectations for workshops at SRIA24
- Great Schools Partnership’s Indicators of Educational Equity
- The program for SRIA23: See titles, outcomes, and descriptions from last years’ workshop selection
- GSP staff: Contact events@greatschoolspartnership.org if you want help thinking through your proposal
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL
The deadline for submitting proposals is October 25, 2023. Proposals submitted after the deadline may be considered on a rolling basis. Primary contacts will be notified of their status the week of November 13, 2023.
Registration fees will be waived for up to two (2) presenters. Each additional presenter will pay the regular registration cost. The student registration fee will be $50.
Each presenting team selected for the conference will be expected to send at least one representative to participate in a 30-minute webinar in early January that will review the organization of the conference and outline best practices for meaningful and engaging workshops.
For more information, please contact Kayla Girardin: kgirardin@greatschoolspartnership.org or 207-773-0505.
Registration is now open! Click the button below to visit our registration page. If you need information on pricing, the agenda, lodging, travel, our cancellation policy, our Covid-19 policy, or our accessibility policy, please see below.
We look forward to seeing you in Newport, Rhode Island, on March 27-28, 2023.
REGISTRATION
We are excited to share that registration is now open for School Redesign in Action (SRIA) 2024, our 12th conference for educators, students, and community partners who are dedicated to innovation, educational equity, and personalized learning.
PRICING
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Early Bird Registration $475
Deadline: January 29, 2024
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General Registration $550
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Student Registration $50
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Post-Conference Registration $100
AGENDA – AT A GLANCE
To check out a complete list of session titles and descriptions, please visit our conference schedule.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2024
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Registration and networking (optional) |
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Continental breakfast and registration |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote: Dr. Jamila Dugan |
| 10:15 AM | Session 1 Workshops |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Session 2 Workshops |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Session 3 Workshops |
| 4:15 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM | Networking, refreshments, and cash bar |
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2023
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Continental breakfast and registration |
| 8:30 AM | Session 4 Workshops |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM | Session 5 Workshops |
| 11:45 AM | Closing & end of regular conference (boxed lunches available) |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM | Extended sessions |
LODGING
Address: Omni Providence Hotel, 1 W Exchange St, Providence, RI 02903
Room Rate: $169 per night, plus taxes and fees. Conference rate is eligible for March 24-25, 2024.
Booking instructions: To reserve a room at our conference rate, please book directly through our customized booking site or call the reservation line, 1-402-952-6646, and reference the School Redesign in Action conference. You must reserve your rooms by Monday, March 4, to be guaranteed our conference rate.
TRAVEL
By Plane:
Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD): 10 miles, 13 minutes by car
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): 50 miles, 1:30 hour by car
By Train:
Amtrak: Providence is located on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C./New York City and Boston. The Providence train station is located 0.4 miles from the Omni Hotel.
By Bus:
Check the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority website
CANCELLATION POLICY
Non-Emergency:
If you cannot attend the conference, you may transfer your registration to another attendee or request a refund. Refund requests for cancellations must be received via email by March 8, 2024. The full amount paid minus a 10% processing fee will be refunded. Transfers can be made without penalty at any time; however, we cannot guarantee name changes on materials after March 8, 2024. No refund will be issued for cancellations received after March 8, 2024, unless in accordance with the emergency policy below.
Emergency:
Refunds may be granted after March 8, 2024, if an attendee is unable to attend the conference due to the death of an immediate family member, hospitalization, or other extraordinary circumstance. Refunds will still be subject to the 10% processing fee. All emergency refund requests must be received no later than April 12, 2024.
All cancellations and requests for transfer must be sent in writing via email. For questions and additional information, email our conference team or call 207-773-0505.
ACCESSIBILITY POLICIES
Great Schools Partnership is committed to providing equal access to all attendees at the 2024 School Redesign in Action Conference. This year’s conference is hosted by the Omni Providence Hotel, whose facilities are equipped in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Together, our teams are dedicated to welcoming and meeting the needs of all conference guests.
When you register, you will be invited to request any accommodations you may require in order to attend the conference. The following information is provided in order to assist you in assessing your needs and planning your request. Please reach out to the SRIA Conference Team at events@greatschoolspartnership.org with questions.
This policy is adapted from The Rowland Foundation’s Annual Rowland Conference Accessibility Statement. Our gratitude to Abby Paige and the Rowland Foundation.
Conference parking is available on-site at both the Omni Hotel (valet) and the Rhode Island Convention Center North Garage (self-parking). The 4th floor of the North garage is connected to the Omni Hotel. If you need closer parking or a reserved accessible parking space, please contact us to make arrangements.
ADA rooms include enlarged door openings, grab bars near the toilet, toilet no higher than 29 inches from floor, a roll-in shower with handheld shower head and grab bars, and visual notification for the hotel alarm system, door, and phone. To book an accessible room, please reach out to us and we will coordinate with the hotel.
During the registration process, you will be asked about dietary restrictions and other accommodations you may require in order to fully participate in the School Redesign in Action Conference. Once you have completed your registration and your request has been received, the SRIA Conference Team will be in touch to make arrangements to meet your needs.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation services and Assistive Listening Devices may be requested for any parts of the day, given advance notice by February 23, 2024. Microphones will be used in our keynote session and all of our break-out workshop spaces.
The keynote session will include closed captions. Breakout session presenters will be encouraged to include closed captions during their workshops.
All conference events will take place in the Omni Providence Hotel’s meeting rooms. These are located on the ground floor, second floor, and third floor of the hotel. The hotel and all meeting rooms are ADA-compliant and accessible by elevator.
We ask workshop presenters to create lively, active, and participatory sessions where attendees can practice new skills and learn by doing. If you have concerns about being able to fully participate in the workshop of your choice, please contact the SRIA Conference Team at events@greatschoolspartnership.org prior to the event so we can arrange with the presenters of your chosen workshops to accommodate your needs.
We recognize that COVID-19 and other infectious diseases pose special risks to those with compromised immune systems and other health problems, and that large in-person events present challenges for such individuals. With this in mind, we are monitoring the local situation so that we can respond to it as needed. Currently:
- We ask that you please stay home if you experience fever, cough, muscle aches, or other symptoms in the days leading up to the event.
- Regardless of symptoms, we strongly encourage attendees to self-test for COVID-19 before attending the conference.
- We encourage attendees to update their vaccination status according to CDC guidelines and to avoid other large gatherings in advance of the event in order to further mitigate risk.
- SRIA 2024 will be a mask-friendly event. We encourage attendees to mask according to their comfort and needs.
- Event spaces will be well-ventilated.
- On the day of the event, we will offer red, yellow, and green stickers that can be affixed to your name badge as a signal to other attendees about the level of physical-distancing you prefer.
- Red sticker: No contact, please maintain space between us.
- Yellow sticker: Elbow bumps, I am being cautious.
- Green sticker: Handshakes welcome.
Your conference registration covers the cost of a continental breakfast, your lunch, and other refreshments during the day on both days. Our lunch is served buffet style, with vegetarian and gluten-free options provided. You will be asked about dietary restrictions and allergies at the time of registration, which help us to have the appropriate portions of those items on hand. Please provide dietary information at the time of registration. If you need further assistance, please contact us to make arrangements.
Our keynote conference session takes place in a large ballroom with a raised stage, a screen where slides are shown, and sound-amplification. Seating will be arranged around tables. The Omni Providence Events Team will take care to arrange the room to allow for easy navigation by attendees, including those with mobility issues. If you feel you may need special seating due to a mobility aid, service animal, or visual or hearing impairment, please contact us to make arrangements.
Trained service and assistance animals are allowed at the Omni Providence in accordance with
federal and state law. Emotional support animals are not permitted.
There will be dedicated wellness and quiet spaces available for conference participants to attend to their various needs. This will include two private, locked rooms reserved for individuals to pray, nursing mothers, etc. These wellness rooms are first-come, first-served, and keys will be available at the registration desk. An additional quiet space will be available and accessible to any conference participant to step away to attend to their mental health, take a break, have reflection time, etc.
The School Redesign in Action Conference is an in-person event. We do not offer a virtual option for SRIA at this time. If you wish to engage with us in a virtual setting, please explore our other events for workshops and sessions offered via Zoom.
Your questions and comments help us learn how to better remove barriers to access for our conference. Please contact the SRIA Conference Team at events@greatschoolspartnership.org prior to the event to share your ideas and to be sure that your needs are met.
ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including disabled people, to engage fully. If you have accessibility requirements, please include details in your conference registration form or contact Kayla Girardin: kgirardin@greatschoolspartnership.org or 207-699-4681.