文化:尊重学生优势的仪式、惯例和实践.

与学生合作, 工作人员, 家庭, 和社区, AAMA will use transformative antiracist practices to disrupt patterns of systemic racism and rebuild the school system to support the advancement of African American boys and young men in education and life.

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• We audited central supports focused on Black boys and 青少年 and conducted focus groups with some recent graduates and seventh-12th graders to identify aspects of school 文化 we need to improve and support systems that work well for them.
• We worked to center Black male seniors during a time of remote learning and unexpected obstacles. 与其他部门合作, AAMA supported school 工作人员 in their work to check in with each 学生 and ensure Black male seniors were on-track for graduation.
• 我们聘请了黑人男性领袖亚当·海兹利普和凯文·罗伊作为AAMA的经理. 他们是国王们不可思议的榜样.
• 我们在2020年2月成立了AAMA学生领导委员会. The AAMA managers conduct bi-weekly remote meetings and individual check-ins to ensure Black boys and 青少年 continue to have a seat at the table when it comes to making decisions that affect their lives and education.

条件:政策、结构、 & 支持温馨和安全的学习空间的系统. AAMA与地区领导合作, 买正规足球比赛的app, 和学校领导一起制定和实施政策, 结构, systems that support healthy development and learning for all African American male 学生.

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• Centered Black 学生 voices in the decision-making process for initiatives such as COVID-19 planning, 分级实践, 反种族主义政策, 学生参与, 2020年秋季计划.
• 与权益主管合作, 合作伙伴关系, Engagement; the SPS Department of Racial Equity Advancement team; and other educational leaders and groups to build capacity for racial equity initiatives benefiting our Black boys and 青少年.
• Worked with other departments to identify 学生 and 家庭 in need of direct supports through the Right Now Needs Fund, 亚马逊与教育联盟合作，帮助校长, 老师, parents collaborate to remove 学生’; most basic barriers to learning, 比如对食物的需求, 服装, 和住房.
• 共同担保$1.8 million dollars from local philanthropies in service of AAMA’s work to create policies, 结构, 以及为黑人男性学生的成功而设计的系统. 阅读更多关于教育联盟的信息.

能力:能力 & 教育工作者需要接触和教育黑人男孩的知识 & 青少年. 该地区致力于增加针对内隐偏见的综合培训, 制度性和结构性种族主义, cultural competency; and growing the percentage of African American male 教育工作者 and leaders in the district.

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• 500多名员工, 教育工作者, community members had the opportunity to hear directly from Black boys and 青少年 about their experiences and what they need to succeed in school. Throughout the four-day Liberation Through Anti-Racist Education Institute held in August 2020, AAMA worked with the Department of Racial Equity Advancement to create an opportunity for Black boys and 青少年 to use and share their brilliance directly with the SPS 工作人员, 教育工作者, 以及参加活动的社区成员. 了解更多关于反种族主义教育研究所的信息.
• 年轻人告诉我们，代表权很重要. AAMA is supporting the Human Resources team in hiring and recruiting more 教育工作者 of color.
  • For the 2020-21 school year, SPS has surpassed its diversity hiring goals by an average of 10%.
  • One way the district is hiring more 教育工作者 of color is the Academy of Rising Educators, 一个帮助那些扎根于我们社区的人的项目, 计划长期教学, 并致力于反种族主义实践，获得教师证书.
• 鉴于持续的警察暴力和反黑人种族主义行为, AAMA provided guidance on district and school-based communications about discussing and acting on these important issues.

社区连接:直接支持 & 为学生提供发展人脉的机会. 作为SPS对非裔美国男孩和年轻人的承诺的一部分, 卫生服务提供者会确保他们得到直接的服务支援(例如.e. 指导、赞助、实习机会等.), 以及他们需要把握的社区网络机会, 茁壮成长, 不仅在西雅图的公立学校取得成功，而且在生活中取得成功.

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• 与教育和早期教育部门合作, 有色人种男孩教育学校联盟, 以及其他关键利益相关者.
• 成功的奥克兰造王者计划的建模工作, AAMA and the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) implemented 拥护者 of Seattle at four school sites. “西雅图造王者”是一个为黑人男学生开设的选修课, 在黑人男性教育者的帮助下. 这门课的课程设置强调黑人历史, 文化知识, 积极的自我认同, 识字和学术指导. 拥护者 of Seattle will expand to two additional schools in 2021-22 with support from the City’s Family and Education Levy. 在《正规买足球的App》上阅读更多关于“造王者”的文章.
• 加入奥克兰学习合作的拥护者, 一个跨职能, 地区的多代群体, 学生, 家庭, 城市和社区团队分享经验, 讨论经验教训, 参与持续改进过程, 解决非裔美国男性成就的实践问题.
• 拥有股权, 合作伙伴关系, 和项目团队, 美国医学协会加入了一个由卫生保健工作者组成的社区工作队, 西雅图市工作人员, community 合作伙伴 to identify and audit community programs for Black boys and 青少年 to provide more coordinated and collaborative supports.