Equity Matters Intro

Testimonials

Our Book

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With a passion for transforming learning environments and empowering educators, we are dedicated to providing tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of schools, districts, and educational organizations. Backed by years of experience, a team of highly skilled consultants, and a deep understanding of current educational needs, we stand ready to collaborate with you on your journey towards achieving your goals. Explore the possibilities with Equity Matters and discover how we can help you unlock the full potential of your educational community!

Our S.E.R.V.E. Model

Equity Sparks

Meet the Team

About Equity Matters

The Arc of Programming

Our Specialties

Your Team

Introduction

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Equity is not equality… Knowing the difference makes the difference.

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Equity Matters is dedicated to ensuring every child reaches their full academic and social potential. We work alongside leaders to maximize student agency. Our tailored, transformational approach to adult learning supports educators in accelerating students’ learning using a whole-child lens.

About Equity Matters

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Meet the dedicated minds behind Equity Matters, a team driven by a shared passion for educational excellence and equity. Comprised of seasoned educators, experienced consultants, and visionary leaders, our team brings a diverse range of expertise and perspectives to every project we undertake to empower educators, inspire leaders, and transform educational outcomes.

Meet the team.

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We envision a future world where every person is seen and heard no matter their background or zip code. Our students deserve to flourish and thrive, not just survive in schools. Equity Matters believes in accelerating efforts toward a future that promises an education without boundaries for all students. We help educators craft ambitious learning opportunities for students that dismantle the status quo and disrupt inequitable systemic practices making equity and diversity within reach.

Introduction

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Our Specialties

Leadership Coaching

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Teacher Capacity Building

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Instruction, Curriculum, & Assessment

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ENGAGE ALL LEARNERS

VARY PERSPECTIVES

REFLECT ON OUR BIASES

EDUCATE TO HIGH LEVELS

Equity Matters’ S.E.R.V.E. facilitation approach is transformational, using adult learning theory and research-based adaptive change processes that helps educators help students reach their full potential. We work alongside school leadership teams to disrupt the status quo in teaching and learning through self-reflection.

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OUR S.E.R.V.E. MODEL

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Equity Matters employs an arc of programming tailored to a school's needs to guide towards educational equity. We work alongside school leadership to disrupt the status quo in teaching & learning through self-reflection.

Equity Matters facilitators help the school to iterate on their practices with students and propel the team toward self-accountability.

Equity Matters facilitators provide ongoing and consistent feedback and reflection using iterative, engaging, facilitated sessions to illuminate how each person and team might embody the Equity Declaration.

Equity Matters facilitators initiate programming with a Staff Kickoff to introduce the work of equity.

The Arc of Programming

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In addition to Sonya, your school will be assigned a coach and set of facilitators who will design, facilitate, and support your school’s arc of programming.

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Advises principal and coordinates the path of learning.

Facilitates PL with teachers/staff and provides analysis/debrief of sessions.

Facilitates PL with teachers/staff and provides analysis/debrief of sessions.

Advises principal and coordinates PL events.

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Dr. Sonya Murray

School Coach

Math Consultant

Partnership Manager

ELA Consultant

Your Team

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We enhance

We customize

We focus

We analyze

“Equity Matters provided the most inspiring, progressive coaching and professional development that I have ever received. Their ability to support me in tailoring learning experiences for staff that meets my school’s goals is second to none.”

“Some organizations offer packaged approaches, but the best support providers have practiced and lived the work knowing there are "no quick fixes." The Equity Matters team listens and offers their deep expertise, undying support, and thought partnership tailored and contextualized. My leaders love it.”

“I just want to take the time and thank you Equity Matters for all you have done for my team thus far. Your knowledge and wisdom is something I truly admire. We will take all that we have learned from you all this year and apply it to our daily practices. I look forward to continuing this work with Equity Matters.”

“I loved our session today. It was so moving, you really spoke to some of the deeper issues that our students are experiencing while still making my staff feel appreciated for their efforts. Thank you again, I really look forward to planning our next session!”

We are proud to share the following testimonials from our valued clients, highlighting the impact of our services on their educational teams and institutions. These testimonials serve as a witness to our dedication to excellence and our commitment to supporting the success of every client we serve.

Testimonials

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Our asynchronous online interactive modules delve into crucial equity topics, providing engaging and insightful content that continue to spark reflection, dialogue, and transformation. Equity Sparks is an accesible medium to empower educators, leaders, and stakeholders to address systemic inequities and create inclusive learning environments where every student can thrive.

Equity Sparks

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Our Book

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Sonya Murray-Darden | Gwendolyn Y. Turner

A Five-Course Framework for Accelerated Learning

Connect theory to practice with this timely, comprehensive whole-child approach to accelerated learning.

Serving Educational Equity

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We look forward to partnering with you!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

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Participants engage in trust-building exercises to foster empathy, compassion, and respect for cultural differences, helping schools create a culture of belonging for everyone within the school community. Participants engage in an SWOT analysis to assess educational equity in current systems, structures, and processes. Then Liberatory Design Mindset programming is tailored toward the school’s priorities but intentionally address unconscious bias, trauma-informed practice, mission/vision setting, and equity literacy for adaptive change.

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Participants engage in self-reflection activities such as creating individual and collective "WHY" statements, "A Walk Down Memory Lane" to begin to see students without the lenses of bias, preconceived notions, and self-fulfilling prophecies, and produce a school Equity Declaration that speaks to how they can provide students with opportunities to use their voice and engage deeply in the content.

Starting with the Why

Our trained executive coaches work alongside school leaders to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion for every student. We support leaders in developing the skills, mindset, and strategies necessary to foster inclusive environments to disrupt the status quo.

Leadership Coaching

Our Specialties

We provide a deep dive into curriculum, instruction, and assessment resources to best inform strategic planning. We conduct systematic and comprehensive evaluations of an organization's practices, policies, and outcomes to assess the presence of equity to identify areas where inequities may exist.

Instruction, Curriculum, and Assessment

Our Specialties

We enhance and develop teachers' knowledge, skills, mindset, and competencies through direct training. We deliver high-quality facilitation for accelerated learning in core academic areas such as Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies, trauma intervention, and socioemotional awareness.

Teacher Capacity Building

Our Specialties

Participants learn and apply the best approaches for acceleration and engagement to address learning recovery, with support from the school’s leadership and Equity Matters coach to assess actions and progress toward equity literacy for adaptive change and evaluate progress toward the end-of-year goals as well as set the stage for future learning.

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