Black Educator Pipeline
Senior Fellow Programming 2023–2024
Black Educator Pipeline
Senior Fellow Programming 2023–2024
For all students, but especially Black students, Black teachers matter. Research shows that having Black educators increases educational attainment, sense of belonging, and access to more rigorous courses while reducing rates of discipline and suspension. And exposure to positive Black role models helps prepare students of all backgrounds to live in—and thrive in—an increasingly diverse society.
The Black Educator Pipeline learning arc, led by Senior Fellows Sharif El-Mekki (Cohort 1), CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development, and Raymond Fields (Cohort 4), Executive Director of Urban Teachers Philadelphia, focuses on the recruitment, selection, development, and support of Black educators in order to deepen and expand the pipeline.
Structured for learning within a racial affinity group, in the 2023-2024 programming, the faculty team is expanding to support white Senior Fellows. Affinity groups will meet separately for some sessions or parts of sessions based on the topic and focus of work.
See Black Educator Pipeline faculty Sharif El-Mekki’s PBS News Hour segment surrounding the critical need for educators of color and the impact they have on student outcomes. The segment begins at approximately 36:18.
You are an ideal Black Educator Pipeline participant if you are:
During the one-year program, participants will:
Activity | Date |
Early Sign-Up for Interest Survey Completers | May 15 – May 22, 2023 |
All Fellows Sign-Up Window | May 22 – June 14, 2023 |
Summer Touchpoint | TBD |
Program Kickoff | September 2023 |
Sessions
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Approximately every 4-6 weeks September 2023 – May 2024 (EXCEPT December and March) Approximately 3 hours |
Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participants must be Senior Fellows who identify as Black or white and are still serving as principals in a Philadelphia school.
Successful participants must commit to full participation in the program, including attending at least 80% of sessions and events.