1. ADULT EDUCATION advisory council
SUMMER RETREAT 2019
Leavenworth, WA
June 11-12, 2019

2. Land Acknowledgment
We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we stand and occupy today as the traditional home of the Yakama, Chinook, and Wenatchi tribes.
Leavenworth’s history does not begin with the alpine tradition of the town today, but with the proud heritage of these tribes. They lived by hunting the land for deer and elk, as well as fishing Icicle Creek for salmon. Surrounded by some of the most beautiful and bountiful lands in North America, the three tribes co-existed from Lake Wenatchee to the Icicle and beyond.
Without them, we would not have access to this gathering and to this dialogue. We take this opportunity to thank the original caretakers of this land.
(Laurie Shannon)
8:30

3. 8:30-8:45am – 15min.
Welcome and Introduction of Guest & Members – Jan Yoshiwara, Ex. Director
Agenda review
Approval of minutes
Total time: 45min
Retrieved from: March 21, 2018.

4. Introductions: members & GUESTS
AEAC Membership
Special Guests
Jan Yoshiwara, Executive Director - SBCTC
Carli Schiffner, Deputy Executive Director - SBCTC
Katherine Mahoney, Assistant Director of Policy, Office of System and School Improvement - OSPI
(Laurie Shannon) – Call to Order
Introduction of Members and Guests + Agenda Review
8:45-5min

5. AGENDA REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES announcements
8:50am - 5min

6. Round robin check-in
What are you most proud of in your role with the AEAC? What has resonated with you since the last AEAC retreat? What is your BIG, HAIRY, AUDACIOUS GOAL (BHAG) for the AEAC for the next biennium?
(Laurie Shannon)
8:45-9:15am
Sticky notes, chart paper

7. state of the union: SBCTC & CTCs
JAN YOSHIWARA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CARLI SCHIFFNER, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION DIVISION
9:15-10am
45min

8. break
10-10:15am

9. Basic education for adults
Ha Nguyen, Policy Associate, SBCTC Kelli Bloomstrom, Dean of Transitional Education, Cascadia College
10:15-10:45am
30min

10. Diane Klontz, Department of Commerce Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Board
Agency HIGHLIGHTS
Diane Klontz, Department of Commerce Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Board
Diane Klontz
10:45am-11:30
Eleni Papadakis
11:30am-12:15pm

11. Review of AEAC Work Plan
Working lunch
Review of AEAC Work Plan
12:15-1:15pm
60min
Hand out workplan
Break into lunch groups

12. Aeac work plan
In revisiting our BHAGs, which ones resonate most for the work we do as a council?
Any other areas to add to the work plan?
Which areas would you most likely be engaged in leading or supporting?
1:15-2:45pm
Stick notes brainstorm

13. 2:45-3:45pm
Show video:

14. CTC SYSTEM PRIORITIES
EQUITY
ENROLLMENT
COMPLETION
ctcLink
ADVOCACY

15. The context for Diversity, Equity and inclusion (dei) work
Personal
Committee
Agency
State Level

16. BHAGs Increase Completion Close Equity Gaps Develop Change Leaders
Link student success to completion
Assess completion rates
Close Equity Gaps
Disaggregate outcomes by subgroups
Evidence-based inquiry
Link inequities to institutional practices
Develop Change Leaders
Adaptive leadership + transformational change
Professional development + reflective practice

17. Color-Blindness
Diversity
Equity
Equity- Mindedness

18. Estela Mara Bensimon & Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (2017)
Equity-mindedness
Emphasizes institutional responsibility to create equity and enable practitioners to focus on what they can do to close equity gaps.
Estela Mara Bensimon & Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (2017)
1min
Theory of Equity-Mindedness
Shift from student to system responsibility
 (1) race conscious, (2) institutionally focused, (3) evidence based, (4) systemically aware, and (5) action oriented.

19. Equity-mindedness + change leadership
WHY CHANGE
WHAT TO CHANGE
HOW TO CHANGE
Change Leadership (leading organizational & cultural change) requires Critical Reflective Practice

20. What Narratives Are Dominant?
Racial Equity Approach
Understands, communicates, and takes action to reduce racial inequities
Race-Tentative Approach
Recognizes that closing racial gaps is important, but inconsistent response
Diversity Only Approach
Proposes “universal” strategies that are presumed to work for all people (i.e., “all students”)
Color-Blind Approach
Believes lifting up issues of race/ethnicity creates conflict so discourages them
5min
Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2009, September). Advancing the mission: Tools for equity, diversity and inclusion. Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from

21. Discussion questions
How does/could your agency adopt an equity mindedness approach?
What narratives are dominant in your agency and how do these narratives impact change?
What change leadership approaches are needed to advance equity-minded change?

22. LEADING FOR EQUITY
Equity activity

23. Welcome Back and Reflections on Day One
8:30-8:45am

24. Laurie Shannon and Katherine Mahoney OSPI
Agency HIGHLIGHT
Laurie Shannon and Katherine Mahoney OSPI
8:45-9:30am

25. Aeac work plan 2019-2021: FINAL REVIEW OF GOALS
WORK PLAN PRIORITIES,
9:30am-10:30am
1) Review of goals & status: completed/in progress
2) Work Plan priorities,

26. Future agenda items
10:30-10:45

27. FINAL THOUGHTS
Closing remarks
10:45-11am