Our Work

CPLAN is committed to achieving equity in education. We have developed an easy to follow  workshop for families and school community members to understand the inequities student’s face and the impact it has. This workshop breaks down the data of inequitable policies and practices that limit their child’s educational achievement and their social emotional well-being. During this presentation, you will see the role that we each play in these issues and the responsibility we each have for our participation towards the solution. 
 

The intended take a ways are:

• Distinguishing the difference between Equity & Equality

• Local vs Systemic inequities and barriers

• Marginalization and its impact on students (both, short-term and long term)

• Redesigning and advocating for equitable education

• Developing culturally responsive knowledge and language that informs and strengthens our advocacy for all students 

• Solutions through various levels of advocacy such as Parent Councils and civic engagement

CPLAN's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) workshop provokes self-reflection, critical and innovative thinking to reconsider policies and practices that limit student’s educational achievement and their potential for success both, short and long term. During this presentation, school community members will see the urgency to produce an impactful educational experience for all students with intentional and meaningful school partnerships.

CPLAN is often invited to facilitate conversations between leaders or administrators in education and community members. Most recently, our Executive Director, Ivelisse Caraballo, interview the Superintendent of Brockton Public Schools- Michael Thomas. They discussed the importance of a healthy school culture and climate, strategies for effectively communicating with families, and how we can work together to create a school system that works for everyone. 

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Click to watch the interview.

Founding Member and CPLAN leader, Dr. Gayl Crump Swaby of New Generation Consultants & Associates offers a workforce development program pilot that will train individuals on how to have mental wellness discussions.  Gayl is pouring into this combined curriculum the teachings on mental wellness, clinical mental health, mindfulness, embodiment, and racial healing/decolonization that replicates their respective holistic approaches to mental wellness and dialogue facilitation. 

Objectives: Participants will address these key areas in the training - 

• Barriers of addressing mental wellness  

• Emotional intelligence – leading with empathy 

• Feelings and emotions 

• Communications 

• Activated triggers & traumas

• Decolonization and racial trauma 

• Determining when to send referrals throughout the topics (identifying line of demarcation/scope of practice)  

CPLAN is committed to amplifying the voices of those often marginalized. There is a series of events for Spanish Speaking families hosted entirely in Spanish, to teach parents/caregivers how to navigate the education system in various capacities such as:

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• Accessing and navigating the parent portal

• Understanding their child's report card

• Identifying the inequities in education and learning how to advocate for equity in education.

• Special Education series for beginners, experienced families and those with students in the transitional period.

• How to have productive and effective parent councils in parnership with schools and much more.