SXSW EDU 2024
Ask. Listen. Build. Liberate: The Formula for Parent Power
Description:
Lakisha Young, Founder and CEO of The Oakland REACH, created a transformative formula for parent power: Ask families questions. Listen to their aspirations. Build solutions. Liberate communities.
This formula has produced revolutionary results, including: The Opportunity Ticket, which gives the most vulnerable students higher preference for enrolling in quality schools; The Virtual Family Hub, which lifted literacy outcomes during the pandemic; and The Liberator Model, which trains parents to become tutors in the lowest-performing schools. Learn how to bring this formula to your own work.
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Other Resources / Information
The Oakland REACH’s parent power playbook:
https://oaklandreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ParentPower-OnePager_V2b-1.pdf
The Oakland REACH’s Liberator Model overview:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BQ0vHa9Nr-Tej6Pb0KhEijwwjXT9c-rv/view
Takeaways
- There is one key takeaway: How to apply the REACH’s innovative formula to drive community-led change in the places that need it the most.
- Within that, participants will be guided around two principles: First, how to make parent power work reciprocal instead of a one-way street.
- Second, How to engage parents effectively, rather than just burdening them with more work. This is a major mindset shift.
Speakers
- Lakisha Young, Founder and CEO, The Oakland REACH
Organizer
Lakisha Young, Founder And Ceo, The Oakland Reach
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