"Diversity just means that there is something different. Diversity could be embracing skin color; it could also be in diversity of thought - just having different perspectives and opinions... Equity is more about structure, who has power, whose voice is at the table, or not, and diversity is really just thinking about who's there."

-Jalen Brown

Jalen Brown is a classmate of mine from college who has quickly climbed the administrative ladder in the education system with hopes of improving equity and SEL for all students. He is currently a principal in one district and a member of the school board in another. We talk about what the school board actually does, how he is introducing SEL in elementary education and what the difference between diversity and equity really is.

You can find him on Instagram @ibleedblue2

03:40 - The process of running for the school board

09:00 - What are the roles of the school board members and the school board as a whole?

11:30 - How politics look from different positions

19:45 - What is equity vs diversity?

21: 50 - Introducing SEL in elementary education

25:45 - How to better identify SEL learning and excellence through All-Access Learning