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Celebrating Juneteenth
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State testing requirements in Georgia
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Taking the guess work out of knowing what families and teachers need next school year
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Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week we interviewed Rachael Tutwiler Fortune, the President of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, where she leads the organization to help ensure every student in Duval County attends a high-quality school. Jacksonville Public Education Fund is a research-driven independent nonprofit organization that is working to close the opportunity gap for low-income students and students of color in Duval County.

Tune in as we cover:

- Rachael's strong ties to Jacksonville and why in her opinion it's the best place to be

- If robots will replace teachers

- Innovative approaches to partnering and supporting families

You can find more about Rachael and JPEF's work here: https://www.jaxpef.org/

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This episode of the #SquarePizzaPod is republished from The Biscuit Blitz, a five-minute interview segment served up from the good folks at Charlotte is Creative.


Charlotte is Creative develops programs and initiatives designed to break the Charlotte mold and re-make it with creativity – into a city that draws people in, excites them, and inspires them to invest their financial, social and creative capital. 

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Notes below from today's episode:

• Capital and Communities in Black and White
• Savage Inequalities
• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

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COVID - Week 12 Reflections & 5 Tips for School Openings
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Want to know what our team would do to ensure schools open in a safe and equitable way?
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Here are 5 thoughts.
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What are you thinking about as schools set to re-open?
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We had the thrill of speaking with Crystal Rountree, Executive Director of Teach for America, Charlotte-Piedmont Triad, where she sets the regional vision that drives meaningful impact for students. 

We dig into:

- How Crystal is taking over our screens and pages with features in a movie and two books

- Her experience as a TFA Corps member in Atlanta, and how an innovative approach to goal setting led to incredible results

- Her experiences attending mostly white schools growing up in Austin and then a HBCU in Atlanta, and how these experiences led to her "superpower"

Limitless, TFA-CPT's celebration of 15 years in Charlotte is currently rescheduled for 8/29. Details here. 

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Co-create re-entry plans with families and those you seek to serve. 
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Keep equity at the focus of these plans.
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It's the only way. 
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More to do. More to come. 

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Sharing reflections this week regarding the new CDC recommendations for schools to return & the feasibility of those recommendations given the budget shortfall nearly every state and school district is facing.
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Here are the links we mentioned:
- CDC Recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
- Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/educat...
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What do you think?
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Sharing updates from our recent #squarepizzapod episode & more about the family empowerment relief fund.
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Episode #18 with Munro Richardson - http://scherm.co/blog/square-pizza-podcast-18-munro-richardson-read-charlotte/
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More about the Ashley Park Relief Fund - http://scherm.co/ashley-park-relief-fund/
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Reach out with any questions.
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Thanks for joining for another episode of the #SquarePizzaPod.

We had the joy of speaking with Munro Richardson, Executive Director of Read Charlotte, a community initiative that unites families, educators and community partners to improve children’s literacy from birth to third grade. Reading proficiency at third grade is a critical predictor of school, career and life success. Children who are not reading at grade level by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. Munro, a self-described “lover of coffee, books, and data” has held this role since the organization’s launch in 2015.  

We dig into:

- Munro's perfect food (spoiler, not pizza)

- Why he thinks of parents as customers

- The groundbreaking tech that might just act as the driverless cars for education

- Munro's favorite read of the moment (now required reading for the whole Read Charlotte team)

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