"The Hiring, Support, and Retention of Faculty and Staff of Color in Bay Area Independent Schools"

Schedule
8:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Registration: 8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Conference: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided.

Guest Facilitator: Lalitha Shastri=a consultant on diversity and multicultural education in independent schools.

Please contact: Steve, Kim, or Wes for further information.

Registration Deadline Extended: January 22, 2003
RSVP to: betsy@berkwood.org

FREE event to POCIS member schools

For directions to the conference center from all locations: http://www.cel.sfsu.edu/catpro/home.cfm?selection=rent#directions

Biography and Workshop Description

Bay Area POCIS
Adult Conference

Biography:
Lalitha Shastri is a consultant on diversity and multicultural education in independent schools. She taught for six years in an independent school in the Southeast, where she also served as Diversity Coordinator and faculty representative on a Board subcommittee for diversity initiatives. Lalitha’s areas of expertise are diversity dialogue, multicultural curriculum, and hiring and retention of faculty and staff of color. She currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina.

Workshop Description:
Conference participants will explore paradigms and strategies for hiring, supporting and retaining faculty and staff of color in Bay Area independent schools. In small- and large-group discussions, conference participants will learn (1) how a school’s culture impacts hiring practices, (2) paradigm shifts essential to hiring and retention and (3) practical strategies for seeking, hiring, supporting and retaining faculty and staff of color. Participants will receive handouts of the entire session, as well as an extensive list of resources.