CULTURE & CLIMATE AUDITS
Sankofa Solutions provides cultural auditing services to assess the health of an organization's workplace culture. A culture audit includes reviewing both subjective values within an organization and the actual, observable conduct and communication by all constituents. At Sankofa, our auditing measures include:
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1:1 interviews with employees to learn about personal experiences
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Inclusion, belonging, and safety student surveys
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Organizational Structure reviews
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Organizational Structure reviews
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Communication materials analysis
DEIJ STRATEGIC PLANNING
Sankofa Solutions provides strategic planning services to support institutions in identifying DEIJ goals. The strategic plan process includes the following steps:
ANALYSIS & ASSESSMENT
The first step in any strategic plan is assessing the current happenings of the institution. This will include assessing the institution's cultural conditions as well as all policies, and procedures incorporating DEIJ. A SWOT analysis will also be conducted to evaluate the institution in tandem with peer organization's current DEIJ functions.
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
After analysis and assessment are complete, we establish DEIJ goals that align with the organization's values, mission, and vision. From there, we collectively develop a strategy for who, how, and what must be involved in order to accomplish said goals.
STRATEGY EXECUTION
After goals and strategy have been established, we develop a timeline for execution with consistent opportunities for monitoring throughout the process.
GENDER SUPPORT PLANS
A gender support plan is a detailed form that helps create understanding amongst all constituents in an organization about the ways in which gender will be accounted for and supported. While the content within a gender plan is tailored to a client's needs, generally all GSPs include questions about the following:
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Demographics
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Safe Spaces
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Names & Pronouns
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Facility Usage
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Privacy and Confidentiality Preferences
DEIJ TRAINING COURSE DESIGN
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FACILITATION
Sankofa solutions' DEIJ training centers on the importance of organizations understanding the impact of how equity-centered issues impact their organizational systems, relationships, and processes with internal and external community members. Training aim to:
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Educate about the history of racism and marginalization and its impact on our society
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Empower racially equitable and culturally responsive leaders who confidently explore their intersectional identities in the context of cultures of power and how that impacts their roles
COMMUNITY CENTERED CAPSTONE PROGRAM
The community-centered capstone program is designed for organizations that desire to connect their constituents with the community. The community-centered capstone requires constituents to partner with a community organization of their choice to both research and develop an end product that supports the advancement of the organization's cause. In cases where the program is implemented in schools, Sankofa Solutions work with the administration to design the capstone program as a course.
Project Description
This is a mostly independent program with a highly creative product that builds upon skills that you have developed during school or in your life. The focus of the Capstone program's central factor is the product you create. For example, if you are an accomplished musician, you may choose to create a product alongside a music or arts-centered organization. Please note that you must have demonstrated experience to be approved for a Capstone project. The Capstone program will be under the guidance/supervision of an on-campus or off-campus mentor. The work will be mostly independent, but not completely unchaperoned. The Capstone program will conclude with a tangible final product that can be implemented by the organization you choose to work with.
HIRING PROCESS FACILITATION
Sankofa Solutions provides support to organizations in curating and leading searches for roles within their organization that align with values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Aspects of this hiring support include:
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Job description curation
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Hiring committee DEIJ training and "pre-work"
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Equitable hiring process timelines
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Interview questions and candidate evaluation support
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM CREATION & COACHING
Sankofa Solutions offers a culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy for K-12 educators in all disciples. Our pedagogical practices are aligned with New America's Eights Competencies for Culturally Responsive Teaching.
When mentoring teachers, we utilize the WWH curriculum alignment tool to frame instructional design
Who
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Who is the audience that will be learning this curriculum?
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Who are the individuals creating the curriculum?
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Who are the individuals represented in the curriculum?
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What
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What are the cultural identities of the audience that will be learning this curriculum?
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What are the cultural identities of the individuals creating the curriculum?
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What are the cultural identities of the individuals represented in the curriculum?
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How
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How might students who do identify with the teacher's cultural identity perceive the content being taught?
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How might students who don't identify with the teacher's cultural identity perceive the content being taught?
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How might teachers exemplify bias in their teaching practices based on what they deem as the best way to show their learning?
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DYSLEXIA & DYSGRAPHIA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Sankofa Solutions provides dyslexia and dysgraphia services for schools and organizations that serve students who either have been diagnosed or are in need of dyslexia and dysgraphia testing. Systems of support include the following:
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Testing services
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Tutoring Program Design & Facilitation
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Differentiated Curriculum Development Consulting/Training
ESL LITERACY ACQUISITION AND CLASSROOM RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Sankofa Solutions provides literacy acquisition and classroom relationship-building training for schools and organizations that serve ESL students. Training includes the following:
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Relationship Building with ESL students
Relationship building and creating an educational partnership with
families of ESL students
Training on literacy acquisition strategies for ESL students
Differentiated literacy curriculum development and consulting
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