Dr. Darin Brawley, Superintendent, Compton Unified School District (CA), and Michele Dawson, Senior Director of Technology and Innovation, will be highlighting CUSD on a panel hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

Dr. Brawley will share on how CUSD has eliminated the opportunity gap for students in the area of technology by focusing on STEAM initiatives with partners such as Digital Promise, Apple, Verizon, Boeing, Microsoft, and Google. Attendees, who are educational leaders from throughout the U.S., will learn how CUSD was able to pivot and create a virtual STEM program during the COVID-19 pandemic, engage in an equity-driven process to build a STEAM culture, develop STEAM learning pathways for engagement, and raise parents’ awareness through community events.

CUSD’s Senior Director of Technology and Innovation, Michele Dawson, will discuss student engagement with an interactive AR/VR experience of STEAM pathways and parent engagement in community STEAM events. She will share how early and consistent exposure of STEM education creates college and career opportunities for students of color.

Also during the session, moderated by AASA Executive Director, Valerie Truesdale, participants will learn about CUSD’s core beliefs and the importance of understanding that countering implicit bias shapes the need for equitable STEAM pathways. Successful CUSD models and ideas will also be shared that can be implemented immediately in schools.

For more information, visit: https://home.edweb.net/webinar/aasaequity20210506/