Elaine Townsend Utin

Investing in Latinx education leadership in North Carolina via @LatinxEducation | 🇵🇪 | she/ella | ΛΠΧ | Fulbright | GMS | UNC & Harvard Latina | my thoughts

[LatinxEd @LatinxEducation]

🥁Drumroll, please... 🥁
🔥 The application cycle for our #LatinxEdFellowship is OFFICIALLY OPEN. If you identify as Latinx and seek to advance education equity and opportunity in North Carolina, apply by March 11! Nominations are welcome! https://t.co/rsq7Ybcbu7

[NC State Belk Center @ncstatebelk]

"We must recognize they [our students] are our why. It is worth the risk. It demands our courage and we must choose this time to respond." - @DrWilliamsPGCC #DHL2023

[NC State Belk Center @ncstatebelk]

"Community colleges must navigate an unprecedented transition, and despite these challenges, it falls on us, as the leaders and the practitioners, to declare that the pandemic was more of a catalyst for transformation than a harbinger of our downfall." - @DrWilliamsPGCC #DHL2023

[NC Public Schools @ncpublicschools]

.@edstateboard_nc welcomed its newest member, Catty Moore, in a swearing-in ceremony at board’s monthly meeting Thurs. AM in Greenville. Moore previously served as the Superintendent of @WCPSS from May 2018 to June 2023. Presiding over the ceremony was The Honorable Mario Perez.

[LatinxEd @LatinxEducation]

🧡 Grateful to our ED @ElaineUtin and '23 Fellow @nohemiramii for stepping into these critical spaces and guiding this work. Learn more about Avanza: https://t.co/aAQpI0XThL

[Mebane Rash @Mebane_Rash]

A remarkable public school story.

Many remarkable storytellers Gabrielle Brown @GCSchoolsNC, @carolannebono @LatinxEducation, @Gisellettv @wfmy.

And remarkable leadership Sylvia Mendez, @elaineutin @principalwalter @joseolivanc @Super_GCS. #nced

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[Eugenia @Gina4Lit]

There is plenty of room for more champions of equity, but here are a few of my favorites I got to see today at #COE2023. Love ya’ll!

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

@Gina4Lit @LatinxEducation @ScroggsFrogs @carolannebono @MrDpasion I love our school 🥲 y’all are the best! 🧡 thank you for the invite!

[Eugenia @Gina4Lit]

@LatinxEducation @ScroggsFrogs school photo! WE WORK FOR KIDS! Plus we have kids getting all their questions answered by one of my favorite people @carolannebono! Today has been a great day! #NCTOYPOY

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

The Sylvia Mendez Newcomer School is officially open, y’all! Such an honor to support @GCSchoolsNC leaders & their commitment to immigrant & refugee families. Sylvia, thank you for your voice, valor, and vision, and sharing your family’s legacy with us~ tqm!

[Guilford Co. Schools @GCSchoolsNC]

#BetterTogetherGCS | Students are eager to get first looks at the Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School as well!

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

Oh, the collective power on display when Latinx leaders and education advocates come together to strategize about the healing modalities of community.

Shout-out to @AnniceESpeaks for teaching me about conscious leadership and the trust and love framework. Your impact is deep!

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

At the 2023 Latinx Education Summit, @LatinxEducation Executive Director Elaine Townsend Utin reminded everyone that the way to move from fear and doubt to trust and love is through community. #nced
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[Derick Lee @dericklee_story]

Have to reshare this amazing poem by Josue Jimenuz Escribano! 11th grader at Wake County schools.

@LatinxEducation
#LatinxEdSummit

[Derick Lee @dericklee_story]

Last week, @LatinxEducation held their Latinx Education Summit. Attendees gathered to celebrate culture while simultaneously strategizing ways to further cultivate Latinx leadership in North Carolina.

Here is the recap:
https://t.co/88VnQgZq2R
@EducationNC

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

@FridayInstitute @tomwilliams777 Wooo, @tomwilliams777! Congrats!

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

Why do I feel like we’d have so much fun at a HSI trivia night? I want you on my team @naramirez511 🥹😂

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

We need a trivia night on HSI’s. Who in? ✨👀✨ So interesting and so much opportunity here for Latinx student success.

Q. How many HSIs are in North Carolina? Where are they?

Bonus: How many eHSI are in North Carolina? (emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions)

[LatinxEd @LatinxEducation]

🤔 Have you heard of Hispanic-Serving Institutions? How much do these institutions actually support Latinx student success?

📖 Learn all about HSIs in this must-read article featuring our amazing leader, @ElaineUtin: https://t.co/eU15dWwTzg

#NCEd #Education #HSI #Latine

[NC State Belk Center @ncstatebelk]

We are so proud of our Assistant Director of Programs and Initiatives, Nohemi Ramirez, for being selected as a @LatinxEducation Fellow!
The #LatinxEdFellowship is an incredible opportunity that provides leadership development to advance education equity & opportunity in NC.

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

Always so inspired by you, @YolyAdams1! You are raising up communities of courage, and it’s an honor to be in your universe! TQM

PS. Loving this @EducationNC spotlight!

[LatinxEd @LatinxEducation]

🧡 "Never be afraid to use your voice. Your voice matters, and it is a force to be reckoned with." - @YolyAdams1

🌟 You NEED to read all about our 2021 LatinxEd Fellow, Yolanda Adams. She's simply incredible! We're so proud of you, Yolanda! #LatinxEdFellowship #NCEd

[Elaine Townsend Utin @ElaineUtin]

Adding that there are zero Latinx superintendents in North Carolina. We've got work to do. #nced #ncpol

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

In 54 of North Carolina’s 100 counties, the school district is the largest employer, and the superintendent is the CEO. #nced https://t.co/yBO3INuwSE