Rick Garner

Leadership Training and Support Specialist, Texas Center for Educator Excellence (TxCEE)

[Jennifer Pace @JenniferPace_TX]

Please help me welcome Tiona Bell, #ProudPrincipal @BlackshearArts! Huge thanks to the @BlackshearArts community for the great turnout this evening! @WeAreAISD @AustinISD @aisdparents @AISDElementary @AISDSuptMays

[Rick Garner @R_W_Garner]

I am excited to announce that I have joined the @TxCEE team as a Leadership Training and Support Specialist!

[Rick Garner @R_W_Garner]

I posted We Love Our Blackshear! via @LivingTreeK12! Become a sponsor now! https://t.co/20iXSLRFuk

[TMEA @TMEA]

In this issue of Texas School Business, read "Finding Joy," an inspiring article by elementary music specialist and TMEA member Meredith Riggs (p 24). Thanks TASA @tasanet for including this article and for providing an arts ed focus in every issue! https://t.co/WhMTIqdG2D

[Rick Garner @R_W_Garner]

Our @BlackshearArts school supply distribution is in full swing, 9 - 10:30 AM #AISDproud

[Rick Garner @R_W_Garner]

Thank you to Divine Canines for the incredible donation of school supplies! We are extremely appreciative @BlackshearArts ! @ciscentraltx

[Sparks For Success! @sparks4success]

Music Therapy helps individuals overcome and manage traumatic events they have experienced. Some examples of this intervention include writing songs, learning to play instruments & engaging in group music activities.
Learn more about our programs here: https://t.co/RC1qm775pY

[Angela M. Ward, PhD (she/her) @2WardEquity]

Just wrapped up the first Day of the #AntiRacistLeader Vertical Team Leadership Series. We were joined by over 80 @AustinISD principals! Looking forward to Day 2!

[Austin Ed Fund @AustinEdFund]

We have such amazingly talented students and staff across all @AustinISD schools! Please take some time to watch @AISDArts Create + Connect: A Celebration of AISD's Arts Stars. You won't be disappointed. #AISDproud #InvestinAISD #InspiretheFuture

[BlackshearFineArts @BlackshearArts]

Come join Mr. Grape and AISD’s Library Media Services for a FREE book giveaway at the front door of Blackshear Elementary tomorrow, Wednesday June 17, 9-11 a.m. All AISD students are invited! Help beat the Summer Slide! Come get some books! 😆

[AustinISD Parent Engagement Support Office @aisdparents]

Race Talks:Save the Date: Friday, June 19th, 9:00 am-10:30 am
We’re opening a door for @AustinISD families & caregivers to continue our conversations about race in our community.
Registration Link:https://t.co/nanBHiy0Yp
JoinUs-@AustinPta @aisdparents AISD Race Equity Council!

[AustinISD Parent Engagement Support Office @aisdparents]

Announcement:
Our community partner @BrighterBites is giving away boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables to @AustinISD families and neighbors. See flyer for details.

[Rick Garner @R_W_Garner]

Look who is visiting @BlackshearArts tomorrow, Wed., June 17 from 9 AM to 11 AM! Students will receive a grade-appropriate book. Together we Educate, Enrich, and Exercise to Excel! #AISDProud

[Truss Leadership @trussleadership]

Learn about restorative justice & restorative practices so that you can have a different relationship with your black students. Realize there is a whole lot more you need to do before RJ/RO, nothing to do with classroom management, all to do with you.

[The Brown Bookshelf @brownbookshelf]

KidLit Rally 4 Black Lives: Anti-Racist Resources for Children, Families, and Educators -https://t.co/MK8cxJHgic

[AustinISD Parent Engagement Support Office @aisdparents]

Sharing some resources that may be helpful to you or your @AustinISD family and neighbors in advancing the work of equity and anti-racism.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
https://t.co/fExeKDl2EA

@AustinPta @2WardEquity @AISDEquity @AISDSupt

[Austin ISD @AustinISD]

AISD to host conversation circles around reopening

Your voice is an essential part of our considerations as we examine the possibilities for the 2020–21 school year. The district is hosting a series of eight virtual conversation circle events:
https://t.co/LgQR5C2f9Q

#AISDProud

[Natasha Harper-Madison @NatashaD1atx]

If we don't understand how we got here, there's a good chance we'll never figure out how to get ourselves out of here.

[AustinISD Parent Engagement Support Office @aisdparents]

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. https://t.co/KgX3XbRIZy
Austin ISD is committed to creating a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all @AustinISD students, staff and families. #WeAreAISD

[Stephanie Hawley @shawley03]

We need to discuss the ways schools can be & are trauma-inducing & trauma-exacerbating before we can be trauma-informed. In what ways are we the problem or a part of the problem for children of color? #antiracist