{"id":28871,"date":"2020-07-09T09:53:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28871"},"modified":"2020-07-09T09:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:53:57","slug":"apsus-aspiring-assistant-principal-program-hosts-town-hall-on-racial-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2020\/07\/09\/apsus-aspiring-assistant-principal-program-hosts-town-hall-on-racial-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU\u2019s Aspiring Assistant Principal Program hosts town hall on racial equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professor of education Dr. Laura Barnett spent 16 years as a middle school principal, and every summer she tried to anticipate the challenges for the school year ahead.<\/p>\n

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Panel members Millard House, director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; Dr. Diarese George, founder and executive director of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance; Dr. Marcus Matthews, author of \u201cUrban ACEs: How to Reach and Teach Students Traumatized by Adverse Childhood Experiences,\u201d and Dr. James Thompson, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of education. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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This summer \u2013 the summer of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic \u2013 administrators have plenty to worry about, but Barnett doesn\u2019t want them overlooking the other big issue that will affect their students and teachers this fall \u2013 the racial unrest sweeping across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a principal, I would be as concerned as being ready to deal with this issue when schools open as with COVID-19,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I were still an administrator, I\u2019d say, \u2018I\u2019ve got to be prepared for this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Barnett oversees the Austin Peay State University Eriksson College of Education\u2019s Aspiring Assistant Principal Program (AAPP) \u2013 an innovative, job-embedded program that allows participants to work in their fields while earning a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership Studies.<\/p>\n

In January, the Tennessee Department of Education awarded the college a $600,000 grant to develop the program, which began this summer with 67 students from East and West Tennessee.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we felt was really important in reimagining this course work was we wanted to deal with things happening in real life, not just use a textbook,\u201d Barnett said. \u201cSo, when this began to happen in society, we wanted to ask our students how they would be ready in the fall to handle this. What would they say to parents and the community?\u201d<\/p>\n

In designing AAPN, APSU has worked closely with New Leaders<\/a>, a leading national non-profit organization committed to racial justice through the development of transformational school leaders. Thanks to this collaboration, the program recently hosted a special Zoom panel discussion on racial equality.<\/p>\n

The July 2nd event followed a guiding question \u2013 How do schools fundamentally need to change? The discussion began with a \u201cconversation around what an administrator in a public school needs to be doing and thinking about as we consider returning to school in the fall and being responsive and supportive of the students and families,\u201d Barnett said.<\/p>\n

During the event, AAPP students discussed their concerns with Millard House, director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; Dr. Diarese George, founder and executive director of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance; Dr. Marcus Matthews, author of \u201cUrban ACEs: How to Reach and Teach Students Traumatized by Adverse Childhood Experiences,\u201d and Dr. James Thompson, APSU assistant professor of education.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople are going to show up to school this fall with very strong opinions,\u201d Barnett said. \u201cI want our students to walk back into their schools ready to have a conversation. You\u2019ve got to think about, legally and ethically, what can you do in a school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an intentional effort by our College to prepare future leaders for the issues they will face as they attempt to lead our schools,\u201d Dr. Prentice Chandler, dean of the APSU Eriksson College of Education, said. \u201cWe are fortunate to have such great leaders and partners in the Clarksville community to share their insights and wisdom with our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the program, visit https:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/education\/index.php<\/a>. Information on Austin Peay State University\u2019s collaboration with New Leaders is available here<\/a>.       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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