2025 Cheryl Irving Cultural Competency Institute (CICCI)

This Institute is designed to equip educators with tools and strategies to create, foster, and maintain classrooms, spaces, and communities of inclusion in their school environments.

This program is open to new faculty/staff, returning faculty and staff, administrators, or anyone who works in an educational setting. Use the morning session has an introduction to cultural competency or a refresher. The afternoon sessions offer something for everyone, at every level. 

It takes a village of committed educators to foster inclusive spaces and this program will allow you to learn, strategize, and return to your school empowered to make meaningful, lasting changes.

Schedule:

8:30-9:00 AM Registration and Check-In

9:00-11:30 AM CICCI 1.0 ~ Back to Basics:
Cultural Competency and Cross Cultural Communication
presented by Rosetta Lee

In the ever-changing landscape of student demographics and diversity initiatives, it’s important to pause and go back to the basics. Understanding foundational education of cultural competency and communication is key to any successful initiative or inclusive environment. Rosetta Lee will guide us back to some foundational principles and strategies that can help you be a successful educator whether you are new to education or a seasoned educator.

11:30 AM-1:30 PM Lunch/Peer to Peer Connections/School Debrief

1:30- 3:00 PM CICCI 2.0 ~ Dive Deeper and Make the Plan

Now that you have the basics, it’s time to dive deeper into your area of expertise or an area in which you want to focus on. Attendees will be able to choose an afternoon session that is specific to various topics or roles so that you can get more personalized tools to kick start your inclusive practices

Session 1: New Educators Quick Guide- Rosetta Lee
A targeted plan to help people new to education start their practice. Get some practical tools and strategies to hit the ground running. This session is for new faculty/staff only.

Session 2: Iron Sharpening
For experienced educators who just need fresh and new strategies from colleagues to continue their practice. Open forum of idea sharing.

Session 3: Can We Talk?
Open to anyone who wants space to reflect, share thoughts or feelings, connect with the community.