This transformative post-conference workshop is designed for researchers, faculty, classified professionals, and administrators who are eager to deepen their understanding of liberatory education and enhance their capacities to assess equity programs effectively. Participants will move beyond traditional metrics like course persistence, retention, and success to evaluate the broader impacts that student support programs have on identified student groups. Through engaging case studies, hands-on activities, and collaborative discussions, attendees will learn how to collect and communicate data that highlights where liberatory education is present in classrooms, programs, and across the broader institution.
The workshop will kick off with an insightful exploration of Umoja Community practices, examining how their foundational epistemology impacts students. We will focus on student self-concept, and particularly Black student self-concept, as a means to measure liberatory education practices, policies, and programs. Groups will discuss how these frames could apply more broadly for student support programs including but not limited to AANAPI, DSPS, EOPS, Guardian Scholars, Pride Centers, Puente, and veterans, focusing on building effective assessment structures and sharing meaningful results. The workshop will culminate in a working session tailored to support IRPE offices in evaluating and positively influencing their equity programs. Attendees will leave with practical tools, actionable insights, and a strengthened network to approach equity assessments with intentionality and vision alignment.
Presenters: Dr. Ahmed Naguib, Umoja Community Education Foundation; additional presenters TBA