CENTER FOR BLACK STUDENT EXCELLENCE
The Center for Black Student Excellence is a community initiated project to imagine a Place, Approach, and School System Redesign that centers Black youth in Portland Public Schools.
PORTLAND, OR
Partners and Collaborators: Imagine Black Futures, I AM MORE, PPS Innovation Studio
Size: N/A
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4 CDOs: 100% Black, 50% Women.
Fee Allocated: $7,500 stipend ea., Total: $30,000
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11/2022 - 6/2023
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02 Cease Implementation of Hostile Design
05 Center Community Leadership
06 Create, Protect, Reclaim Public Space
07 Cultivate Visions for Just Neighborhoods
08 Preserve and Invest in Cultural Spaces
The CENTER FOR BLACK STUDENT EXCELLENCE is a community-initiated effort to consider a Place, an Approach, and a Redesign of the Portland Public School System to address the problem of decades of underinvestment, systemic racism, lack of coordinated systems of support, and discriminatory practices have resulted in an enduring opportunity and achievement gap for Black students in Portland. This was an opportunity to redefine the future by advancing a culture of Black excellence while meaningfully integrating joy and healing, unifying and elevating the Black educational experience, and improving outcomes for Black students.
Colloqate team members supported this effort by collaborating with a large team of engagement event organizers, and leading engagement activities that focused on the architecture conceptualization of what the Place of the Center for Black Student Excellence should be, and understanding how the implications of policies, processes, and community narratives impact place.
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