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CEN Day of Giving 2023 Happy Day of Giving! Today, across the globe, we reflect on how we can give more. At CEN, we know that our community has great needs, and we take seriously our responsibility and opportunity to serve them. With that being said, we want to provide our students with a Day of Giving on December 13th, 2...

Detroit Leadership Academy | December Network Meeting Preview

Our December 1st First 10 Network Meeting will feature a presentation by the Detroit Leadership Academy (DLA), which formed their First 10 Partnership in 2022. Since the start, DLA has been intentionally responsive to the needs of students and their families. To inform joint professional learning (JPL) opportunities for pre-K and kindergarten instruction teams, DLA solicited feedback from their Parent Advisory Committee. The First 10 team has also established a high level of transparency in its use of data to ensure that parent and community investment is meaningful. The team embedded monthly joint pre-K/K professional learning opportunities as a standard practice, and, as a result, the JPLs have become an anticipated activity in which teachers are able to coordinate and partner regularly to better support DLA students prior to, during, and after transition from pre-K into K. The team also supports children’s transition to K through a “Welcome to Kindergarten Night” (with stations for the children to visit, classroom visits, etc.) and half and full day “Welcome to K Transition Day” schedule options.

We will hear from Chanel Benton, Great Start Readiness Program’s pre-K director at Detroit Leadership Academy, and Kiada Watts, Sr. Director of Early Learning + K-8 Intervention at Champion Education Network, who will share how they build partnerships and plan their joint professional learning opportunities with intentionality and sustainability in mind. They will also share how their work informs, and is informed by, the DLA and Champion Education Network strategic plan. Join us to hear about these exciting developments (and more!) and to discuss the implications for your community.

✨Join us this Thursday August 17th from 4pm-7pm. ✨

🧍🏽‍♀️Campus Tours
🧍🏽Meet the Staff
🏀 Open Gym
🍕Pizza and Snacks

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See you Thursday!!

Use your voice!

To ensure that all students are prepared for post-secondary success, policymakers should make sure that students with the greatest needs have the resources they need to succeed.

Sign the Fair Funding Pledge to ensure that all students can achieve at their highest level.

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State Superintendent Michael Rice is celebrating by reflecting on the impact of black authors. Click the link below to learn more about highlighted black authors throughout the month.

"When I was growing up, I read extensively. I found that books opened new worlds for me. I was very fortunate to have a mother who regularly took me to the library and encouraged me to 'take home as many books as you can carry,' parents who read to me, and strong teachers who inspired me to read and to explore many topics."

www.michigan.gov

Black History Month is about honoring the past and imagining what the future holds for black and brown children.
CEN schools focus on culturally responsive teaching and learning so that our students can see and hear about heroes, disruptors, and revolutionaries that look like them year-round. We learn about the past so that we can change the future.
Our students are history makers. Our students are change agents. Our students are the future. Detroit Leadership Academy High School Detroit Leadership Academy PK - 8 Fostering Leadership Academy

📣January is Mental Wellness Month, and at CEN we value our staff's mental wellness. Provided below are some ideas that can serve as a reminder to maintain and sustain your mental wellness, despite the ups and downs of life. Take the lead in improving your mental wellbeing, and start the year off in the best way!

✅Spend more time with your loved ones 👨🏽‍👩🏽‍👧🏽‍👦🏽
✅Show gratitude for the good things in life 🙌🏿
✅Plan a trip (solo or with friends) ✈️
✅Take better care of yourself 🥰
✅Opt for therapy 🗣

We're excited to share that on THURSDAY our friends from Detroit Parent Network will be at DLA from 1️⃣1️⃣am - 2️⃣pm. Please stop by to connect, get resources and learn more about DPN! Hope to see you there.

Today we honor him, but every day we have the opportunity to honor his legacy. At CEN we do this by living our values, which include a commitment to be anti racist. We strive to identify, challenge and reform oppressive systems and biases to ensure a culturally responsive, equitable education for the students we serve.

Follow the link below to find ways to gather and serve on right here in Detroit.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/01/13/mlk-day-events-metro-detroit-marches-service-performances/69800480007/

The CEN team wishes YOU a Happy New Year! We have our intentions set on a transformative 365 days.

One of our families from DLA lost their house and beloved pet from a house fire on Sunday. We are so very thankful that the family is okay and that they still have each other

Detroit family of 7 loses everything in house fire They all got out safely, but one of their two dogs died.