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What happens when identity appreciation meets education? Dr. DérNecia Phillips is building what's NEXT!

As founder of Identity Preparatory Academy, a forthcoming school for girls in North Omaha,
Dr. Phillips is challenging the status quo of education by centering the appreciation of identity, community, and culture.

An educator, coach, and poet, she's on a mission to amplify Black girl voices and nurture impactful learning spaces. At TEDx Omaha 2025, she'll share how appreciation of identity in education can shape our future.

📍 TEDx Omaha 2025: NEXT
🗓️ Friday, Oct. 3 | 5:30 p.m.
📍 Creighton University's Heider College of Business
🎟️ Get your tickets right now: www.tedxomaha.com

Join us as we discuss our journeys of redefining what success looks like for Black girls and building the schools our daughters deserve. See you in Pittsburgh!

🎓 Tomorrow, Learning for ALL will host our first-ever GED graduation ceremony — and we’re honored to welcome Dr. DérNecia Phillips as our keynote speaker! Dr. Phillips previously conducted a program evaluation for our GED program as part of her doctoral dissertation. Her insights played a major role in helping us improve and better support our students on their path to graduation.

Dr. DérNecia Phillips is a professional educator, activist, and poet who prides herself on being a champion for education, community, and justice. She has 20 years of experience as a public and non-public school educator with service in roles from teacher to principal to principal coach. She holds advanced degrees from Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she received her doctorate in Educational Leadership. Dr. Phillips leveraged her expertise to found DAL Education & Care Solutions LLC, a consulting company focused on the support and development of leaders, schools, and organizations. She is a strong advocate for education, mentoring, community, and culture—as evidenced by her current work as founder of Identity Preparatory Academy--a forthcoming middle school for girls in the North Omaha community.

Dr. DerNecia Phillips will be presenting at the 2024 Civil Rights Conference hosted by the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights tomorrow to delve into the Civil Rights of Black women and girls as it relates to in schools and the workplace!

What a critical time to speak on such a pressing topic promoting the human dignity we all deserve, yet do not all receive!

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Include Your Voice! A group of committed women in North Omaha is planning a new middle school for girls, and they desire your input! Please take a few minutes to fill out this North Omaha Community Education Survey and share it with others who qualify and would be interested.

Use the link or QR code to access the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWL5xHdMdEetjWQTS1OhF4fGOsHkCgehLk7CCEsTJ_eYBTjQ/viewform

Your feedback will help guide planning and next steps to ensure they reflect our community's needs, ideas, and strengths.

The survey is anonymous and open through May 10, 2024. Our scholars deserve their education to include community voices! 📚👧🏽

We're in our bag with the Black Girls Lead in Advocacy Summit speakers! If you're 14-19 years old and haven't already registered… you should!

This weekend, April 20th, dozens of young Black girls and femmes will come together to learn how to activate their voice and shape their future. ✨

Helping to empower and uplift them is Dr. DérNecia Phillips, who will give an interactive workshop on "Answering the Call to Lead in Education, Advocacy & Beyond!"

Dr. Phillips is a professional educator, equity activist, mentor, and poet who prides herself on being a champion for both education and her community. She has served the community as a teacher, principal, and advocate and now leverages her 20 years of experience in her education consulting business, DAL Education & Care Solutions.

There are just a few seats left to attend this summit!

Run and get registered tonight! 💨
https://forms.office.com/r/CRtVBczpPx

This lineup of speakers is FIRE! 🔥

We’re just a week away from the Black Girls Lead In Advocacy Summit, hosted at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center, and we’re beyond excited to introduce our breakout speakers. Let’s get into it!

✨Andrea Joy - .joyful
✨Jewel Rodgers - .rodgers
✨Dr. DérNecia Phillip -
✨and Aleyah Smith

The countdown is on but in the meantime, get registered if you’re not already!

We need your help to fill the room with Black girls and femmes on April 20th. Register today!

🔗Link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6KNNrKfJZ0S0CpQw0iGFdiY9hzhc7V1KrG6bzxA7ebBUNUZQQUFFU1BXSzExRkVJR1ZJUlVQUFExWCQlQCN0PWcu

It’s not too late to participate! Tell the current teacher candidates and high school students considering a career in teaching in your lives about this opportunity.

I look forward to participating as a panelist this year. Hope to see y’all there!

Register today at: bit.ly/FTOC3