Achievement Gap Pilot Schools Webinar The Empowerment Society

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Achievement Gap Pilot Schools WebinarThe
Empowerment Society

• Principal Baruti Kafele

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Developing a School-wide Young Mens Empowerment
Society

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Developing a School-wide Young Mens Empowerment
Society

1. All male empowerment assemblies / meetings with
   male guest speakers (POWER MONDAYS)
2. All male empowerment classroom meetings with male
   guest speakers
3. Small group sessions led by men
4. One-to-one mentoring with male mentors
5. Opportunities to meet and spend time with male
   college students
6. Opportunities to meet and spend time with
   successful men in their work environment
7. Opportunities to meet and spend time with men in
   political leadership
8. Dress for Success Days
9. Male retreats
10. Father - son programs
11. Male study groups
12. Rites of Passage Programs

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A Closer Look at Power Monday

1. What does a young mens empowerment meeting look
   like?
2. There are not many male teachers in our school.
   What can we do?
3. How will we go about bringing men into our school
   to speak at our empowerment meetings?
4. What kind of follow up will we have for the
   speakers to engage in?
5. Will the meetings be comprised of single grade
   levels or will grade levels be combined?
6. If combined, what would be the most appropriate
   combinations?
7. How frequently will the meetings occur?
8. What would be the duration of the meetings?
9. Would the meetings be held in the morning,
   afternoon or both?
10. What do the girls do during the male empowerment
    meetings?
11. Which staff members should be involved?
12. What topics will be discussed?
13. What are some of the activities that wed engage
    our students in?
14. What are the goals of the male empowerment
    meetings?
15. How would we measure the success of the program?
16. What are the possibilities of partnering with
    corporations, businesses and other agencies?

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Developing a School-wide Young Mens Empowerment
Society

1. All male empowerment assemblies / meetings with
   male guest speakers (POWER MONDAYS)
2. All male empowerment classroom meetings with male
   guest speakers
3. Small group sessions led by men
4. One-to-one mentoring with male mentors
5. Opportunities to meet and spend time with male
   college students
6. Opportunities to meet and spend time with
   successful men in their work environment
7. Opportunities to meet and spend time with men in
   political leadership
8. Dress for Success Days
9. Male retreats
10. Father - son programs
11. Male study groups
12. Rites of Passage Programs

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Developing a School-wide Young Mens Empowerment
Society

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