2025 ACSA Lead With Pride Summit: Full Schedule

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3:30pm PDT

Gender Action Plans: How to Support LGBTQ+ Students & the Families and Staff who Support them

Wednesday April 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT

Learn how two districts, San Francisco and Fresno, have created and continue to evolve systems for collaborative and equitable Gender Action Plans (GAPs). GAPs are a great way to empower staff to take meaningful and policy aligned action when supporting LGBTQ+ students and their families. In this politically fraught moment, helping folks know what can be done and said is crucial in turning policy into praxis. We will share our journeys and the tips we’ve learned along the way!
Key Audience Takeaways:
1. Understand how a GAP process can be used to create collaboration between school staff and families in order to meet the needs and uphold the rights of LGBTQ+ students.
2. Develop insight that will allow participants to iterate in the creation of their own GAPs and engender district-wide adaptation and ownership of GAPs.
3. Review materials used in two districts to assist you in reflecting on your own district’s process.

Speakers

Kena Hazelwood

District Coordinator, LGBTQ+ Student Services, SFUSD

Kena Hazelwood (ey/em) has been involved in public education for over 20 years. As a high school student with an emerging understanding of ier queerness the innovative queer-affirming initiatives of San Francisco Unified School District's LGBTQ+ Student Services helped Kena feel safe... Read More →

Erica Hasenbeck

Fresno Unified School District

Erica Hasenbeck (she/her) has served as a manager in Fresno Unified School District for the last 10 years with the focus on restorative practices and creating safe, supportive, and inclusive schools. She began her career in 2000 as a social worker serving children and families of... Read More →

Wednesday April 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Gloriana C

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