ONLINE: MSAN Institute

press release: The annual MSAN Institute is a two-day, intensive professional learning opportunity dedicated to growing our understanding of current research and district practices that further increase racial equity in schools. The Institute is a space where teachers and school leaders share what’s working in their schools and districts and learn from one another. The Institute is a space where researchers and practitioners can talk about real challenges in real schools and create important next steps together!

Keynote speaker: Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. is a nationally recognized educational leader, antiracism activist, and adjunct professor who unapologetically advocates for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and racial equity. He has over twenty years of combined educational experience as a teacher, school principal, central office administrator, superintendent, and college professor.

Hutchings is the chief executive officer and founder of the educational consulting firm, Revolutionary Ed, LLC. His life’s work is educational service and dismantling systemic racism in schools across America. He was the 2018 recipient of the Joseph E. Hill Superintendent of the Year Award with the National Alliance of Black School Educators and served as the President of the MSAN Governing Board of Superintendents from 2017-2019.

He earned his doctorate in educational policy, planning, and leadership from the College of William & Mary. Hutchings currently serves on numerous national boards and is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Hutchings is a native of Alexandria, Virginia, where he currently serves as the superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools and resides with his wife and their two children.

Hutchings is a co-author of Getting Into Good Trouble at School, a guidebook for building an antiracist school. Written by two education leaders with very different life experiences, Getting into Good Trouble At School provides the context, empowerment, and concrete actions needed to dismantle racist policies and practices that for decades have kept students of color from experiencing the same success as their white counterparts.

When: April 19-20, 12:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. CDT each day, online

Program Fee: MSAN Members receive 6 free registrations, then $150/person. Districts and organizations not affiliated with MSAN: $175/person

This event is hosted by the UW–Madison School of Education’s MSAN and the office of Professional Learning and Community Education. PLACE draws on the best ideas and people in the UW–Madison School of Education to provide transformational learning experiences for artists, educators, leaders, and lifelong learners around the world.