The Principal Leadership Institute is pleased to inform you about five Alumni Networking opportunities during Spring 2017 on the topics of Health Equity, Socio-Emotional Learning, Equity Centered Master Scheduling, and the Impacts of Racial Segregation in Housing with esteemed speakers such as Congresswoman Barbara Lee and the new Graduate School of Education Dean Prudence Carter.

1. Principal Leadership Institute Spring Alumni Networking Events
We are pleased to inform you about five Alumni Networking opportunities during Spring 2017
on the topics of Health Equity, Socio-Emotional Learning, Equity Centered Master Scheduling,
and the Impacts of Racial Segregation in Housing with esteemed speakers such as
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and the new Graduate School of Education Dean Prudence Carter.
Each topic is related to the PLI curriculum and alumni will recognize many of the scholars who
contributed to their PLI studies including Linda Darling Hammond and Richard Rothstein.
Some of these events are sponsored by campus departments and two are sponsored by the
Principal Leadership Institute. Event, registration, and payment details are provided in the
attached document as well as in the email.
Hope to see you there!
Rebecca Cheung
FREE EVENT:
Fighting for Health Equity in 2017 and Beyond
Monday, March 13, 4:00pm–5:00pm
2050 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
Congresswoman Barbara Lee with welcoming remarks by Nicholas B. Dirks, Chancellor,
University of California, Berkeley
Affordable, accessible, high-quality healthcare is a fundamental human right. Congresswoman
Lee served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus during the drafting of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act and worked to ensure strong provisions that expand health
care access, address health disparities and create incentives for people to live healthy lives. As a
psychiatric social worker, Congresswoman Lee is dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to
affordable and high-quality healthcare, especially the most vulnerable. Congresswoman
Barbara Lee’s main healthcare focus is always on health disparities and health equity, especially
for racial and ethnic minorities. Congresswoman Lee is strongly opposed to any efforts to
repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and will continue to fight to ensure that we all have
access to affordable, quality healthcare.
Free and open to the public. Please register here in advance.
Sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine. Co-sponsored by the Schools of Public
Health and Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, and Samuel Merritt University.

2. FREE EVENT:
School Accountability: What's SEL Got to Do with It?
Thursday, March 16, 4:00pm–6:00pm
Education/Psychology Library, Tolman Hall (2nd floor), UC Berkeley
Join us for a conversation with experts and practitioners in the field
of social emotional learning (SEL) to explore its importance in a
child’s academic success, and how schools can deliver and measure SEL in the context of
creating equitable educational learning environments. We will also delve into emerging
questions in educational research and policy.
Our panel discussion will be moderated by GSE Dean Prudence L. Carter, and our distinguished
panelists include:
Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute; Prof. Emeritus Stanford
University, Graduate School of Education; and Co-chair, National Commission on Social,
Emotional and Academic Development at the Aspen Institute
Joshua P. Starr, CEO, Phi Delta Kappan (PDK); and Member, Council of Distinguished Educators,
National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development at the Aspen Institute
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Associate Professor of Education, Psychology and Neuroscience,
Rossier School of Education and Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California;
and Member, Council of Distinguished Scientists, National Commission on Social, Emotional and
Academic Development at the Aspen Institute
Elliot Turiel, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and Jerome A. Hutto Chair, Graduate School
of Education, Berkeley
No registration required.
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Education. Co-sponsored by Phi Delta Kappan.
FREE for current PLI and LSP students:
Equity Centered Master Scheduling Workshops (Pilot pricing at 50% discount)
Session 1:
The Five Stages of Master Schedule Building
Wednesday, March 22, 6:00pm–9:00pm
Tolman Hall Room 2515, UC Berkeley
Session 2:
The Master Schedule Equity Audit
Thursday, March 30, 6:00pm–9:00pm
Tolman Hall Room 2515, UC Berkeley

3. The master schedule is to a school what grading policies are to teachers and classrooms.
It reveals the true beliefs, attitudes, values and priorities of the school. The school’s
master schedule is like looking at an MRI of the inner workings of a school. It is the
window to the soul of the school.
– “The Master Schedule: A Culture Indicator”
NASSP: National Association of Secondary School Principals
Join us in a workshop session presented in collaboration with PLI and the College & Career
Academy Support Network (CCASN) as we examine building a master schedule from a lens of
equity and social justice. The workshops are presented as a combination of lecture and group
interaction. We encourage school teams to participate. You may attend one or both sessions.
Session 1 will include an overview of the five stages of master schedule construction. will
further understanding of the relationship between the master schedule and an equity-centered
school culture. This session is presented by members of the CCASN staff.
Members of the CCASN staff have deep and wide-ranging experience in developing master
schedules at all levels of instruction. Their expertise includes building the capacity of school-site
Master Schedule Teams to create master schedules reflective of the school’s vision for enabling
every student to successfully complete a challenging program of study.
Session 2 will highlight the use of equity audits to inform the building of master schedules.
Participants are encouraged to bring the master schedule of their schools to conduct the equity
audit. We will also provide sample schedules for your use as needed. This session is presented
by Cheryl Domenichelli.
Cheryl Domenichelli is the PLI Coordinator of Programs for Visiting School Leaders and a PLI
support provider for new K-12 administrators. Cheryl was the founding principal of Kimball High
School in Tracy and was named 2012 California Secondary Principal of the Year by the
Association of California School Administrators. Her 23 years of professional experiences in
education include the classroom, high school administration and district office administration.
She brings experience in building master schedules from an equity and social justice lens.
Please register in advance here.
Free for currently enrolled PLI and LSP students
$99 for alumni
$150 for non-alumni
Sponsored by the Principal Leadership Institute.