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How To Be An Effective AllyCREATING A CULTURE OF SUPPORT FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC)

Educators’ ConferenceSaturday, January 21, 2012

San Francisco, CA

+PresentersRedwood City 2020Community Youth Development Initiative,Immigrant Youth Action Team

Jane Slater- Sequoia High School, Redwood City

Itzel Díaz- Sequoia High School, Redwood City

María Fernández- John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities, Stanford University

Sheryl Muñoz-Bergman- International Institute of the Bay Area

+Agenda

Connecting with your undocumented population

Differentiating students’ views of their documentation status

Recognizing your school’s culture with respect to undocumented students

Creating a supportive school culture

Starting a club

Fundraising

Partnering with community groups

+Connecting with Your Undocumented Population

Range of time in country

Family members with different status

Estimated numbers of undocumented people by county:

Assume that there is at least one undocumented student in each of your classes

47,298 in San Mateo County

39,045 in San Francisco

146,208 in Santa Clara County

11,769 in Marin County

102,268 in Alameda County

58,663 in Contra Costa County

+Differentiating students’ views of their documentation status

Students’ understanding varies: Those who know status and advocate for

selves Those who don’t know…find out filling out

FAFSA or other applications Those whose parents want them to hide it Those who see no hope & have given up Those who just think things will work out

+Recognizing your school’s culture with respect to undocumented students

Positive Staff publicly addresses

issue DREAM club Available resources Staff attempting to speak

students’ native language

Negative The issue is avoided Negative comments Staff lacks knowledge

Topics related to undocumented students on staff meeting agendas

Student presentations to staff Legal expert visits/ guest

speakers Visible info for AB540 students Posted scholarships not

requiring SSN (Naviance) Go-to people on staff. Public

allies you can send students to.

Public conversations (with students & staff) about different immigration status

Respect for confidentiality

What Students See and Hear What Staff Should See and Hear

+Starting a Club

1. Get the students there

2. Enlist staff allies

3. Have specific projects to work on (short-term goal momentum)

4. Develop long-term goals

5. Develop students’ leadership abilities within the club

6. Publicize

7. Connect to community resources

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Get Students There

Invite students personally

Include documented students

Encourage members to bring friend(s)

Present to classes

Announce in daily bulletin

Collaborate with counselors

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Enlist Staff Allies

Gain administration support

Present yourself as a resource to staff on these issues

Use your personal connections on staff

Connect with staff who can share their knowledge, time & resources

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Make long- and short-term goals Annual Event

Presentations at Middle Schools

Presentations to parents

Participation at community events San Mateo County Youth Conference, Teens In Action

Community Showcase

Fundraising for Scholarships

Political Activism Rally in support of Dream Act, postcard campaign on Back

To School Night

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Make the Club Visible

Posters

Yearbook page

T-shirts

School newspaper

San Mateo Daily Journal

Staff presentations

Facebook

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Fundraising Ideas

Host events

Sell products

Wedding/birthday gifts

Church Groups

Work with other school groups

Ask for donations from staff and personal network

+Sequoia High School Dream Club: Connect to Community Resources

Immigrant Youth Action Team

Sequoia High School

Redwood City 2020

Redwood City Public Library

Fair Oaks Community Center

Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula

International Institute of the Bay Area

Cañada College student group and Upward Bound

Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center

Sequoia District Migrant Youth Program

Alumni

+Partnering with Community Groups

Benefits of Building Community Partnerships:

Partners and supporters who share your mission, work with same population, and can spread your message

More resources (financial and in-kind) to help grow and expand your current efforts

A greater network of individual allies, mentors and partners who build meaningful relationships and experiences with undocumented youth

+Broadening your Community Partnerships

Who in your community shares your mission or serves undocumented youth in some way?

What are they already doing that can contribute to your efforts?

When can you get together and learn about each others’ work and learn how you can both benefit?

Where can these partners experience what you’re doing and see the impact their potential contribution can make?

How will you make concrete commitments for working together?

Making Dreams Come True:The Time is Now!

Logrando hacer sueños realidad:

Hoy es el momento!

The Community Youth Development Initiative’s

Immigrant Youth Action TeamPresents/Presenta:

11.18.11Sequoia High School

Redwood City, CA

+Creating a Supportive School Culture

What can you do as part of your every day behaviors to make all students feel safe?

Think of one undocumented student with whom you work. What is one concrete thing you can do as his or her ally to show your support?

+CONTACT US Jane Slater- Sequoia High School, Redwood Cityjslater@seq.org Itzel Díaz- Sequoia High School, Redwood City idiazbuild09@gmail.com María Fernández- John W. Gardner Center for

Youth and their Communities, Stanford University

mafernandez@stanford.edu Sheryl Muñoz-Bergman- International Institute

of the Bay Areasmbergman@iibayarea.org

Websites:http://www.rwc2020.org/

http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu/

http://www.iibayarea.org/