COE Black History Month Event

COE Black History Month Event

February 17, 2022

Keynote Speaker

MarLan Parker

MarLan Parker is a dynamic Assistant Principal who strives to impact the lives of all students within his sphere of influence. He focuses on being a positive role model that the students can not only look up to, but relate with.   MarLan has changed lives through his unique approach to building relationships with his students and colleagues. He has served on numerous education committee's and organized many parent councils. He is a graduate of CSUSB with BA in History and a Single Subject Teaching Credential. His professional education experience includes being a teacher, an academic coach and is currently serving the capacity of an Assistant Principal.   

Presenter

Marcus Reynolds

Director, Project Impact: Male Minority Teacher Pipeline Program

Project Impact Director and K-12 educator, Marcus Reynolds, will speak on the need for the Project Impact program to combat the lack of teacher diversity being a major obstacle school districts encounter. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, minority male teachers only make up 5% nationally. Additionally, research indicates a positive correlation between teachers of color and an increase among students of color in standardized test scores in reading and math, graduation rates, and interest in attending college. Studies also indicate that teacher of color connect in ways that increase the academic performance of students of color overall.