In this episode , we're honored to have Dr. Tia Lites come on the show to share her personal journey as an educator and the importance of Black school leadership in urban schools! To learn more about Tia, you can connect with her on LinkedIN and Instagram (@flashinglites).

BIO:

Dr. Tia Lites is currently the Vice Principal and Director of Teaching & Learning at the Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy in Boston, MA. Her devotion is advancing successful, evidence-based practices in teaching and learning, fostering the academic advancement of the students, and creating a professional development program designed to promote pedagogical experimentation, creative delivery methods, and quality instruction.

She also prioritizes building the school's cultural climate and expanding the pipelines between middle school students to historically Black colleges & universities. Tia is also responsible for the implementation of her school's restorative justice action plans, teacher evaluation modules, cultural development & advocacy workshops and social-emotional student seminars. She sat on the 2018-2019 team that created the revised Action Plan for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for her charter.

Holding her Doctorate in Education, Tia's primary practice is utilizing the "culturally responsive school leadership framework," which she uses to support the growth of Black administration in schools that serve a majority population of students of color. Her dissertation and first book is entitled, “The Influences of Black School Leadership on Supporting Positive Outcomes for Black Students in Urban Schools.” She continues to research the pathways for Black students based on Black representation in schools and plans on creating a series of educational materials in regards to proactive measures to support Black learners (Kindergarten through grade 12).

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