Friday, April 28, 8:30-9:45 a.m.,agenda, Kent Library

Tenisha Tate-Austin will be leading a discussion: Leveraging your Leadership, a preview. This is a sampling of a larger-scale series of workshops included in a comprehensive offering from Tenisha's diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm, Critical Friends. It will be an engaging and highly informative meeting. Spanish translation will be provided by parent volunteer, Karina Hernandez (thank you Karina!!).

Tenisha Tate-Austin has a long-standing career as a Marin County educator and administrator. In recent years, Tenisha was the Assistant Principal at Hall Middle School, and Principal of Miller Creek Middle School. She was also an Assistant Principal at Bayside/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy in Marin City and at Tamalpais High School. Tenisha has since founded and is the CEO of diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm, Critical Friends. In addition to the many achievements that Tenisha achieved in her career, she has kept her passion for educational equity at the core of all her efforts. The KSPTA is thrilled to host Tenisha, and to learn and engage in how we can be critical friends, as well as leverage our leadership in the parent/caregiver community in the KSD.

Tenisha and her family were the featured family in the documentary: Our America, Lowballed. Hopefully there will continue to be opportunities to attend screenings, followed by Q&A sessions with Tenisha and her husband, Paul. It is a very compelling and highly informative documentary that I personally cannot express more enthusiasm and encouragement to view at home with your families. The Austins are tirelessly continuing their advocacy for equity in the housing appraisal industry, including introducing Vice President Kamala Harris in the presentation of the White House's housing equity initiative, Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) (VIDEO here, Tenisha appears at minute 8).

The KSPTA is excited to host 5th & 6th Grade Games Night on Friday, April 28 from 6 to 8 pm in the Kent MP Room.

Free admission includes 1 free raffle ticket.
Students will RSVP during lunch in the upcoming weeks.

Pizza, Snacks & Drinks Included
Exciting Games and Contests

Raffle tickets for $3 each (max. 5 tickets/ student) will be on sale at lunch!
Chance to win Apple Air Pod Pros, Bluetooth speakers, Comfys, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, and More….

One of the most memorable nights for kids at Kent. Don’t miss out!

This event is for students only (*except parent volunteers).
6-7 p.m.: Carnival games
7-8 p.m.: MC-led stage contests

Questions or want to volunteer to help at the event? See the Sign Up Genius link below or contact Erica Bonney (ericasmithbonney@gmail.com) or Whitney Blickman (wermercer@gmail.com)

www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44acac28a7f58-5th6th#/

Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m., San Rafael Film Center

Hosted by local Marin resident, Lisa Tabb, and the Tam Union High School District Wellness Center. Screenagers was filmed in our backyard and features a number of Marin programs including Raising the Bar.

• Learn more at cfieducation.cafilm.org/teen-wellness/

April 26, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Zoom Link: https://kentfieldschools.zoom.us/j/84269288013?pwd=K1lBZGN1a2VpdkpUa1plVkZqSk81UT09
Meeting ID: 842 6928 8013
Passcode: 097197

Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC is a school counselor at Sheridan School in Washington, D.C., a therapist who works with kids and families in private practice at The Chrysalis Group in Bethesda, Maryland, and an author and journalist. She's the author of the bestselling books Middle School Matters and Middle School Superpowers and a frequent contributor to The Washington Post. She also freelances for publications including Psychology Today, CNN, Working Mother, U.S. News & World Report and Your Teen, and her ideas have been shared in outlets including The New York Times,The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Edutopia, Mindshift, and NPR. Phyllis speaks at schools and organizations nationally and internationally on a broad range of topics related to counseling, education, and parenting. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and three children.

Learn more about Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC atphyllisfagell.com.

May 3, 2023, 7 p.m. PST

Let's Talk Community Discussion Series

• Learn more & register here - Sponsored by Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships.

The last Let's Talk Discussion on Mental Health and Underage Substance Use features Dr. Emily Tejani, a guest expert who trained at the Yale University Department of Psychiatry and board certified in three medical specialties: child & adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Student speakers include Sophia DeMoe, a sophomore at Novato High School and MHYP intern, and Leo del la Huelga, a sophomore at Tamalpais High School and MHYP intern.

Live Spanish translation will be available.

• May 9, 2023, 4 p.m., Zoom
• Live Spanish interpretation

Join us for a discussion on the connections between substance use and mental health, and raise awareness for both as we celebrate May Mental Health Month and National Fentanyl Awareness Day. For questions, contact: info@odfreemarin.org.

• View flyer in English and Spanish.
• Register for the Zoom meeting here.

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