Richland County School District Two: Richland Two Participating In Second Innovation Study Tour

Columbia SC

08 June, 2022

5:52 AM

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Press release from Richland County School District Two: June 7, 2022 Richland Two is one of 10 school districts in the United States selected to participate in the Innovation Study Tour and Working Group on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Learning Differences. The Center for Global Education (CGE) at Asia Society and Digital Promise launched the innovation study tours in 2019 to give school districts the opportunity to explore different perspectives outside of their typical environments. Participants collaborate through webinars and culminating study tours. "Being selected to participate in the first and second Innovation Study Tours is quite an honor for our school district," said Richland Two Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis. "Dr. Helen Grant, our Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, and I gained a deeper understanding of the policies, systems, data and professional development needed to create more equitable school systems in the first study tour to Toronto, Ontario." Since 2021, Dr. Davis and Dr. Shawn Suber have represented Richland Two in an online study of the innovative system-wide SEL and Learning Difference strategies implemented by Surrey Schools in British Columbia. Dr. Davis and Dr. Suber, who is the district's director of multi-tiered systems of support/state and federal programs, will travel to Melbourne, Australia, for an innovation study tour that brings together the work of both studies — equitable systems and SEL/learning differences. According to Digital Promise and the CGE, "the ultimate aim of this work is to promote greater equity and to ensure all students are well prepared for college, careers and informed, active citizenship in a global era." CGE covers travel and accommodation expenses for participants. This press release was produced by Richland County School District Two. The views expressed here are the author's own.