Fostering Equity and Family Engagement: Listening, Learning, and Leading
Shileste Overton Morris, Ed.D.
Director, Center for Schools and Communities
Chief Programs Officer, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
Shileste Overton Morris serves as the director of the Center for Schools and
Communities, and the Chief Programs Officer at the Central Susquehanna Intermediate
Unit, an education service agency, where she leads the organization's equity efforts. The
Center provides local, state, national and international services to build capacity in
schools, districts, county and state agencies, and other children, youth, and family-serving
organizations. Through the provision of professional development, coaching, and
technical assistance, the Center supports the improvement of educational and life
outcomes for individuals from birth through post-secondary. The Center's work focuses
on a continuum of efforts around early childhood care and development, social and
emotional learning, educational equity, positive youth development, family support and
community service integration, school safety, juvenile justice and youth violence
prevention.
Dr. Overton Morris has worked at and with both public and private institutions including
nonprofit organizations, foundations, and state government agencies building strategic
partnerships and leading innovative work. Overton Morris also serves on a number of national,
state, and local boards, and is the author of several publications, including "Girl Grudges:
Learning to Forgive and Live," written to help clinicians, parents, and youth development staff
who work with adolescent girls regarding female aggression. She has developed a strong
repertoire in topics related to strategic leadership, parent engagement, belonging, equity and
inclusion, cultural competence, and education leadership. Dr. Overton Morris is a graduate of the
Education Policy Leadership Fellowship program sponsored by the Institute for is Educational
Leadership, Executives in Residence program sponsored by the Association of Education Service
Agencies, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Communities Practicing Resiliency,
Pennsylvania Private Licensed Schools, and the Education Policy Leadership Institute. |
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