2021 Leadership Forum Materials

with the Sisters of Mercy Institute Leadership Team, Mercy Education Board of Directors and Mercy Education Staff

Session Recording

Prayer: We Chooses Mercy and God Chooses Us – Elegimos la Misericordia y Dios nos elige a nosotros/as

with Jackie Roberto, Founder and Partner, Madison Design

Session Recording

Slideshow | Diapositivas

Branding materials and timelines for implementation will be shared in the coming weeks. / Los materiales de marca y las líneas de tiempo para su implementación se compartirán en las próximas semanas.

with Jesse Roberts, CEO and Founder, Admissions Pro

Session Recording

Prayer: An Overflow of Mercy – Un desbordamiento de la Misericordia

Slideshow | Resumen de diapositivas | Sugerencias

Resources mentioned in the presentation / recursos mencionados en la presentación

• Gunning Fog Index
• CrazyEgg.com
• Https://www.batchgeo.com
• Https://www.enquirytracker.net. – admission software for managing processes / los programas informáticos para la gestión de procesos
• All U.S. Mercy schools will have access to a free trial account of Unbound360, which can be accessed at / todas las escuelas de la Misericordia de los EE.UU. tendrán acceso a una cuenta de prueba gratuita de Unbound360, a la que se puede acceder a Https://Bit.Ly/Unbound360.

with Traci Smith, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, Michigan)

Session Recording

Slideshow | Diapositivas

For information about the Mercy Education DEI Cohort, which meets monthly via Zoom, please contact Nell Stetser, nstetser@sistersofmercy.org

Some items mentioned in the presentation that participants requested:

• Traci’s role description – Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Mercy High Farmington Hills Council on Racial Equity
• Climate survey – the climate survey for Mercy High Farmington Hills is incomplete at this time, but it has been inspired by the climate survey for Iowa City Schools.
• Book suggestions:
  • So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
  • White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
  • How To Be An Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi
  • The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
• Pretty Brown Girl – founded by a Mercy High Farmington Hills alumna. This organization is “dedicated to educating and empowering Black and Brown girls by encouraging self-acceptance while cultivating social, emotional and intellectual well-being.”
• 1^st Annual MLK Essay Contest
  • Winners’ essays:
    • Speaking Up and Standing Up in Times of Challenge | Hablar y defender lo que es justo en tiempos difíciles
    • Standing on God’s Promises: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy and Hope for the Future | Firmes en las promesas de Dios: Legado y esperanza del Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

with Jack Peterson, Founder, Managing for Mission

Session Recording

Slideshow (PowerPoint) | Slideshow (PDF) | Diapositivas

Outline | Esquema

Worksheet | Hoja de trabajo

Compilation of Worksheet Responses received by March 2

with Skip Kotkins, Senior Consultant, Carney, Sandoe & Associates

Session Recording

Slideshow

with Emily Cady, Director of Wellness, Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women

Session Recording

Slideshow

Handouts

• 10 Tips to Manage Social Distancing and Lower Stress/Anxiety | 10 Consejos para controlar el estrés y la ansiedad de COVID-19
• Daily Self-Refection Questions for Students & Families during COVID-19 | Preguntas diarias de autorreflexión para estudiantes y familias durante COVID-19
• 50 Ways to Take a Break | 50 formas para relajarse
• Emotions Periodic Table | Emosiones Tabla
• Wellness Wheel | La rueda de bienestar