Integrated Schools

IS- Denver School Choice Workshop
2023-01-19 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Online Event
Finding the school for your kids can be hard.
Join Integrated Schools Denver for a virtual community discussion about prioritizing equity and integration in your school choice process

IS Denver - Chapter Meeting
2023-02-13 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Online Event

Documentary Film Screening
2023-03-26 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Garfield Theater, 719 Race St., Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
Join the Cincinnati Chapter for a documentary film: Can We All Get Along? Followed by panel discussion: Is School Choice Really a Choice? Parent/Teacher dilemma.

Roughly twelve years ago filmmaker Pablo Miralles created a short video for the Class of 1981 Reunion at John Muir High School in Pasadena (where he is also an alum). The impetus was a note from a man extolling the past virtues of school and community integration where his generation knew firsthand that understanding, harmony, friendship and love can blossom among people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
After positive feedback from alumni from the 50s through the 90s who saw the reunion video, he began research into the resegregation of previously integrated school districts and discovered a trend impacting communities throughout the nation.
The documentary film CAN WE ALL GET ALONG is the product of Miralles’ understanding of the history of John Muir High School — that it’s alumni, teachers, administrators and parents and their belief in the promise of a diverse and excellent public education are important stories to share for the present and future of his community and for our country at large.

IS Hamden Chapter Meeting
2024-01-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online Event

Integrated Schools Hamden - Chapter Meetup
2024-10-24 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Mazorca Mexican Restaurant, 1537 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT, 06514, United States
We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming quarterly meeting for the Hamden Chapter of Integrated Schools on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30pm at Mazorca Mexican restaurant in Hamden. We’re thrilled to have Dr. Mira Debs, Director of Educational Studies at Yale University, joining us as a special guest.

If you’re thinking of coming, please let us know.
Agenda:

HPS teacher diversity
Racialized tracking at Hamden High
Testing disparities
Debrief about Oct BOE Meeting

WITH SPECIAL GUEST DR. MIRA DEBS
Mira Debs is the Director of the Education Studies Program and a lecturer in Sociology at Yale University.
Her research has examined the connection between parents, school choice, and school integration efforts in Hartford, New York, Singapore and Copenhagen. She is the author of Diverse Parents, Desirable Schools: Public Montessori in an Era of School Choice (Harvard Education Press, 2019) and the co-editor of the Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education (2023).
She has been a Hamden Public Schools parent since 2013.

Seattle Chapter Meeting - Feb 5th, zoom
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
If you’re a little confused about what’s been happening with school consolidations in Seattle, you’re not alone. There’s been a ton of back-and-forth and many folks are scrambling to figure out how best to advocate for our students during this time of severe budget shortfalls.
At Integrated Schools, we believe that building relationships is the best way to create meaningful, equitable change in our school systems. Let’s come together online to share what we’re seeing in the community along with our ideas and priorities for advocacy. We’re also inviting Liz Huizar from the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) to share her experience and advice on coalition building.
Join us Wednesday, February 5th from 7:00-8:00pm on Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2SntwhsuRYCib9Ry1q75gw

Hamden Book Discussion
2025-03-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-04-03 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Whitneyville Branch Library, 125 Carlton St, Hamden, CT, United States
Join us to discuss Dr. Beverly Daniel-Tatum’s book, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria.
For more info – email hamdenactionnow@gmail.com

Education Funding 101 Workshop
2025-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online Event
This will be a virtual workshop to help us all understand how our schools are funded. Email us for details.

Meet & Greet at Hamden Fest
2025-06-14 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Hamden Town Center Park, 2761 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT, 06518, United States

Hamden Summer Meetup!
2025-08-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mazorca Mexican Restaurant, 1537 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT, 06514, United States

IS Colorado - School Choice Workshop
2025-12-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online Event
It’s School Choice Season and the Denver Chapter is bringing back our IS School Choice Forums!
These forums offer a fresh, equity-centered approach to choosing schools. Together, we’ll:

Reconsider what makes a “good” school.
Explore the school choice process through an equity lens.
Reflect on how we’ll “show up” and engage in whichever school community we choose.

For more, check out this article from CPR.

IS Colorado School Choice Workshop
2026-01-10 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Prodigy Coffee Shop, 3801 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
It’s School Choice Season and the Denver Chapter is bringing back our IS School Choice Forums!
These informal gathering will provide the chance to talk about an equity-centered approach to choosing schools.
We’ll chat about:

Reconsider what makes a “good” school.
Explore the school choice process through an equity lens.
Reflect on how we’ll “show up” and engage in whichever school community we choose.

For more, check out this article from CPR.

Integrated School - Denver: Book Club - Calling In by Loretta Ross
2026-03-19 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
Date: Thursday, March 19th
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm (It’s ok if you show up at 8, this gives us a little time to chat before we dive in)
Where: Zoom (fill out the form to get the link)
What: Prologue and first chapter of Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel
Buy the book from our Bookshop.org store front to support local bookstores and send a portion of the proceeds back to Integrated Schools
Register here!

Pasadena Chapter organizing meeting
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
The Pasadena Chapter of Integrated Schools will meet via Zoom to set chapter goals and meeting schedule. Contact chapter for Zoom link.

Pasadena Chapter 6/27 Park Meet-up
2026-06-27 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McDonald Park, Pasadena, 1000 East Mountain St., Pasadena, CA, 91104, United States
We are a group of parents with racial or economic privilege who deliberately chose our Pasadena Unified public schools and remain committed to them. Our summer park meet-ups provide a space for parents and caregivers to reaffirm our commitment to integrating our families and to grapple with the challenges of our imperfect schools & district. We have two summer park meet-ups planned: 9-11 AM Sat., June 27 at McDonald Park, and Sat. Aug. 15 at Loma Alta Park. Join us for coffee, conversation, and community!
Contact Susan for details.

Pasadena Chapter 8/15 Park Meet-up
2026-08-15 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Loma Alta Park, 3330 North Lincoln Ave., Altadena, CA, 91001, United States

Durham Chapter Meeting
2026-08-20 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Guglhupf, 2706 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC, 27707, United States
Guglhupf Cafe

Virtual Lunch-and-Learn on School Tours
2026-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
Join Autumn Brown Garibay, marketing professional and candidate for SFUSD Board of Education, for a Virtual Lunch-and-Learn on School Tours on Friday, September 11 from 12-1pm. Learn how to get beyond the “good school/bad school” framing to identify what makes each school a valued part of its community.
Register here.

👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-Friendly In-Person Gathering | ⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
2026-09-27 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Playground outside of Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC, United States
Sunday, September 27
👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-Friendly In-Person Gathering | ⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Playground outside of Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
(1100 Michigan Ave NE, near the Brookland Metro)

Virtual Meeting - Raising White Kids - 8:00pm-9pm
2026-10-15 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event
🖥️ Virtual Meeting | ⏰ 8:00–9:00 PM
Topic: Raising White Kids

In advance of the meeting, you may want to consider your experiences if you have White kids and/or engage with one or even more than one of the following:

NPR interview (7 minute listen, or read the transcript)
Integrated Schools Podcast (episode is just under an hour long)
book (320 pages; eBook and book available from DC Public Library)
The publisher link “book” above has more media options

🍷 Adults-Only In-Person Drop-In Gathering | ⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
2026-12-03 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Roost, 1401 Pennslyvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States
Thursday, December 3
🍷 Adults-Only In-Person Drop-In Gathering | ⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
📍The Roost
(1401 Pennsylvania Ave SE)

Virtual Meeting - Desegregate and Integrate
2027-01-21 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event
Thursday, January 21
🖥️ Virtual Meeting | ⏰ 8:00–9:00 PM
Topic: Open meeting – Theory of Change focus areas are DESEGREGATE and INTEGRATE

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/W9sriJeASoWG4Lj4eT-Q5A

Virtual Meeting - Advocate - 8pm -9pm
2027-04-29 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event
Virtual Meeting – Advocate

Online Event
Thursday, April 29 🖥️ Virtual Meeting | ⏰ 8:00–9:00 PM Topic: Open meeting – Theory of Change focus area is ADVOCATE

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7o1LuRFDR5e8aheEdvMkyg

Kid-Friendly, In-Person Gathering - 10am - noon
2027-05-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | DC
Saturday, May 22
👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-Friendly In-Person Gathering | ⏰ 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 TBD location
