Y-PLAN 2026 Summit
Planning, Belonging, and Democracy: Activating Systems Change in our Cities + Schools
This summit, Planning, Belonging, and Democracy: Activating Systems Change in Our Cities + Schools, will feature youth-led policy proposals addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing our region. The summit serves as a peer-to-peer leadership exchange, highlighting the partnership between the West Contra Costa Unified School District, the City of Richmond, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools to advance systems change in our schools and communities.
Planning, Belonging, and Democracy: Activating Systems Change in our Cities + Schools
This summit, Planning, Belonging, and Democracy: Activating Systems Change in Our Cities + Schools, will feature youth-led policy proposals addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing our region. The summit serves as a peer-to-peer leadership exchange, highlighting the partnership between the West Contra Costa Unified School District, the City of Richmond, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools to advance systems change in our schools and communities.
To learn more information about the partnership between WCCUSD and UC Berkeley's Center for Cities + Schools, check out this developing story map here!
Speakers
Cheryl Cotton, WCCUSD Superintendent
Dr. Travis J. Bristol, BSE Professor
Shasa Curl, Richmond City Manager
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Highlights
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- In person
Location
Berkeley School of Education
2121 Berkeley Way West
First Floor Berkeley, CA 94702
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Agenda
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Registration
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Welcome and Keynote
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