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Gender Spectrum 1ra|n|ng ackages
Cender SpecLrum offers comprehenslve programs and resources Lo creaLe more gender lncluslve
schools. 1hls work supporLs noL only Lhe speclflc needs relaLed Lo Lransgender sLudenLs, buL Lhe
enLlre school communlLy. Worklng collaboraLlvely wlLh school communlLles, our mlsslon ls Lo creaLe
safe cllmaLes ln whlch all sLudenLs can Lhrlve as Lhey grow and learn. arLnerlng wlLh Lhe school's
leadershlp Lo crafL a sequence of acLlvlLles Lallored Lo each slLe's conLexL and communlLy, our
collaboraLlon wlll ulLlmaLely lead Lo deeper undersLandlng abouL gender, chlldren and youLh, and Lhe
necessary skllls for schools Lo Lake acLlon accordlngly.

1ra|n|ng rograms

1. Ioundat|ons of Gender Inc|us|ve Schoo|s
o Needs assessment and |eadersh|p consu|tat|on
! 1o whaL exLenL do your school's programs and pollcles reflecL gender lncluslon for all
sLudenLs? Pow do currenL pracLlces meeL Lhe legal requlremenLs such as Lhose ln
Callfornla's A81266 or oLher slmllar laws? 1hls lnlLlal assessmenL wlll help Lo gulde
your efforLs ln bulldlng capaclLy aL your slLe Lo supporL Lhe gender dlverslLy of all of
your sLudenLs as well as work wlLh lndlvldual sLudenLs needlng lndlvldual supporL.
o Genera| Staff 1ra|n|ng - !"# %#&'#( )&*+,-./# 0*"11+2 3.4#&-.1&- 15 %#&'#( (90 mlnuLe - 2 hr
Lralnlng for sLaff)
! undersLandlng of key Lermlnology and concepLs
! erspecLlves from chlldren, youLh, and famllles abouL Lhelr own gender
! lnLroducLlon Lo Cender lncluslve Schools framework
! lmplemenLaLlon dlscusslon
o 1wo hours of persona||zed consu|tat|on, |nc|ud|ng
! lmplemenLaLlon approaches for laws and pollcles such as A81266 - 8esL pracLlces and
key conslderaLlons
! uevelopmenL of Cender SupporL lans for speclflc sLudenLs
! CommunlcaLlon sLraLegles for worklng sLudenLs and parenL/communlLy
! lmplemenLlng varlous gender lncluslve sLrucLural pracLlces (sLudenL records,
resLrooms, locker rooms, sLudenL Lrlps, eLc.)
o Wr|tten and on||ne resources and too|s
! ackeL of Lools and resources Lo deepen concepLs from !"#$%&"'%& ') *$%+$, Lralnlng
o Access to |ega| consu|tat|on serv|ces through Gender Spectrum partners (add'l cosLs may be
requlred)
! Cender SpecLrum has parLnered wlLh a varleLy of lndlvlduals and organlzaLlons LhaL
can formally address legal lssues arlslng from school's work around gender, lncludlng
supporLlng Lransgender sLudenLs






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2. Irom erspect|ve to ract|ce: Creat|ng Gender Inc|us|ve Schoo|s
All componenLs of -'.%+/0"'%& Lralnlng, as well as:
o arent]Commun|ty Workshop
! lnformaLlon sesslon for famllles and Lhe broader school communlLy, lncludlng gender
baslcs, ways Lo speak wlLh chlldren and youLh abouL gender, and prevlew of acLlvlLles
and lessons LhaL may be Laklng place wlLh sLudenL.
o 1eacher Workshop - 6"7(7*8#(.-8.*- 15 %#&'#( )&*+,-./# 6+7--(114- 7&' 0*"11+- (~1 hr for
sLaff worklng dlrecLly wlLh sLudenLs ln classrooms
! WhaL are Lhe speclflc sLeps and sLraLegles LhaL schools can lmplemenL Lo creaLe
greaLer accepLance of gender dlverslLy for all sLudenLs? WhaL does lL look llke for a
Leacher Lo creaLe a classroom space for Lransgender and oLher sLudenLs llvlng ouLslde
of expecLed gender norms?
o C|assroom |essons and act|v|t|es (mulLlple opLlons for worklng dlrecLly wlLh sLudenLs)
! CollaboraLlve Coachlng: bulldlng capaclLy of Leachers Lo do acLlvlLles and lessons
Lhrough currlculum lnLegraLlon (recommended)
1hese 1:1 or small group dlscusslons zero ln on speclflc lnsLrucLlonal enLry
polnLs for applylng Lhe lens of gender dlverslLy Lo classroom programs and
lessons. uslng Leachers' currenL currlcular plans, Lhese personallzed sesslons
allow Leachers Lo lnLegraLe gender lncluslve pracLlces lnLo Lhe naLural flow of
Lhe classroom
A varlaLlon of Lhls model can also lnclude co-Leachlng acLlvlLles and lessons
wlLh Cender SpecLrum sLaff.
! ulrecL lnsLrucLlon: Cender SpecLrum sLaff worklng dlrecLly wlLh sLudenLs Lo dellver
lessons and acLlvlLles
Lxperlenced Lralners from Cender SpecLrum can also lead speclflc lessons and
acLlvlLles wlLh sLudenLs. locused on baslc values of klndness, accepLance and
respecL, Lhese developmenLally approprlaLe sesslons scaffold sLudenL learnlng
and supporL all sLudenLs Lo undersLand gender dlverslLy.
o Access to a|| Gender Spectrum curr|cu|um mater|a|s and resources
! Cender SpecLrum has developed a robusL seL of lnsLrucLlonal maLerlals, lncludlng
lesson plans, sLudenL acLlvlLles, handouLs and oLher Lools for worklng wlLh sLudenLs,
parenLs and colleagues.
o Io||ow up workshop for new staff [o|n|ng schoo| the next academ|c year
! 1ralnlng aL Lhls level also lncludes a follow-up -'.%+/0"'%& Lralnlng for any new sLaff or
oLhers ldenLlfled by Lhe school. 1hls Lralnlng can Lake place any Llme prlor Lo
SepLember 30 of Lhe followlng academlc year.
o Up to f|ve add|t|ona| hours of consu|tat|on (phone]skype) w|th|n the academ|c year
! CollaboraLlng wlLh parenL governance or leadershlp groups
! reparlng for classroom lessons
! ConLenL speclflc coachlng (l.e. puberLy educaLlon, advlsory, psychology, sclence, eLc.)
! uevelopmenL and/or recommendaLlon of addlLlonal classroom acLlvlLles
! uebrleflng classroom lessons






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3. Irom ract|ce to Systems: Susta|n|ng a Gender Inc|us|ve Schoo|
All componenLs of -'.%+/0"'%& and 1$,&2$30"4$& 0' 1,/30"3$ Lralnlngs, as well as:
o Mu|t|-year p|an for expand|ng and ma|nta|n|ng gender |nc|us|ve cond|t|ons
! Worklng wlLh Lhe school's leadershlp, Cender SpecLrum wlll help co-consLrucL a
sLraLeglc plan for sysLemaLlcally expandlng and malnLalnlng gender lncluslve pracLlces
LhaL are lnLegraLed lnLo Lhe school's overall deslgn and programs. 1hls would lnclude
revlew of and recommendaLlons for pollcles, forms, webslLe, and exLernal
communlcaLlons
o Iorma| assessment for cert|f|cat|on as a "Gender Inc|us|ve Schoo|" for 2 years fo||ow|ng
tra|n|ng
! Schools aL Lhe SusLalnlng level are also ellglble for recognlLlon as a Cender lncluslve
School, a deslgnaLlon LhaL can be lncluded ln ouLreach maLerlals, accredlLaLlon
processes and oLher processes for celebraLlng Lhe school's programs.
o Iac|||tat|ng teacher act|on research on gender |nc|us|ve pract|ces
! 1eachers wlll engage ln a formal lnqulry process by whlch Lhey assess Lhe lmpacL of
Lhelr pracLlces. Worklng wlLh Cender SpecLrum's Leam of experlenced Leacher
researchers, school's can develop a program for expllclL sLudy of Lhelr lnsLrucLlonal
approaches.
o Support for |everag|ng Gender Inc|us|on work w|th other schoo| d|vers|ty and |nc|us|on
efforts
! A school-wlde focus on gender dlverslLy ls an excellenL sprlngboard for deeper work
around oLher forms of dlfferences among your communlLy. Pavlng explored Lhls
fundamenLal aspecL of dlfference, schools can use Lhelr work around gender Lo Lhlnk
abouL Lhelr equlLy work ln areas such as race, eLhnlclLy, learnlng sLyle and soclo-
economlc sLaLus
o Cngo|ng curr|cu|um co||aborat|on and support, |nc|ud|ng |esson observat|ons
! 8ulldlng on Lhe efforLs begun ln 1$,&2$30"4$& 0' 1,/30"3$5 Cender SpecLrum sLaff wlll
explore addlLlonal ways for furLher lnLegraLlng gender dlverslLy concepLs lnLo
lnsLrucLlonal program currenLly ln place
o Student |eadersh|p coach|ng and support
! erhaps one of Lhe mosL effecLlve ways Lo shlfL sLudenLs' ablllLy Lo undersLand and
respecL gender dlverslLy ls Lhrough Lhe developmenL of sLudenL leaders. WheLher
Lhrough sLudenL acLlvlLles or leadershlp program's, CSAs or anoLher mechanlsm,
Cender SpecLrum wlll collaboraLe wlLh sLudenLs Lo develop pro[ecLs, campalgns, or
oLher acLlvlLles Lo relnforce Lhe noLlon of gender lncluslon for all sLudenLs.
o Add|t|ona| parent educat|on on gender ||teracy
! As schools embark on Lhls deeper level of work, lL ls lmporLanL Lo conLlnue Lo bulld Lhe
capaclLy of Lhe parenL communlLy Lo supporL Lhelr efforLs. AddlLlonal programs of
educaLlon, fllm evenLs, speakers and oLher acLlvlLles can brlng Lhe schools larger
communlLy lnLo Lhls lmporLanL work.






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4. D|str|ct rogram
Worklng closely wlLh school dlsLrlcL leadershlp, Cender SpecLrum wlll Lallor a comprehenslve
program for sysLemaLlcally bulldlng Lhe sysLem's capaclLy Lo creaLe more gender lncluslve
campuses, programs and servlces. lndlvlduallzed Lo meeL speclflc dlsLrlcL needs, Lhls level of
servlce can lnclude some or all of Lhe followlng, as well as componenLs of Lhe varlous
programs above.
o CollaboraLlon wlLh senlor dlsLrlcL leadershlp
! ueslgnlng a program of Lralnlng, consulLaLlon and resources Lo lmplemenL
gender lncluslve pracLlces. Leveraglng professlonal developmenL acLlvlLles,
leadershlp sLrucLures, and lnsLrucLlonal lmprovemenL efforLs, we wlll co-
consLrucL a program wlLh Lhe dlsLrlcL LhaL bullds Lhe capaclLy of all sLakeholders
Lo supporL more gender lncluslve school cllmaLes
! Speclflc consulLaLlon for lmplemenLaLlon of lncluslve pracLlces conslsLenL wlLh
legal and pollcy requlremenLs, such as A81266
o 1raln-Lhe-Lralners program
! ulsLrlcLs seeklng Lo lncrease and susLaln Lhelr capaclLy for Lhls work may also
choose Lo parLlclpaLe ln a Lraln-Lhe-Lralners program. Worklng wlLh ldenLlfled
sLaff, we wlll supporL Lhelr ablllLy Lo lead Lralnlngs, provlde resources, coach
Leachers and work wlLh famllles and communlLy members.
o SLraLeglc plan for worklng wlLh schools
! lnLegraLlon of gender lncluslveness efforLs wlLhln a larger dlsLrlcL framework
around soclal-emoLlonal learnlng, anLl-bullylng or oLher school cllmaLe
lmprovemenL programs
o School board educaLlon and Lralnlng
! 1ralnlng Lallored Lo address gender dlverslLy lssues from a governance
perspecLlve, lncludlng ways for addresslng communlLy quesLlons and concerns