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Welcome to the 51st Annual Council of Black Administrators (COBA) Black Child Conference and Scholarship Awards. This year’s conference will occur at Los Angeles Trade Tech College, 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015. The theme is "Reimagining the Table: Cultivating Excellence in Every Seat." We are excited to celebrate this year’s Scholarship Award Recipients and AEMP Black History Month Essay Contest Winners. 


We look forward to seeing everyone at Los Angeles Trade Tech College on Saturday, April 18, 2026, for a memorable conference and celebration! 
Saturday, April 18
 

7:30am PDT

Registration/ Continental Breakfast
Saturday April 18, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am PDT
Welcome to the 51st Annual Black Child Conference and Scholarship Awards! This year's theme is "Reimagining the Table: Cultivating Excellence in Every Seat".  We are so glad you decided to join us, and we know you will have a wonderful day of networking and celebrating our Scholarship recipients!Please visit the Registration table between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026, to...
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Saturday April 18, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am PDT
  Registration

8:45am PDT

COBA Scholarships / AEMP Awards
Saturday April 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am PDT
Please join us for the main session where we will recognize this year's scholarship recipients!
Saturday April 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am PDT
  Scholarships

10:00am PDT

Breakout Sessions
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT

Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT

10:00am PDT

Affirming Talent and Well-Being: Unpacking the Factors Driving Academic and Career Attainment for African American Girls and Women
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Abstract African American women and girls have shown notable academic and career gains, yet research on their success factors is limited. This workshop affirms historical and contemporary factors—like aptitude, home, mentors, quality instruction, and time use—that sustain their achievement. The workshop will highlight evidence-based solutions, providing participants with a practical...
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Presenters
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Kenya Marshall Harper, PhD

Secondary Education Transformation Office (SETO) Instructional Coach, LAUSD
Kenya R. Marshall-Harper is a doctoral graduate of the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), holding a Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in K-12 Equity and Education, and a certificate in Women and Gender Studies.Dr. Marshall-Harper brings 20... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

Building Accountable Spaces: Creating Conditions for Shared Values, Collective Responsibility, and Equity-Centered Leadership
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Accountability in schools is often experienced as compliance-driven, unevenly applied, or rooted in fear rather than growth. This session invites leaders to reimagine accountability through an equity-centered lens—as a collective practice grounded in shared values, relational trust, and a commitment to ensuring excellence for every student.Leaders will engage in a data-driven dialogue that...
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Presenters
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Dr. Monique Chanel Fordham-Jackson

CEO, The PHorDham Firm
Dr. Monique Chanel Fordham-Jackson proudly hails from the Watts/Willowbrook, Compton, and South Central Los Angeles communities that shaped her commitment to educational equity and Black excellence. A product of both Los Angeles Unified and Compton Unified schools, she graduated with... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

Cultivating Excellence In Every Seat: Through Poetry, Music, and Principles of Success!
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
“Cultivating Excellence in Every Seat!” This SEL (Social Emotional Learning) seminar is engaging, educational, and interactive!  Participants will write, illustrate, recite, and create poetry.  The Seminar shares Culturally Responsive Poetry, Music, and 12 Principles of Success.   These Culturally Responsive Practices are ideal for all students.  It has been...
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Presenters
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Jerome Vincent Carter

CEO/ President, Inspiration 52
Jerome Vincent Carter is the CEO, Founder and President of Inspiration 52, Inc.  Jerome has been an educator for over 37 years!  He has also had the opportunity to travel the United States training teachers and students through workshops, assemblies, and seminars.  He is a leading... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

Culture Is the Curriculum: Using the L.I.G.H.T. Model™ to Build Trust, Shift Behavior, and Drive Student Outcomes
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Session Description Across LAUSD and beyond, leaders are facing a reality that training alone can’t fix: rising dysregulation, fractured trust, chronic absenteeism, staff burnout, and inconsistent systems of accountability. In this climate, culture isn’t a “soft” issue—it is the instructional environment. Whether we name it or not, culture is teaching students and adults every day:...
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Presenters
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K-Rahn Vallatine

CEO, Innersun Consulting
K-Rahn Vallatine is a cultural architect, author, and transformative educator whose work bridges personal growth, leadership development, and trauma-informed practice. As the founder of Inner Sun Consulting, he equips educators, executives, and service providers with frameworks that... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

Excellence Without Exhaustion: A Guided Learning & Design Framework for Supporting Black Students Through Postsecondary Transitions
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Across California, educators, counselors, and community partners are deeply committed to ensuring Black students successfully transition from high school into college, career, and training pathways. Through practitioner-led dissertation research grounded in California school contexts, a central question emerged: What kinds of support help Black students persist toward ambitious postsecondary goals...
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Presenters
avatar for Tiffany Green

Tiffany Green

CEO & Founder, Uprooted Academy
Dr. Tiffany Green is a licensed psychotherapist and the founder of Uprooted Academy™, a supports high schools with the infrastructure needed to help students and families navigate postsecondary planning with clarity and confidence. Uprooted Academy’s AI-powered platform is grounded... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

He Is Not a Gladiator: 4 Shifts to Interrupt Academic Neglect,
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Across California, boys represent 68% of K–3 suspensions. Only 24% of 11th-grade boys are reading above standard. Fewer than half meet college readiness requirements. The numbers don’t lie — but they don’t tell the whole story either.This session moves beyond statistics and into truth.In He Is Not a Gladiator: 4 Shifts to Interrupt Academic Neglect, Dr. Fletcher challenges educators to...
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Presenters
avatar for Glynetta Fletcher

Glynetta Fletcher

Lead Consultant/Founder, Edutects LLC
Dr. Glynetta Fletcher, professionally known as Fletch, is an educator, author of He Is Not a Gladiator, and founder of  Edutects LLC, a consulting firm focused on creating, designing and building school infrastructures that are student and teacher-centered that focuses on boys o... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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10:00am PDT

Small Books, Big Impact: Build Reading Joy and Improve Academic Success with High-Interest Novellas
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Small Books, Big Impact: Build Reading Joy and Improve Academic Success with High-Interest Novellas is a high-impact professional learning workshop addressing a growing issue in secondary classrooms: students start books but don’t finish them and achievement suffers as a result. The session demonstrates how strategically integrating high-interest novellas (70–150 pages) can rebuild...
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Presenters
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Latrice L. Washington

Owner, The LeShae Collection
Latrice L. Washington is a storyteller at heart with a pen in one hand and a passion for people in the other. A Los Angeles-based author, educator, and former television producer, she brings a rich blend of media savvy, emotional depth, and literary craft to every story she tells... Read More →
Saturday April 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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11:45am PDT

Lunch
Saturday April 18, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT

Saturday April 18, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm PDT

12:30pm PDT

Afternoon Key Note Address: Dr. Bettina L. Love
Saturday April 18, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT







Saturday April 18, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
  Keynote Address

2:00pm PDT

Closing
Saturday April 18, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Saturday April 18, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
 

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