Continuing Conversations on Race and White Privilege: How to Foster Difficult Conversations

The speaker for the July 6 meeting is Dr. Rosetta Treece, superintendent of the Hopwell Valley Regional School District. Dr. Treece has been an educator for 20 years.

Treece will explore how to set ground rules that protect vulnerable people while still allowing non-traditional views, how to distinguish between harmful and uncomfortable ideas, and how to discuss concepts in a way that encourages people to explore history themselves rather than making some people feel defensive.

During her time in public school education, she has served as a high school English Teacher, Vice Principal, Principal, and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Treece is the Superintendent of Schools for Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Dr. Treece graduated Magna Cum Laude from the College of New Jersey earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Secondary Education. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Administration and earned her Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership from Rowan University. Her doctoral thesis was on how to promote emotional intelligence in adolescents. Dr. Treece is an Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer and a Peer Leader. She is an Attitudes in Reverse (A.I.R.) therapy dog handler and a mental health champion. She is committed to preparing teachers, support staff, and school leaders to create learning environments that are culturally responsive and that cultivate resiliency in young adults.

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