The New Jersey School Boards Association’s inaugural Equity Expo will take place on Friday, April 11, at the Conference Center at Mercer County College from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The program will feature multiple breakout sessions, information on resources available to your district, best practices, and networking opportunities.

Keynote Address: Moving Toward More Equitable Schools

LeDerick Horne, Co-Founder and Chair, All In for Inclusive Education

How do we move beyond performative inclusion to build truly equitable schools? In this keynote, LeDerick Horne will share his personal journey – from being a student in special education to co-founding All In for Inclusive Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming schools into spaces where every student belongs.

Through his story, LeDerick will describe the systemic barriers that continue to exclude students with disabilities and other marginalized learners. Attendees will receive practical, equity-driven approaches to help build truly inclusive schools.

Agenda Now Live

NJSBA is proud to offer a wide variety of training sessions to help share how to achieve equity in education. Some of the sessions available at the Equity Expo include:

  • “Utilizing Alternative Education Programs to Increase Equity in Schools.
  • “Building and Sustaining a Diverse Educator Workforce: Strategies for Effective Recruitment and Retention.”
  • “Community & Connection in the Face of Conflict: Implementing Restorative Practices for Lasting Change.”
  • “Building Equity for Excellence.”
  • And much more.

The full Equity Expo agenda is available here.

Registration Details

This conference offers three Board Member Academy credits and has a member rate of $119. Registration of school board members, administrators, and district staff that have been included on the NJSBA census may be done online, but only by the school business administrator. The administrator must attach a scanned copy of the purchase order with the registration. Register for the conference here.

For questions regarding this program, please contact Kristen Krulikowski via email.