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PEOPLE OF COLOR IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Building Community
Together
Fostering professional growth, belonging, and anti-racist environments for educators of color in New York independent schools.
WHO WE ARE
Our Mission
People of Color in Independent Schools New York (PoCIS New York) is an organization serving New York independent school administrators, faculty, and staff. We create and support programming, networking opportunities, and affinity spaces to foster professional growth and community belonging for our constituents.
We aim to honor, acknowledge and amplify the multiplicity of the lived experiences of people of color in independent schools as a means to build more inclusive, supportive, and anti-racist environments.
WHAT WE DO
Our Pillars
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"Thank you for welcoming me and allowing me to learn and grow within a community focused on excellence and nurture."
— PoCISNY MEMBER
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