Current (March 2018) staff composition of the Office of Black Male Student Achievement is as follows:
Minneapolis
Public Schools Office of Black Male Achievement
(March
2018) >>>>>
Staff Member
Position
1) Michael Walker Director
2) Andria Daniel Family and Community
2) Andria Daniel Family and Community
Inclusion Specialist
3) Cierra Burnaugh Office
Specialist, Senior
4) Corey Yeager Coordinator, Educational Equity
4) Corey Yeager Coordinator, Educational Equity
5) Marjaan Sirdar Teacher,
Social Studies
6) Richard Magembe Teacher, Social Studies
6) Richard Magembe Teacher, Social Studies
7) Jamil Jackson Community
Expert Classroom Coach
Descriptions of individual staff
experience are given as follows:
Michael Walker, Director of the Office of Black Male Achievement
Michael Walker brings a career focus on youth development and
assisting black youth to achieve success. He earned his undergraduate degree in
physical education from Southwest Minnesota State University and his master’s
degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls as well as
his administrative license from St. Cloud State. From 1998 to 2006, Walker
served as community outreach, program and youth development director at the
YMCA of Minneapolis and Greater St. Paul, where he developed programs for
social, academic, athletic and employment skills for youth and served as the
coordinator of the Black Achievers program. Walker worked as a career and
college center coordinator for AchieveMpls at Roosevelt High School (2006-2009)
before serving Minneapolis Public Schools as Roosevelt’s dean of students from
2009 to 2011 and assistant principal from 2011 to 2014. He is the inaugural
director for the Office of Black Male Student Achievement, where his sole
responsibility is changing outcomes for Black Males who attend Minneapolis
Public Schools. Walker is a product of Minneapolis Public Schools.
Andria
Daniel, Family and Community Inclusion Specialist
Andria Daniel is passionate about helping build communities where
everyone’s voice is heard and valued. She believes it is important for families
and students to feel fully supported. Over the years, she has worked with
parents to create and facilitate listening sessions to address issues that
affect the academic success of children. Andria’s goal is to generate unique
and positive experiences for families and to create new pathways between home
and school. She has a master’s degree in family education from the University
of Minnesota. As the family and
community coordinator for the Office of Black Male Student Achievement (OBMSA),
Andria works with parents to understand how important it is to be involved in
their children’s education from cradle to career. As a parent of three, she
believes there is a shared responsibility of building the capacity of effective
family engagement, which is linked to learning.
Cierra
Burnaugh, Office Specialist, Senior
Cierra Burnaugh is a native of north Minneapolis and a graduate of
North High School. Cierra is deeply rooted in her community. Through her work
with the Office of Black Male Student Achievement and as a Dance Studio owner
in north Minneapolis, Cierra strives to build, uplift and empower her
community. Cierra has worked in multiple positions within Minneapolis Public
Schools and in many positions in her community to service the evolution of her
people. Her passion for her community and her people drew her to the Office of
Black Male Student Achievement. As the senior office specialist for the office,
Cierra works directly with staff, student and community members to ensure the
mission of the office is achieved. Her mission in life is to provide knowledge
of self to her community to ensure they know where they come from and where
they are going.
Corey
Yeager, Coordinator, Educational Equity
Corey Yeager is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Yeager
is currently the educational equity coordinator for Minneapolis Public
School, working under the umbrella of the Office of Black Male Achievement.
He is completing his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis
in family social science/couple and family therapy. Corey’s therapeutic work
is primarily focused on serving African American adolescents and their
families. Much of his professional career efforts have been intentionally
concentrated on facilitating community change through democratic, grassroots
efforts.
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Marjaan
Sirdar, Teacher, Social Studies
Marjaan Sirdar grew up in a low-income, single parent home in east
Bloomington. He attended predominantly white schools and often felt invisible.
Marjaan never had any teachers of color or any positive Black men to look up
to. This led to anger and violence as a teenager with the potential of prison
or death. This experience led him to teaching.
Marjaan worked with homeless youth for most of the past seven years. He’s a graduate from Metro State and he is completing his master’s degree in urban education. As an educator, his goal is to help young people unlearn the dominant narrative of white supremacy and use education as a means of liberation rather than a tool for social control. As a community organizer, Marjaan works on building leadership and power in communities of color so we can tell our own stories, create our own narratives, and control our collective futures. This is his second year at Franklin Middle School and his first year at Fair Downtown.
Marjaan worked with homeless youth for most of the past seven years. He’s a graduate from Metro State and he is completing his master’s degree in urban education. As an educator, his goal is to help young people unlearn the dominant narrative of white supremacy and use education as a means of liberation rather than a tool for social control. As a community organizer, Marjaan works on building leadership and power in communities of color so we can tell our own stories, create our own narratives, and control our collective futures. This is his second year at Franklin Middle School and his first year at Fair Downtown.
Richard
Magembe, Teacher, Social Studies
Richard Magembe joined the Office of Black Male Student
Achievement (OBMSA) in August 2016. He has been an employee of MPS since 2012,
formerly serving as a school support program assistant at Stadium View School.
In his new role as a life coach, Richard will assist the OBMSA in their mission
to close the achievement gap between black male students and their peers.
Prior to his employment with MPS, Richard received his undergraduate degree in social work from St. Cloud State University and his master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Argosy University. In 2009 he started his career in education serving as a teaching assistant at Hancock Elementary School in the St. Paul Public Schools District. After providing two years of service to Hancock Elementary, Richard served as an educational assistant at St. Paul’s Johnson High School during the 2011-2012 school year.
Prior to his employment with MPS, Richard received his undergraduate degree in social work from St. Cloud State University and his master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Argosy University. In 2009 he started his career in education serving as a teaching assistant at Hancock Elementary School in the St. Paul Public Schools District. After providing two years of service to Hancock Elementary, Richard served as an educational assistant at St. Paul’s Johnson High School during the 2011-2012 school year.
Jamil
Jackson, Community Expert Classroom Coach
Jamil Jackson is a community expert classroom coach for the OBMSA.
He is also executive director of C.E.O (Change Equals Opportunity) a life
skills mentoring program for males of color ages 12-25, assisting in the areas
of college, career and cultural exposure. As the executive director of Run and
Shoot EBL (Elite Basketball League), he uses sports as a way to build authentic
relationships with young Kings of the community, help assist with college
recruitment/placement, and bring together both youth and adult males to
fellowship and learn from each other about what “Being a Man of Character is”.
Jamil was raised and resides in north Minneapolis where he coaches
youth sports at Farview Park. He is an active board member for the Farview Area
Community Council, TakeAction MN, and Core Team Member for J4A (Justice
For ALL) working to reform our criminal justice system and build relationships
with incarcerated men to help assist their transition back into our
community. Coach – Jamil
Jackson
The only key event scheduled by the Office of Black Male
Achievement on the calendar for the remainder of academic year 2017-2018, as I
am tapping out this article in March 2018, is as follows:
April 26, 2018
Believe & Achieve Celebration
Join us to honor the
efforts and contributions of
students, educators,
parents and community
members. This
special event will feature an award
ceremony, student
performances and a year-end
presentation form our
Director of the Office of
Black Male Student
Achievement, Michael Walker.
A few
events took place during January-February, as follows:
January 15, 2018
MLK Basket Tournament at Roosevelt
High, 4029 28th Ave South Minneapolis from 8 am - 8 pm
This event [was for the purpose of] fundraising for OBMSA Scholarships.
January 18, 2018
Career Fair [was]
located at 800 West Broadway from 9 am - 11:30 am.
February 12, 2018
National African American Parent
Involvement Day
Join us at the Roller Garden for a
free familiy event from 6 pm - 8 pm
February 22, 2018
BLACK TEEN SUMMIT
The Office of Black Male Student
Achievement, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, [hosted] its Second Annual Black Teen Summit. Selected students from
Minneapolis Public Schools and surrounding districts in the metropolitan area [had]
a chance to hear from leaders within the African American community.
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