The Equity Leadership Group is a minority, woman-owned business that provides diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services to K-12 school administrators and teachers. We offer strategies, systems, and solutions for meeting the educational needs of culturally diverse student and teaching populations in K-12 educational settings. Our services include: (A) Equity audits and needs assessments; (B) DEI Strategy development; (C) Professional development trainings and workshops; (D) Culturally responsive curriculum development; and, (E) Executive coaching. The Equity Leadership Group has partnered with school districts and educational organizations in New Jersey, New York, Arizona, Washington state, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
With our training, development, and coaching services, we have helped educators, principals, and superintendents achieve the following outcomes and results:
- Increased ability to implement culturally responsive education techniques.
- Customized action plan for being equitable and inclusive educators based on best practices.
- Increased access to collaborative space for difficult conversations about race, culture, and diversity.
- Increased knowledge of how to be anti-biased, anti-racist by teachers and school leaders.
- Custom-designed African American studies curriculum for K-12 students.
- District-wide equity plan with diversity & inclusion goals, strategies, and key performance indicators.
The Equity Leadership Group was founded by Dr. Karla Manning, who serves as the CEO and lead trainer for the company. Bringing her 13+ plus years of teaching experience to ELG, she has developed systems and strategies designed for educational equity and excellence in K-12 classrooms and schools. Dr. Manning has a BA in English from Tennessee State University, a MA in Curriculum & Instruction from Concordia University Chicago, and a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Manning has delivered trainings and speaking engagements at the American Educational Research Association, National Association of Multicultural Education, Wisconsin Council for Teachers of English and is a member of The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa. She is also a Lecturer at the CUNY University system in New York City, where she prepares undergraduate teacher candidates in culturally responsive teaching.
