" I speak of the Parental Engagement Policy before the Education Act as the policy is the inanimate vector of ruling relations from the Education Act that actually enters into, coordinates and weaves together mothering work and teachers’ labour. I posit that the policy is operationalized by people as coordinated by policy even though they may not see the connections of their work to it. "
Rashmee is an anti-racist educator working in the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education sector in Ontario. She is an educational policy researcher and public scholar engaged in community-partnered multilingual research. Rashmee completed her Bachelor of Science from the University of Bombay in 1987. She completed her B,Ed in Mathematics, Science and Technology from York University in 2004 and her M.Ed in Language, Culture and Teaching from the same institution in 2015.
Rashmee earned her Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Toronto in 2021.
Sessions will be offered based on the information needs expressed by families, parents and guardians.
Multilingual Sessions: I speak Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Gujrati, Konkani as well.
Sessions will be offered based on the needs reflected in professionals’ inquiries.
Sessions will be offered based on the higher education coaching needs requested in students’ inquires.
For educators who are engaged in authentic anti-racist educational work aimed at equitable access to educational outcomes, staying motivated can be a challenge. As part of a professional learning session, you will have the embeded opportunity to connect with other participants through the small group sessions I offer.
For families seeking system navigation and educational advocacy, I offer the opportunity to walk through public facing websites of school boards with clear explanations of educational terminology so that the edu speak can be translated into everyday understanding. As I speak Hindi, Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani and English. I can support educational information needs multilingually.
With 20+ years in Ontario’s educational setting, my formal and information mentoring experience will support educators, school settlement sector workers and Employee Affinity Groups build an ongoing awareness of institutional privilege, deepen their practice in culturally relevant and responsive skills, strengthen family-school partnerships.