Cherina Betters, Ed.D.
@drcbetters.bsky.social
1st Chief of Equity & Access for SBCSS. Living my ancestors wildest dreams. Servant leader. Courage to change. Views are my own, retweet’s are not endorsements.
Wonderful start to the weekend hanging out with Palm Springs Unified School District under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Marcus Funchess for the Multicultural and Equity in Education Summit! Thank you for trusting me with your school community! They are all our kids! 💙💛
November 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wonderful start to the weekend hanging out with Palm Springs Unified School District under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Marcus Funchess for the Multicultural and Equity in Education Summit! Thank you for trusting me with your school community! They are all our kids! 💙💛
Thanks to Ilinanoa Suliafu and the CDS team for the invite to attend the Quarterly Stakeholders Luncheon put on by Greater Ontario California (GOCAL)
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Thanks to Ilinanoa Suliafu and the CDS team for the invite to attend the Quarterly Stakeholders Luncheon put on by Greater Ontario California (GOCAL)
Shout out to Kevin Garcia AKA KLove for the opportunity to engage with the warehouse staff of SBCSS today. Katie Hylton, thanks for coming to hang out and support me and your team!
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Shout out to Kevin Garcia AKA KLove for the opportunity to engage with the warehouse staff of SBCSS today. Katie Hylton, thanks for coming to hang out and support me and your team!
A pleasure to keynote for the San Jacinto Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program under the leadership of, ELO-P Specialist, Benjamin Plá. I love their mantra of One Team, One Program, One Community! They are all our kids! #TransformingLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A pleasure to keynote for the San Jacinto Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program under the leadership of, ELO-P Specialist, Benjamin Plá. I love their mantra of One Team, One Program, One Community! They are all our kids! #TransformingLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation
Thank you Dr. Diana Zepeda-McZeal Director, Mid-Cities SELPA for the opportunity to keynote their inaugural Special Education Conference and Resource Fair. Added bonus was hanging out with the wonderful Superintendent of Bellflower USD, my beautiful sister girl, Dr. Erin Simon!
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thank you Dr. Diana Zepeda-McZeal Director, Mid-Cities SELPA for the opportunity to keynote their inaugural Special Education Conference and Resource Fair. Added bonus was hanging out with the wonderful Superintendent of Bellflower USD, my beautiful sister girl, Dr. Erin Simon!
Thanks to Ilinanoa Suliafu
Manager, Foster Youth Services
for SBCSS 4 sharing about the state and federal laws for Foster and MKV youth. It is critical educators in my ESEC Educational Equity and EMAT 6016 Social Justice in Education classes at CSUSB have this exposure!
Manager, Foster Youth Services
for SBCSS 4 sharing about the state and federal laws for Foster and MKV youth. It is critical educators in my ESEC Educational Equity and EMAT 6016 Social Justice in Education classes at CSUSB have this exposure!
October 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks to Ilinanoa Suliafu
Manager, Foster Youth Services
for SBCSS 4 sharing about the state and federal laws for Foster and MKV youth. It is critical educators in my ESEC Educational Equity and EMAT 6016 Social Justice in Education classes at CSUSB have this exposure!
Manager, Foster Youth Services
for SBCSS 4 sharing about the state and federal laws for Foster and MKV youth. It is critical educators in my ESEC Educational Equity and EMAT 6016 Social Justice in Education classes at CSUSB have this exposure!
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 4 the new Finkelstein Performing Arts Center at Crafton Hills College! Congrats to Pres, Dr. Kevin Horan & all those that had a hand in bringing this to life & to all those that have & will support the arts in the school and larger community! #WeAreSBCCD!
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 4 the new Finkelstein Performing Arts Center at Crafton Hills College! Congrats to Pres, Dr. Kevin Horan & all those that had a hand in bringing this to life & to all those that have & will support the arts in the school and larger community! #WeAreSBCCD!
California Latino School Boards Association’s 2025 state conference. The theme: UNIDOS EN ACCION/ UNITED IN ACTION unity is music to my ears in any language. Thanks to Drs. Wyatt, English and Mr. Jesus Holguin for inviting me to participate in their session.
September 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
California Latino School Boards Association’s 2025 state conference. The theme: UNIDOS EN ACCION/ UNITED IN ACTION unity is music to my ears in any language. Thanks to Drs. Wyatt, English and Mr. Jesus Holguin for inviting me to participate in their session.
ACSA 2025-26 statewide Equity Academy closes out the first weekend today. Thank you to Dr. English and Mr. Garnett for presenting on using data to create and drive inclusive school systems! A special thank you to Tracie Noriega for knowing THIS leadership academy is necessary!
September 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
ACSA 2025-26 statewide Equity Academy closes out the first weekend today. Thank you to Dr. English and Mr. Garnett for presenting on using data to create and drive inclusive school systems! A special thank you to Tracie Noriega for knowing THIS leadership academy is necessary!
Williams team #22 had a splendid day with the Apple Valley High School SunDevils. Thank you to principal, Brian Goodrow and team for an amazing visit. Happy new year!
August 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Williams team #22 had a splendid day with the Apple Valley High School SunDevils. Thank you to principal, Brian Goodrow and team for an amazing visit. Happy new year!
Welcome back SBCCD! New performing arts center at Crafton College. Centennial year @ Valley. 2 time Emmy award winning KVCR! I am bursting with pride with all the good our leadership, faculty, staff, and students are doing to strengthen the IE! We are SBCCD & YOU belong here!
August 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Welcome back SBCCD! New performing arts center at Crafton College. Centennial year @ Valley. 2 time Emmy award winning KVCR! I am bursting with pride with all the good our leadership, faculty, staff, and students are doing to strengthen the IE! We are SBCCD & YOU belong here!
Honored to attend the Needles USD’s Native American Education Committee Meeting. Mojave, CRIT, & Chemehuevi Tribes in attendance. All laser focused on centering the experiences of tribal scholars. Thank you, Ilinanoa Suliafu & Dr. Juanita Watkins for engaging with intention! #WeAreSBCSS💛
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Honored to attend the Needles USD’s Native American Education Committee Meeting. Mojave, CRIT, & Chemehuevi Tribes in attendance. All laser focused on centering the experiences of tribal scholars. Thank you, Ilinanoa Suliafu & Dr. Juanita Watkins for engaging with intention! #WeAreSBCSS💛
Great first meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year for those responsible for safeguarding the school community by way of Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA). #TransformingLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation
August 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Great first meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year for those responsible for safeguarding the school community by way of Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA). #TransformingLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation
New day. Different squad. Same advocacy! Thank you to San Bernardino Community College District Chancellor, Dr. Diana Rodriguez and team for organizing a day for board trustees to discuss key initiatives for SBCCD with State leaders and organizations. #WeAreSBCCD!
August 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
New day. Different squad. Same advocacy! Thank you to San Bernardino Community College District Chancellor, Dr. Diana Rodriguez and team for organizing a day for board trustees to discuss key initiatives for SBCCD with State leaders and organizations. #WeAreSBCCD!
Children Deserve Success’ Family Empowerment Summit! Powerful speakers, powerful commitment to community, empowered families! We are SBCSS and #TransformingLives #ThroughEducation is what we do💙
August 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Children Deserve Success’ Family Empowerment Summit! Powerful speakers, powerful commitment to community, empowered families! We are SBCSS and #TransformingLives #ThroughEducation is what we do💙
Williams’ Team #22 with a visit to Colton High School today under the leadership of principal John Abbott! Thank you to assistant principal, Erica MacDonald for hanging out with us and big ups to #22’s dream team leader, Kevin Garcia! #WeAreSBCSS! Go, YellowJackets!
August 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Williams’ Team #22 with a visit to Colton High School today under the leadership of principal John Abbott! Thank you to assistant principal, Erica MacDonald for hanging out with us and big ups to #22’s dream team leader, Kevin Garcia! #WeAreSBCSS! Go, YellowJackets!
Thank you to the Needles Unified School District under the leadership of Superintendent, Dr. Garry Cameron for having Foster Youth Specialist, Ilina Suliafu and Homeless Specialist, Daisy Esparza and I out to provide PD for their district’s welcome back 25-26! Happy new year, NUSD!
August 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Thank you to the Needles Unified School District under the leadership of Superintendent, Dr. Garry Cameron for having Foster Youth Specialist, Ilina Suliafu and Homeless Specialist, Daisy Esparza and I out to provide PD for their district’s welcome back 25-26! Happy new year, NUSD!
Got to hang out with the resilient scholars of Give Back! Thank you Dr. Amy Young and team for loving these students to life💕 #WeAreSBCSS
August 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Got to hang out with the resilient scholars of Give Back! Thank you Dr. Amy Young and team for loving these students to life💕 #WeAreSBCSS
Shout out to Tiffany Haddish and her She Ready Foundation for donating luggage to scholars in foster care. Job well done by SBCSS CDS team and the EOP Renaissance Scholars team of CSUSB under Veronica Gordon. Thanks for letting me emcee this phenomenal event💙
August 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Shout out to Tiffany Haddish and her She Ready Foundation for donating luggage to scholars in foster care. Job well done by SBCSS CDS team and the EOP Renaissance Scholars team of CSUSB under Veronica Gordon. Thanks for letting me emcee this phenomenal event💙
Thank you to Transportation Director for the Ontario-Montclair School District, Ms. Tania Florence for having me keynote their back to school kickoff! The theme was “Go the extra Mile”! #WeAreSBCSS
August 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Thank you to Transportation Director for the Ontario-Montclair School District, Ms. Tania Florence for having me keynote their back to school kickoff! The theme was “Go the extra Mile”! #WeAreSBCSS
They are all OUR kids in commUNITY! Shout out to MALO and all those that are enhancing communication and awareness regarding issues of immigration, rights, roles, and responsibilities!
July 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
They are all OUR kids in commUNITY! Shout out to MALO and all those that are enhancing communication and awareness regarding issues of immigration, rights, roles, and responsibilities!
Colton JUSD’s 3rd Annual Multilingual English Learner Summer Institute. Districtwide PD where classified & certificated staff learn from their colleagues and grow toward supporting learners. When we care 4 vulnerable learners, our school community thrives! Happy new year CJUSD❤️
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Colton JUSD’s 3rd Annual Multilingual English Learner Summer Institute. Districtwide PD where classified & certificated staff learn from their colleagues and grow toward supporting learners. When we care 4 vulnerable learners, our school community thrives! Happy new year CJUSD❤️
Williams’ Team school site visits season is approaching and SBCSS has Caren Keele, Intergovernmental Relations Project Analyst leading all veteran and new mangers in the work. We verify instructional materials and school facilities are equitable places for scholars.
July 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Williams’ Team school site visits season is approaching and SBCSS has Caren Keele, Intergovernmental Relations Project Analyst leading all veteran and new mangers in the work. We verify instructional materials and school facilities are equitable places for scholars.
A whole lotta commUNITY building going on at the Rialto Unified School District’s Unity Summit! RUSD is continuing to build bridges of compassion and joy under the superb leadership of interim Superintendent, Dr. Judy White.
July 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A whole lotta commUNITY building going on at the Rialto Unified School District’s Unity Summit! RUSD is continuing to build bridges of compassion and joy under the superb leadership of interim Superintendent, Dr. Judy White.
Early Education Symposium with those supporting our early years scholars! Thanks to Heather Smith, Director of Early Education & Development for SBCSS for inviting me to host a workshop and serve as the closing keynote. We are #SBCSS and we #TransformLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Early Education Symposium with those supporting our early years scholars! Thanks to Heather Smith, Director of Early Education & Development for SBCSS for inviting me to host a workshop and serve as the closing keynote. We are #SBCSS and we #TransformLives
#ThroughEducation
#ThroughEducation