TSD Inclusive
January 2026 (Special Edition)
January is more than the start of a new calendar year… it is a call to remember who we are to one another.
Dr. King often wrote about the choice between “chaos or community.” In education, we feel this tension every day. We see the pressures, the polarization, the fatigue. And yet, we also witness extraordinary moments of courage and care, students advocating for their peers, educators reimagining practices, and families partnering with schools in new ways.
This special edition TSD Inclusive is rooted in community care and servant leadership. It reflects our shared commitment to:
- Keep building belonging, even when it’s hard.
- Tell the truth about our history and our present, while still making room for hope.
- Create spaces where staff, students, and families can be heard, seen, and supported.
- Practice “good trouble” that restores relationships and shifts systems toward human-centered approaches.
The King Center's theme “Mission Possible 2 – Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way” speaks directly to our work in the Troy School District. We are not powerless in the face of division. We have tools, frameworks, and each other. Through restorative practices, wellness initiatives, student leadership, and community partnerships, we are steadily cultivating a Beloved Community — moment by moment, conversation by conversation.
As you read this edition, I invite you to:
- Notice where Beloved Community is already alive in your school, department, or family.
- Reflect on where you feel invited to lean into service, advocacy, or deeper listening.
- Choose one concrete action to bring more community care into your spaces/practice this month.
Thank you for who you are and how you show up. Your daily acts of service, many of them unseen – are shaping a more just, loving, and connected educational ecosystem for our students and families.
With gratitude and hope,
Chantelle
What Is Beloved Community? A Recipe
The Beloved Community is a vision where:
- Every person’s dignity is honored.
- Conflicts are addressed through truth, repair, and transformation—not revenge.
- Systems are examined and reshaped so that equity, not hierarchy, defines how we move.
- Love and justice are inseparable.
In schools, Beloved Community looks like:
- Classrooms where every student’s identity and story are valued.
- Restorative responses to harm that prioritize healing and accountability.
- Policies and practices that remove barriers rather than reinforce them.
- Shared leadership between students, families, and staff.
"We MUST walk on
In the days ahead
With an
audacious faith
In the future."
Find more MLK quotes here.
