It changes because you build the conditions for something different to grow. The Jackie Project goes into the building, sits with the people, and builds a framework that actually fits.
"We don't do surface-level programming. We go into the building, sit with the people, and build a framework that actually fits — one that honors individual identity, builds educator accountability, and creates a culture where every student can thrive."Ashle Rodriguez-Perdomos · Founder, The Jackie Project
"The hawk doesn't get to decide how the colony is ran. Culture is determined the minute you step in the building — what is your welcome mat saying?"
Every school has a culture. The question is whether it was built with intention — or inherited by default.
Educators need space to name what they actually feel — discomfort, bias, confusion, fear — without judgment. You can't teach what you won't confront.
Culture can't be siloed to one group, one month, or one program. Real culture shift happens when students, staff, administration, and families are all in the room.
The Jackie Project honors individual identity, learning style, and expression as the actual structure — not the exception. The rule.
Ashle completed on-site observation — daily presence, sitting with students and staff, learning the culture before a single recommendation is made. Findings are now being synthesized into the Phase 2 culture framework.
The anonymous student and staff surveys for this engagement have closed. All responses are being reviewed as part of the Phase 2 framework build. Questions? Ashle@becomingagoat.org
This curriculum is designed to travel. Bring it to a classroom, a staff meeting, a hospital training, a foster care review board, or a courtroom. The numbers shift by context. The pattern doesn't.
School is where identity gets shaped — or crushed. When culture is hostile or indifferent, the impact follows a child for life.
Healthcare disparities aren't only about access. They're about whether a patient is believed, heard, and taken seriously — and that's a culture problem.
Advocacy without understanding the system is just noise. Includes a full resource library, rights guides, hotlines, and 9 free downloadable family templates covering schools, healthcare, courts, and foster care.
The criminal and juvenile justice systems are where school discipline, healthcare denial, and family separation converge. The Jackie Project helps families understand the pipeline — and interrupt it.