The mission of ROSAmerica is to deliver professional development programs for Arizona K-12 educators that specifically address culturally responsive pedagogy and instruction. Academic studies show that in culturally responsive classes students develop a stronger sense of personal empowerment, perform better academically and graduate at higher rates. Through the ROSAmerica flagship Summer Institute, AZ educators probe deeply into what it means to be a culturally inclusive teacher. Participants not only walk away with new tools, resources, new leadership skills and new understandings of the contributions that people of color add to the American tapestry, they also have a transformational experience about who they are as educators for their students.