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Diversity LRP Implementation Team & Consortium for Educational Equity and Excellence

Diversity LRP Implementation Team & Consortium for Educational Equity and Excellence . WauwaTosa School District Development Plan ’10-’11

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Diversity LRP Implementation Team & Consortium for Educational Equity and Excellence

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  1. Diversity LRP Implementation Team& Consortium for Educational Equity and Excellence WauwaTosa School District Development Plan ’10-’11 Initiative #8: The Diversity LRP Implementation Team Will Continue to Develop and rEfIne a JK-12 Strategic Plan and to bring Equity and Opportunity Issues Into Educational Practices

  2. Diversity LRP and Consortium An area of the original Wauwatosa School District Long Range Plan (LRP) which is currently being addressed by an implementation team is Diversity. Long Range Plan pp. 37-40 areas • Curriculum • Parental Involvement and Communication • Training and resources regarding diversity issues in order in order to raise academic achievement of diverse student body Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  3. Diversity LRP and Consortium During the ‘09-’10 school year: • Of the nearly 7,100 students currently enrolled in Wauwatosa Schools, approximately 72% are Caucasian, 17.7% are African-American, 5% are Asian, 4.3% are Hispanic, and 1% are Native American. • Of the minority student population, 58.4% are Wauwatosa residents, while 41.6% are non-resident students. • Minority students account for 16.3% of all students who reside in Wauwatosa, compared to 4% in 1991. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  4. Diversity LRP and Consortium Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  5. Diversity LRP and Consortium The consortium includes suburban north shore school districts in the Milwaukee and Cardinal Stritch University's Leadership Center. The consortium grew out of efforts with Whitefish Bay’s Parents Advocating for Cultural Equality and Educational Excellence (PACE3). Whitefish Bay Mequon-Thiensville Brown Deer Shorewood University School Wauwatosa Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  6. Diversity LRP and Consortium • Consortium districts shared similar needs for moving forward with diversity and inclusive practices: • Community-building and collaboration with other suburban parents and district personnel as well as higher education resources • Augmenting achievement data with additional quantitative and qualitative information about school climate, student engagement, and cultural competence • Engaging in quality educational development and leadership experiences around diversity • Including systems of support and sustainability within districts. Coaching. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  7. Diversity LRP and Consortium Spring 2009 efforts in Wauwatosa: • Phyllis Richards—President of PACE3—and other PACE3 board members and Whitefish Bay parents present to Wauwatosa Superintendent Parent Network in March about their efforts with suburban diversity and schooling. • Consortium district superintendents help plan ‘09-’10 consortium activities • End-of-year consortium speaker and workshop at Cardinal Stritch: Dr. Gloria Ladson Billings (UW-Madison) and cultural competence Pushing Past the Achievement Gap. Attended by Diversity LRP team and selected administrators/teachers. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  8. Diversity LRP and Consortium Spring 2009 efforts in Wauwatosa: • May and June of 2009 schools in the consortium—including Wauwatosa School District—elected to survey middle school and high school students regarding school engagement. • At the middle school level, students completed the Survey of Middle School Student Engagement developed by Dr. Tony Frontier (Cardinal Stritch University). • At the high school level, students completed a national survey, the Indiana University High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE). • Invitation for consortium districts to attend June Sally Ride Academy keynote Dr. Rich Milner Ready or Not: Diversity in Education. Attended by Diversity LRP, DTLs, and district parent. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  9. Diversity LRP and Consortium Summer 2009 efforts in Wauwatosa: • Engagement survey results returned and sent to secondary principals. • Wauwatosa hosts August opening year consortium speaker and workshop Dr. Barbara Love (University of Massachusetts-Amherst). Attended by Wauwatosa Diversity LRP, parents, and 8 additional administrators. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  10. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: • 5 Saturday morning consortium workshops attended by district team Engagement data—Dr. Tony Frontier Cultural Competencies—Dr. Martha Barry (YWCA Racial Justice Dir. ) L.G. Shanklin Flowers (InReach) Team Building/Coaching—Sandye Brown (Wide Awake, Leadership and Executive Coaching) Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  11. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: • Fall and Spring PACE3 evening events hosted by Whitefish Bay, open to consortium school districts, and attended by district team and additional Wauwatosa teachers, administrators, and parents Fall: Dr. Thandeka Chapman (UW-Milwaukee)—Suburban Schools: The New Multicultural Learning Environment? Spring: Dr. Tony Frontier—Student Engagement and student panel from consortium district schools. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  12. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: • February presentation at Long Range Planning Committee Annual Review and Update meeting • March secondary principals meeting work with engagement survey results and application to building data initiatives and behavior supports work. • April end-of-year consortium speaker and workshop with Dr. Pedro Noguera (New York University) -- In Pursuit of Equity and Excellence in Education: Ten Principles and Practices to Promote Achievement for All Students Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  13. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: • May/June focus groups at Wauwatosa West, Wauwatosa East, and Alternative Program with nonwhite students facilitated by Thandeka Chapman and research team from UWM. • Goals of the study: • to identify successful and unsuccessful relationships, events, and policies in the schools. • to identify resources and experiences that support students’ academic, social, and emotional growth. • to identify policies, events, school practices that are barriers to student learning. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  14. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: ‘10-’11 Planning at 3/5 workshop • One Building Leadership Team meeting during the '10-11 school year is dedicated to cultural competency • Explore professional development opportunity for credit with respect to cultural competency (i.e. partner with Wisconsin Education Innovations) • Work with HR department regarding application/interview/hiring • -Promote our district at job fair at historically black college • -Bring a cultural lens to other committees/planning Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  15. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2009-Spring 2010: ‘10-’11 Planning at 3/5 workshop • Continue to bring awareness to changes in nonwhite resident enrollment (i.e. challenging perceptions that nonwhite students/families are largely open enrollment/220) • Pursue "Alumni day" where nonwhite graduates/new college students talk with students about college • Utilize engagement data and qualitative focus group information with initiatives that support students (i.e. Student Bill of Rights; Positive Behavior Intervention Supports) Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  16. Diversity LRP and Consortium Spring 2010-Summer 2010: • Consortium school districts promote the Parent Sense of Community Survey for use during consortium work in ‘10-’11. Parents complete during the month of June. • Consortium school districts invited to attend July 12 Wisconsin Education Innovations Academy keynote speaker Dr. George Theoharis (Syracuse University)—The Schools Our Children Deserve: Creating Equitable and Excellent Schools for All. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  17. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2010: • August 20th consortium event in Wauwatosa. Dr. Chapman and Dr. Frontier to work with district teams regarding engagement and preliminary focus group information. Teams collaborate and refine action steps for ‘10-’11. • Consortium workshop at Cardinal Stritch facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Jew (California Lutheran University): Culturally Proficient Leadership: Embracing and Advocating for Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy Attended by district LRP Team as well as all district school social workers, school counselors, and school psychologists. Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  18. Diversity LRP and Consortium Fall 2010: • Early October—Revisiting the District Long Range Plan 10/6 & 10/13 • Presentation to School Board 10/11 • Diversity LRP planning meeting w/ Consortium consultants 10/14 • Professional development presentation to WESP 11/12 Diversity LRP Implementation Team

  19. Diversity LRP and Consortium Presentations, resources, notes, updates http://lrpdiversity.wikispaces.com/ Diversity LRP Implementation Team

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