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Study Circles Program

Study Circles Program. Washoe County School District Diversity & Equity Office. Study Circles Goal. To remove racial and ethnic barriers to student achievement and family engagement in Washoe County School District. Study Circles Objectives .

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Study Circles Program

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  1. Study Circles Program Washoe County School District Diversity & Equity Office

  2. Study Circles Goal To remove racial and ethnic barriers to student achievement and family engagement in Washoe County School District

  3. Study Circles Objectives • To build lasting relationships among diverse stakeholders • To help parents, staff, and students become more aware of the issues, their own beliefs, and the perspectives of people who are from different backgrounds. • To develop action plans that will address racial and ethnic barriers to student achievement and family engagement.

  4. Outcomes of Study Circles • Increase communication between parents and staff from different backgrounds. • Increase participation from parents of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. • Development of action plans to improve the academic performance of African American, Native American and Latino students.

  5. Outreach Dialogue Action

  6. The Program • Fifteen participants • Parents and Staff. Students Only. Parents, Students & Staff. • Represents the racial/ethnic diversity of the school community. • Six two-hour sessions • Two trained facilitators to keep everyone safe and conversation productive.

  7. Create Action Plans That Address Racial and Ethnic Barriers Session 6 Prioritize Issues and Action Steps Session 5 Discuss How Racial and Ethnic Differences Impact the School Session 4 Talk About Race, Racism, and Stereotypes Session 3 Share Information About Our Culture and Backgrounds Session 2 Set Ground Rules and Work on Building Trust Session 1

  8. Student only circles • Spanish Springs High School To facilitate dialogue between minority youth . One full day session

  9. How Study Circles Help Schools • Enhance awareness. Post surveys show that teachers better understand the impact of race on school success.

  10. How Study Circles Help Schools • Improvement of relationships between parents and school staff that developed into working relationships to improve student achievement.

  11. How Study Circles Help Schools • Personal and group action, parents sought better partnerships and as a group with school staff put forth school initiatives to enhance parent participation.

  12. Vaughn Middle School • One of the recommendations that came from Study Circles was that we come up with a way for students to be able to track and know their testing data. The Counselors created the Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) folder for each student. This plan is also shared with their parents.

  13. Schools • Virginia Palmer ES • Libby Booth ES • Vaugh MS • BennetES • Echo LoderES • Spanish Springs HS • And others…

  14. WCSD Study Circles • Kerry Houlihan (775) 677-5437 khoulihan@washoeschools.net • Gloria Garcia (775) 789-3438 ggarcia@washoeschools.net • Fátima Rivas (775) 789-3437 frivas@washoeschools.net

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