Multi-Year Description:
A Multi-Year Strategy to Close the Achievement Gap

Prepared by:
Glenn E. Singleton, President
Pacific Educational Group, Inc.

Theory of Action

Create district-wide climate and culture that demands and supports systemic equity/anti–racism; continuous improvement using data-based inquiry and research-based pedagogy; engage school leaders in equity-centered collaborative action research practiced from the central office to the classroom through enhanced will, skill, knowledge and capacity.

Outcomes

• Improved student achievement for ALL students while narrowing the current and predictable racial achievement;

• Improved district capacity to design and deliver equity-centered professional development for instructional staff;

• Improved site-level equity-centered instructional leadership and support; and

• Implementation of classroom-based equity-centered curriculum, instruction and assessment practices by teachers.


Phases and Levels of Intervention

District Office Leadership

Who: Superintendent, school board, cabinet and program managers

What: Awareness and Anti-Racism/Equity Training

• Acknowledgement: vision, continuous improvement goals

• Response: multi-year initiative, committee, support, evaluation, assessment

Site Leadership

Who: Principals, deans and directors

What: Awareness and Anti-Racism/Equity Training

• Acknowledgement: vision, site plan

•Response: alignment to WASC/PQR/IIUSP, Equity Team, evaluation, assessment

Teacher/Classroom Leadership

Who: Department/grade-level chairs, mentors, site council

What: Awareness and Anti-Racism/Equity Training

• Acknowledgement: vision, improvement goals

• Response: Equity Team, C.A.R.E, support, evaluation, assessment

Schoolwide

Who: All certificated and classified staff

What: Awareness and Anti-Racism/Equity Training

• Acknowledgement – vision

• Response – C.A.R.E, support, evaluation, assessment