Sample District Timeline (for Year 1)

August 2003: Professional Development Equity Kickoff

• District leadership charge (phone conference with Glenn or Jamie to develop vision and plan equity exercises)

• Superintendent’s powerful equity vision

• Integration Activity: district improvement plan, literacy plan, WASC, technology, etc.

September 2003: Professional Development

• Beyond Diversity (county office for all principals and C.A.R.E. leadership who have not previously attended)

• Principal Equity Institute I

• Vision/current reality

• Data-based inquiry

• Race, anti-racism and schooling

• Equity/school improvement plan integration

• C.A.R.E. seminar (new leadership only)

October 2003

• C.A.R.E. Leadership Seminar I

• C.A.R.E. Coaching

November 2003

C.A.R.E. Leadership Seminar II

December 2003

• Principal Equity Institute II

• Distributed leadership

• Motivation framework

• School walk-throughs

•C.A.R.E. Coaching

January 2004

C.A.R.E. Leadership Seminar III

February 2004

• Principal Equity Institute III

• Strategizing with the school Equity Team

• Standardized testing and test preparation

• Action research

• C.A.R.E. Coaching

March 2004

C.A.R.E. Leadership Seminar IV

April 2004

• Principal Equity Institute IV

• Parent engagement

• Taking stock, measuring up!

• C.A.R.E. Leadership Seminar V

• C.A.R.E. Coaching

May 2004: Year End Review and Year 2 Planning

• District capacity

• Principal leadership

• Teacher leadership

• Student achievement