Educator Equity Resource Tool: Using Comprehensive Equity Indicators 2017 NNSTOY Annual Teachers Leading Conference: A Clear Voice, A Collective Vision Sunday, July 16, 2017 Wesley Williams, II Senior Project Director, Westat

And How Are the Children?

Nationwide Student Demographics Race/Ethnicity (2013 – 2014) Hispanic or Latino of any Race 24.7% Black or African American 15.5% White 50.3% Boys: 51.4% Girls: 48.6% English Learners: 9.9% Students with Disabilities: 14.0% Asian 4.8 % American Indian or Alaska Native 1.1% Two or More Races 3.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4%

Pre-school: Enrollment v. Suspension 19 % 41 % 47 % 28 % Black White Black White Discipline disparities begin early. Black children represent 19% of enrollment, but they accounted for 47% of the pre-school children who received one or more out of school suspensions in 2013-2014. Black preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to be suspended than white preschoolers.

K-12 schools: Enrollment v. Suspension Percent Black Boys Black Girls White Boys White Girls In K-12 schools, the data show that 18% of suspended students were African Amer boys and 10 % were Black girls. Both are twice as high as rates for White boys and White girls.

Jeannie Oaks’ Keeping Track Study

Criteria applied equally to all students Criteria applied on case by case basis No criteria or barriers to participation

“Liberation” Curriculum that supports how all students are smart Individualized Instruction Growth Mindset Ethical and Inclusive Policies

Engage in a Cyclical Process

Comprehensive Equity Indicators

Comprehensive Equity Indicators Examine and include a wide range of essential equity indicators specific to the local district context Design equity plans using indicators to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive educator equity plan.

Comprehensive Equity Indicators (cont.) Comprehensive equity indicators include but are not limited to the following: Family and Community Engagement Culturally Relevant Leadership Practices Student-Centered Data for Student-Centered Learning School Climate

Comprehensive Equity Indicators (cont.) Equitable Student Access Diverse Staff of Excellent Educators Fiscal Equity Teacher Quality (visit: https://www.westat.com/our- work/education/educator-effectiveness/educator- equity-research-tool to access the equity resource tool focused on teacher quality indicators)

Let’s Work Together for ALL Children Family and Community Engagement: Establish and cultivate ongoing partnerships with families to ensure student success. Establish and cultivate ongoing partnerships with colleges, universities, businesses, community organizations, local health and wellness, mental, and social service centers.

It’s Just Good Teaching and Leading Culturally Relevant Leadership Practices Engage in team-based, ongoing, and job embedded professional development focused on implementing leadership practices that support culturally relevant dimensions that deeply value the diversity and richness of the adult and student population in K–12 schools.

Keeping the Main thing, the Main Thing Intense Focus on Student-Centered Data for Student-Centered Learning Examine school suspension, expulsion, chronic absenteeism and other student data that adversely affect student achievement and learning. Address the root causes of high dropout rates, low graduation rates, and all students’ performance on formative and summative assessments.

Teaching and Learning Conditions Matter School Climate Ensure that strategies are implemented in the equity plan to maintain school safety and a supportive and healthy school climate for all learners.

Differentiated and Customized Learning Opportunities Equitable Student Access Support college and career readiness for all students, thus promoting increased opportunities for dual enrollment, advance placement courses, and career and technical education.

Equitable Access, Diversity, and Inclusion Ensuring a Diverse Staff of Excellent Educators Develop and implement a comprehensive educator recruitment and retention plan to maintain an excellent and diverse educator workforce that supports the diversity of the student population in K–12 schools.

Equitable funding allocations Fiscal Equity Allocate equitable funds to high-needs schools to support the resources needed to establish and maintain systemic and effective school reform.

Effective Teaching Teacher Quality Ensure that districts and schools implement a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan using promising practices to recruit, hire, retain, and support an equitable distribution of exemplary and effective educators for all students. Visit https://www.westat.com/our-work/ education/educator-effectiveness/educator-equity- research-tool to access the equity resource tool focused on teacher quality indicators.

Embracing Equity for Excellence (Westat Equity TA Services) Engage your community Collective impact Open space facilitation Problems of practice Storyboarding Strategic communications

Embracing Equity for Excellence (Westat Equity TA Services) (cont.) Evaluate your progress Data collection Data stories Equity mapping Logic model and theory of action development Performance management Program evaluation

Embracing Equity for Excellence (Westat Equity TA Services) (cont.) Enhance your understanding Building a diverse educator workforce Culturally responsive practices Customized equity training Identifying and addressing disproportionality and success gaps Using data to inform practice and instruction

Comprehensive Equity Indicators For further guidance, specific equity inquiries, and technical assistance, please email education@westat.com. For customized equity training opportunities using the comprehensive equity indicators published in Wesley’s equity resource tool, please contact Wesley directly at wesleywilliams@westat.com or 301.610.4825.

Thank You!