1. Just The Tip of the Iceberg Diversity, Inclusion and Respect: Making Schools that Work Well for Everyone!

2. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow ECHS Diversity Training Faculty Meeting – October 10, 2012- Diversity, Inclusion and Respect: Making Schools that Work Well for Everyone! Faculty Meeting – November 14, 2012- (Cont) Diversity, Inclusion and Respect: Making Schools that Work Well for Everyone! Faculty Meeting – December 12, 2012- Socio-economics and the Impact on Education. Faculty Meeting – January 9, 2013 - Does Gender Matter?

3. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow WHY DO THIS??? Coweta County Schools Strategic Plan Educational Leadership; November 2004, 2007 “The Threat of Stereotype” “With Boys and Girls in Mind” “Confronting the Racism of Low Expectations” We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know – by Gary R. Howard A Framework for Understanding Poverty – by Dr. Ruby K. Payne Boys in Poverty – by Dr. Ruby Payne Boys Adrift – by Dr. Leonard Sax

4. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Objectives Increase awareness of both our own personal and cultural lenses and the impact of those lenses on individuals from other groups; Increase sense of own cultural identity; Expand knowledge of issues of power in cultural dynamics; Gain a greater awareness of how misunderstandings can occur in cross-cultural communication and strategies to avoid them; Increase our knowledge of and practice of effective strategies for interrupting culturally inappropriate/offensive Develop a personal action plan for both continued learning and continued skill development in diversity issues that will benefit the education of all students.

5. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Human Diversity Characterized by physical differences, personal preferences or life experiences. Cultural Diversity Characterized by beliefs, values, and personal characteristics, e.g. cross-cultural relationships/communication, work style, and ethics/values. System Diversity Characterized by the organizational structure and management systems, e.g. teamwork, empowerment, school climate, and employee work ethic. DIVERSITY?

6. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Warm-up “WE ARE ECHS….. WHO ARE YOU? One Word and Stories Tell someone about the first time you felt different. What is the one word to describe it.

7. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Shared Language Race Ethnicity Culture Diversity Cultural Competence Cultural Ally

8. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Demographics in Coweta County

9. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Coweta County Demographics 2000

10. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Coweta County Demographics 2010

11. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow East Coweta High School Demographics 2010

12. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow 35 % of our students are in the “minority” category. East Coweta High School

13. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Coweta had a population 127,317 in 2010 (2000-2010 % change 42.71%) Coweta is the 49th fastest growing county in the US. Coweta County ranks as the 17th largest county out of 159 counties in population in Georgia. Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 20.07% Coweta County Community Data

14. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 25.7% In 2011 - 7480 students in high school Median household money income, 2011 $56,277 Persons below poverty, percent, 2006-2010 10.2% Poverty threshold for one person under 65 was $11,344 For a family group of four, including two children - $22,133. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data released on September 13, 2011, the nation's poverty rate rose to 15.1 percent in 2010. Coweta County Community Data

15. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Languages Spoken by Students in Coweta County Public Schools Language Akan, Twi, Fanti, Housa Khmer (Cambodian) AmbaricKorean ArabicFilipino, Tagalog, Iloc Chinese – all dialects Polish Czech / SlovakPortuguese DutchRussian Farsi, Dari, PersianSpanish FrenchSwedish GermanThai GreekVietnamese GujaratiOther-African HindiOther-Asian ItalianOther-European JapaneseOther-Indian

16. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Business Case for Diversity Seen as socially responsible Attract and retain quality staff Attract and retain satisfied customers Prepare to successfully face the future

17. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow As a group, place these personal attributes in the Diversity Wheel (next slide) 1.Seniority 2.Age 3.Division/Department/Unit 4.Cultural Events 5.Ethnicity 6.Union Affiliation 7.Geographical Location 8.Family Status 9.Appearance 10.Personal Experiences 11.Individual Interest 12.Socio-economic Status 13.Political Events 14.Physical/Mental Ability 15.Belief System/Religion 16.Relationship Status 17.Race 18.Work Content/Field 19.Function 20.Management Status/Title 21.Work Location 22.Personality 23.Educational Background 24.Historical Events 25.Gender 26.World Events 27.Sexual Orientation

18. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow

19. 4 Questions... What diversity do I see? How am I managing it? What is it costing me? What is it costing my students?

20. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow How do you manage and resolve issues surrounding diversity?

21. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Which students do you welcome? Red Yellow Black White Gay Straight Male Female Cute Ugly ?

22. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow What is your hot button? Gay Straight PUNK FREAK GOSSIP Male Female NORMAL WEIRD Cute Ugly Quiet Funny Silly Red Yellow Black White Brown

23. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow M.E.E.T Model Make Time to Discuss Explore Differences Encourage Respect Take Personal Responsibility

24. East Coweta High School.. Preparing Students Today for Performance Tomorrow Plan for Action Start DoingStop Doing Continue