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National Equity Project Achieve Equity By Design
LaShawn Routé Chatmon
Executive Director
[email protected] © Kat Nyberg
We believe every child has a right to a quality education. We coach people to become
the powerful leaders who make good on that promise.
Our Moral Imperative to Achieve Educational Equity
The National Equity Project
•Education is a human right with immense power to transform.
•On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom,
democracy and sustainable
•human development.
•Kofi Annan
Our Mission
To dramatically improve the achievement, experiences and life trajectory of students who
have been historically underserved.
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What We Believe
The National Equity Project
•Educational Equity is an Outcome
•Achieving Equity Requires Dialogue
•A Different Type of Leadership is
Needed
•Ordinary People are Capable of
Extraordinary Change
•Data Used Well Makes for Good
Decision-making
What We Do
The National Equity Project
•We provide coaching and leadership
development services.
•We help you align your everyday
practices with your values and intentions
as an educator and leader.
•We are your partner in making good on
the promise of a quality education for
every child.
What We’ve Found
There’s no shortage of recommendations and prescriptions for
how to achieve equity in education.
The challenge lies in the application of
any of these interventions with
people.
What We’ve Learned
The National Equity Project
•There’s a gap between our intention for a quality education for every child,
•and the actions we take and conditions we provide,
•that prevent students from succeeding to their full potential.
A system, any system, produces what it is designed
to produce.from “Bridges, Tunnels, and School Reform:
It’s the System Stupid: by Thomas Kelly Phi Delta Kappan, October 2007
All organizations are perfectly aligned to get the level of trust they
get.
A Systems Truism
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Pair Share
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What was high school like for you?
What do you want the students and families of New North High School to experience?
Increased Understanding of the Role Structures Play in Reproducing Educational Inequity
SCHOOL HUB
Cultural, Language, & Heritage Services
Nutrition & Physical Education Providers
City Parks, Recreation, & Libraries
Medical, Dental, & Health Services
Mental Health Counseling and
Mentoring Programs
Post-Secondary
Linking Programs
Housing and Employment
Services
Parent/Family Childcare and Early Learning
Programs
Create a New Vision
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Oakland Unified School District 1999 Academic Performance Index
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Take Bold & Effective Action
Oakland Unified School District 2009 Academic Performance Index
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Take Bold & Effective Action
AccomplishmentsClosing the Gap in English Proficiency:Three Long-term Oakland Elementary School Partners
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AccomplishmentsOakland Unified has been the most improved urban district in CA for the last 5 years.
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Equity by Design:
What It Does?
Equity by Design
The National Equity Project
Builds the capacity of leaders to analyze, design, operate, and
navigate systems and structures that lead to equitable outcomes
and the effective management of organizational change
Equity by Design
Our Approach
Equity by Design
The National Equity Project
Equity by Design services help schools and nonprofits become
more collaborative and democratic in their leadership,
structures, operations, and communications. This improves
adult culture and practice in order to reduce racial disparities
in student outcomes.
Our Approach
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•Create solutions using human centered-design
The System
Structures
ProcessPattern
Information
IdentityRelationships
Listening Campaign
Equity by Design
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• Stakeholder Interviews
• Focus Group Discussions
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Facilitated Data Presentation
• Summary Report of Findings
• Coaching Conversation on Recommendations
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STAGE ONE STAGE TWO STAGE THREE
Central Office
School Site
Business & Neighborhood Community
District Equity Leadership Team
Design Team
Formation
Implementation and/or Leadership Team Formation
Executive Coaching
VISIONING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION
MAP OF THE SCHOOL DESIGN PROPOSAL
Support creation of an implementation plan modified by proposal feedback and legal constraints.Support analysis of the gap between School Design Proposal and district policies and procedures
Stage IIa Stage IIb Stage III Stage IVStage I
Workshop Sessions:OrientationEquity by Design IncubationForming Design TeamsCommunity PartnershipsData and InquiryOther: School Visits
Workshops Sessions:School Program DesignLeadership, Governance, ManagementBuilding Instructional LeadershipFamily and Community Engagement StructuresData-based Inquiry
Implementation Plan is approved and MOU signed and Board approved.
Support Project Management for development of:* Practices * Tools * Policies * Materials
Establish network of teacher and school leaders.
School Growth and Demonstration
Opening(1-2 years)
DemonstratingGrowing(2-4 years)
Developing(4-10 months)
Implementing(4 months-1 year)
Designing(1-3 months)
Visioning(4 months-1 year)
Prepare the environment for New School Development.Provide and Receive feedback from school communityIdentify and request members for the Design Team
Support development of design teams.Make Standards and Values explicit.Support development of new vision.Describe district and community contextClarify process and incubator commitments.Develop data awareness.
Support development of a Theory of Instruction. Support development of a School Design Proposal Formal formation of the Design TeamSupport development of team management processes
The work
The activities
The New School is Fully Matured
Letter of Intent naming Design Team Members and outlining initial school vision.
School Design Proposal Reviewed and Approved
Workshops Sessions:Implementation PlanningBudgetProfessional DevelopmentAccountability Systems Project Management
ConferencesListening CampaignCreating the Vision WorkshopsDistribution of materialsSchool Development 101 Orientations
The New School Opens it Doors
Structural and operational conditions in the school are solidified.
Members express an interest to participate on the Design Team
New North High School
New School Development
Stage V Stage VI
School Design
Support School Leaders through formalized leadership development
Manage Leading for Equity Circle and other Network activities.
Coaching and Professional Development towards teaching practice improvements.
The New School Continues to Grow and Develop
Stages of School Dev’tStages of School Development
NewLearning
Communities
Implementation Planning
New SchoolCommunity
Other Questions?
Thank You for Your Consideration!The National Equity Project Headquarters
1720 Broadway, 4th FloorOakland, CA 94610
510.208.0160
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More Accomplishments: Now in Eight States
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www.nationalequityproject.org
