Racial Equity Office – Board BriefingMarch 2020

Leslie Williams

AgendaFebruary 2020

Framing: Racial Equity Resolution & Outcome GoalsDeep Dive: Community Engagement• Current work and planned work for this spring• Details on work of Trustee Appointed Advisory Council

Reminder: Racial Equity Resolution & Outcome GoalsExcerpts from Racial Equity Resolution

“The District shall create an environment that understands providing additional and differentiated resources to support the success of all students shall be fundamentally necessary to achieve racial and educational equity.

The District acknowledges the history of institutional racism that systematically and systemically prohibited the educational and societal advancement of students. The District recognizes its history in participating in societal ills that have perpetuated racial inequity and discrimination. The District is committed to creating an environment where all student experiences are heard.

The District shall establish the Racial Equity Office (REO), which shall be responsible for the management, execution, and facilitation of the Racial, Socio-Economic, and Educational Equity resolution.”

Outcome Goals

• African American students’ reading and math performance on Grades 3–8 STAAR

• African American and English Language Learner performance on End of Course (EOC) STAAR

• Graduation rates for African American and ELL students

About Racial Equity OfficeHow we do our work

The purpose of the Racial Equity Office is to inject equity-driven design into all aspects of the student experience by transforming policy, process & practice in classrooms, schools and district leadership.

The Racial Equity Office, in collaboration with Dallas ISD Department Teams, structures its work through cycles of continuous improvement across all seven pillars to improve the outcomes for African-American and English Language Learner Students.

Problem DefinitionREO Role: Lead

Diagnosis & Root Cause Analysis

REO Role: Lead and Push-in to Department Teams

Response & Accountability PlanningREO Role: Partner with

Department Teams

ExecutionREO Role: Support

Implementation

Progress Monitoring REO Role: Lead

START HERE! What is the issue we are trying to

solve?

Define the change we want to make and how

we will measure it

Analyze data, compare to

predictions, decide what to do next

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7 Pillars | Prioritized Focus

Academic Achievement, Equity &Cultural Competence

Instructional Equity

Programmatic Equity

Internal & External Community Partnerships

Leadership & Operations

Workplace & Workforce Culture

Facility & Location Impact

Deep Dive: Internal & External Community Partnerships

Current• Trustee Appointed Advisory Council (TAAC)• Community Meetings on 2020 Bond• Male Leadership Symposium• Equity in Engagement• REO Tuesdays

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Male Leadership SymposiumFacility and Location Impact

The goal of 2020 Male Leadership Symposium is to encourage and support over

1500 young men as they pursue their dreams, contribute

to society and learn to earn respect by respecting

themselves first.

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Equity in EngagementInternal and External Community Partnerships

6) Internal and External Community Partnerships: Establish the racial, socio-economic, and educational

equity collective impact model for the purposes of fostering accountability systems and

encouraging civic participation.

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REO TuesdayInternal and External Community Partnerships / Facility and Location Impact

10.29.2019 Lincoln HS11.12.2019 L.G. Pinkston HS12.03.2019 E.J. Conrad HS01.28.2020 W.W. Samuell High School

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK:

“What does equity mean? What is the district’s definition?”

“How will you know if the office is successful? What metrics are

being used?”

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To serve as advocates and ambassadors of the

Racial Equity Office relative to the district’s Racial Socio-Economic

Educational Equity Policy

Advocates & AmbassadorsTo support the work of the

Racial Equity Office relative to the implementation of the

Racial Socio-Economic Educational Equity Policy

Consultants & Collaborators

• embody an important sector of the community and are knowledgeable about the community they represent

• play an on-going role, enhance communication, help prioritize the Racial Equity Office’s mission, goals & initiatives

Trustee Appointed Advisory Council

What is the purpose of the Racial Equity Trustee Appointed Advisory Council?

Purpose

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Membership & Key Strengths

Trustee-Appointed Members

(one per trustee)

At-Large Members(chosen by committee in Fall 2019 out of ~170 applicants)

Lance Currie (District 1) Ola M. Allen Jose

HernandezJonathan Maples

(District 2)Bianca

Anderson Maria Fernanda

LopezByron C. Bailey

(District 3) Bill Betzen Keshia Megie

Alicia Ramirez Serrato (District 4) Leslie Correa Gabriela Perez

Toni Johnson (District 5) Natalie Duncan Joli Angel

Robinson Verna G. Brown Mitchell

(District 6) DaShayla Foard Christina M. Rodriguez

Ray De Los Santos (District 7)

Cassandra Hernandez Nancy Tien

Jerry Hawkins (District 8)

Gabriel Hernandez

Yulise Reaves Waters

Amber Sims (District 9)

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Trustee Appointed Advisory Council

Key Strengths:• Community Involvement

• Leaders from community networks, charitable organizations and aid agencies & political outreach organizations

• School and District Knowledge• Dallas ISD alumni, PTA

members, student organization members

• Neighborhood and magnet school parents/students

• Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Trustee Appointed Advisory Council

Current Subcommittees Focused on Four Key Approaches to Equity Work*:

• District Vision, Reputation and Change

• Systems & Policy Work• Community Involvement• Multiple Pathways to Student

Success

Upcoming Dates:• March 30, 2020• April 27, 2020

7 Pillars

Academic Equity & Cultural Competence

Instructional Equity

Programmatic Equity

Internal & External Community Partnerships

Workplace & Workforce Culture

Facility & Location Impact

Leadership & Operations

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Questions?

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