District Strategic Diversity Plan
Brian Thompson
Arkansas State University
ELAD 7073: Summer 2015
Dr. Neal
District Profile
The Bolivar R-1 School District is located in Bolivar, Missouri, which is the county seat of Polk County and has an estimated population of 10,572 people as of 2014. The racial makeup of the Bolivar community, as of 2010, was 94.8% White, 1.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic and 0.7% other races. The Bolivar community is an area that is made up of primarily beef and dairy farms as well as being the home of Southwest Baptist University. The Bolivar School District is one of five school districts that are located in the county. The school district is made up of four primary campuses that include one elementary building (K-2), one intermediate building (3-5), one middle school (6-8), and one high school (9-12). The district also has one alternative school (9-12), one early intervention school (for students ages 3-5 with developmental delays), one extension school (for older students with developmental delays), one pre-school, one day care, and provides the staff for two group homes (one boys and one girls). The Bolivar School District had a total student population of 2,646 based on the number of students that were enrolled at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. Breaking the student population down by building we find there were 850 students at the high school, 593 students at the middle school,
I teach first grade at Lowe Elementary School; my class is made up of twenty-four very diverse seven year-olds; they come from all over the city of Louisville, from a variety of socio-economic situations. Each student brings a unique personality to our classroom community, and they all work hard to become “smarter and smarter” and to “go to college”. Thirteen students are boys and eleven are girls. Of these twenty-four students, three of them are English Language Learners. Additionally, eight students receive tier two interventions and two receive tier three interventions in reading. In math, five students are tier two and four are tier three. I also teach one student who receives ECE services for a developmental delay. Within my class there is a wide achievement gap.
Bolivar High School FCCLA traveled to Missouri State University in Springfield, MO to compete in the Missouri Region 10, Regional Competition. At regionals Bolivar had eight students compete in various categories. Within the eight there were three freshmen; Sarah Tygart, Career Investigation, gold and advancing to state and Phillip Applegate and Danielle Alexander, National Programs in Action (Stop the Violence), gold and advancing to state. There were three sophomores; Grayson Rogers and Taylee Sherwood, Chapter
This document is the Strategic Diversity Plan for the Houston R-I School District. This plan is a 5-year plan designed to help our school district meet the diverse needs of all students. It is our goal to have a school district that is embracive, supportive, and respectful of individual differences. The Houston R-I School District is focused on and committed to providing opportunities for our school and community to work together to develop a pluralistic relationship that supports all students socially, emotionally, and academically. We will strive to be a school
Polk county public schools consist of 63 languages spoken, representing 151 countries. Nearly 11,000 students speak Spanish, 720 speak Haitian Creole and 100 speak Arabic language. In this school district 39 percent of students’ ages 0-17 live below the poverty line(“Diversity Management”, 2012). Unfortunately 19.3 percent of all children in Florida also live below the poverty line. 67 percent of the students enrolled in Polk County Public schools met federal guideline to quality for free or reduce lunch. 79 out of 158 schools in Polk County are classified as Title 1 schools. Polk County Population breakdown by racial makeup: White 66.3 percent, Black 15 percent, Hispanic 17.7 percent, Asian 1 percent, Native American less than 1 percent, Pacific Islander less than 1 percent. The district includes 158 principals and about 240 assistant principals (“Diversity Management”, 2012).
Poverty is a serious issue which our society and children faces every day. It is a constant struggle that shouldn’t be ignored. UNICEF states “The study of OECD countries in 2007, over fourteen percent of Australian children under the age of eighteen are currently living in households who are defined as poor or with incomes less than half of the median national income”. The increase in the number and percentage of children living in poverty within our society has contributed to making today's classrooms more diverse than ever it has been. This highlights and makes both teaching and learning more challenging. Diversity exists in the students who are living in poverty and the education assistant and teachers must provide the concept of diversity
I have no intention on wasting time explaining how “it would be a good experience” and how such would “help me grow as a person”, statements which I would venture to guess are present in 95% of applications your organization receives.
It is my privilege to share with you Trumann Public Schools strategic diversity plan for 2016-2021. It is the mission of Truman Public Schools to educate all students and to that end we have developed a plan to help reach students that we have not reached as well in the past. It is our intent to develop a school that helps to facilitate a more pluralistic society as well as the academic growth of our students and the growth of the community at large. This plan will be used to aid us in implementing researched based methods to improve student achievement throughout the district. It is also our intent to utilize this plan to foster respect for diversity in religion, ethnic background, culture, gender and all other forms of diversity.
Students have their own best way in effectively learning the lesson. With the diversity of students, the problem is each student has a preferred learning style. It becomes undeniably one of the reasons that make it difficult to achieve the best expected outcome out of teachers’ effort. However, teachers try to incorporate various teaching techniques to make every learning opportunity become productive, meaningful, and relevant for the learners.
Born and raised in Miami I have always been exposed to the variety and uniqueness of everyone living in the city. What intrigues me the most about people in Miami is the story behind them such as who they are, what they do, and where they come from? Even though Miami to me is very diverse in gender, race and culture, I have always wondered how deep diversity runs through this city. In order to understand the core of diversity in Miami-Dade County, I analyzed statistical and research facts on the population, race, gender, generations, education and overall poverty.
Today when you look at our country you think of it a somewhat of a melting pot or a mixed and diverse population. When you look at the populations, even in small towns you see multiple different races and cultures. This then leads to our workforce where you see that same type of diverse culture entering the workforce in the communities they live in and the ones around them. Our workforce hasn’t only changed to multicultural, it also has more and more woman as well.. If we look back 50 years you see that woman and individuals with a race other than caucasian had a very hard time finding a place
The HB 2281 was passed a few weeks later after the SB 1070. The Arizona’s senate bill 1070 was against undocumented immigrants. Both of these laws were seen as discrimination against latinos and immigrants. The law was passed with the votes 4 to 1 (Caesar 1) What surprise most people was the vote of a latino school board member with the name of Miguel Cuevas because he prefer the funding over his culture (Caesar 1). Even though the law of HB 2281 was passed the Mexican-American Studies Department (MASD) was still against the law that they decided to increase the diversity in their schools and expand the ethnic classes. In order to accomplish this the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) created some purposes for the school years of 2009-2010
Pontotoc County in Mississippi is the community I live in. I work at South Pontotoc Elementary School for the past nine years. There are many different demographics with the school system in my area. For example, the Spanish language has a major part at South Pontotoc Elementary School. Another demographic is the different religions in the school. Lastly socioeconomic levels within the South Pontotoc Elementary School are another
This Project was very useful because our team was able to help our community as well as our citizen’s in the area. Bonita Springs Charter School is a great organization to be a part of, and BSCS has many volunteer opportunities throughout the year. The Harvest Fest is the biggest event for fundraising at the school, which allows parents, families, and staff as well as the Bonita Springs community, to be a part of this great event. In addition, BSCS is a well-known school just miles away from Florida Gulf Coast University, which is very convenient for students that live either at the FGCU campus or in the surrounding area. Furthermore, BSCS is great at returning emails and phone calls for any volunteer position that students are looking to
As a member of several clubs and organizations, I have always valued the wide range of people you can find within the walls of my high school. If you walk into my Physics lab, you will find me collaborating with a dancer strongly involved in his cultural heritage and a volleyball player in the engineering academy. If you come to my Calculus class, you will see me calculating derivatives with a football player, a snowboarder, a National Honor Society officer, and a painter. The word “diversity” is often used to describe a cross-cultural population, but it is so much more than that. At Bartlett High School, students originate from hundreds of different cultures, with an abundance interests, and participate together in an assortment of activities.
Mansfield School District is located in the heart of Mansfield Missouri, a small rural community with a population of only 4,349 citizens. 97.3% of the total population is white/Caucasian. According to City-Data.com the estimated annual income in Mansfield is a mere $20,208.00.