Jody Jarrett. District Strategic Diversity Plan. Arkansas

The plan outlines five goals that we have found for our school district. These goals show our commitment to provide the highest possible standards of education for all students in our district and to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all members of our community. We consider understanding individual differences in each student and teacher so that we can adopt the appropriate programs of study for them of the utmost importance.

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,

Here at The University of Texas at Austin, we embrace and encourage diversity in many forms, striving to create an inclusive community that fosters an open and supportive learning, teaching and working environment. Our strength as a university draws from our wide range of perspectives and experiences, and we support a free exchange of ideas alongside thoughtful consideration of our differences. The UT Austin Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) offers more than 40 programs and initiatives that support this vision, strengthening diversity on campus and in communities across the state, all while helping to shape the future leaders of Texas and the world

The hiring of black, Latino and other minority teachers who can better relate to minority students and value their culture and fosters ethnic identity and matters in creating an academic mindset. Getting rid of standardized testing

In order to create an environment where all members of the school community can strive to achieve a campus vision, a devoted educational leader has to start with the end in mind. That is, to initiate plans and develop a more effective school means that leaders can visualize what the prospective campus can become, and then work towards it. By recognizing where the ultimate goal is in relation to the starting point is crucial in identifying the areas needing improvement. It is also important to ensure the vision is shared amongst students, parents, teachers, the administrative staff, faculty, and the community at large. This can be done based on a set of core beliefs that all parties can dedicate themselves to following. In addition, campus goals

With New York City as the largest school district in the country, the successful implementation of this project can set a precedent as a nationwide model targeted at improving struggling schools (New York City Community School Strategic Plan). As part of Mayor de Blasio’s “Equity” platform, the administration is committed to establishing 100 Community Schools by 2017 (New York City Community School Strategic Plan). Within one year, Mayor de Blasio will have created 128 Community Schools surpassing his goal (83 Renewal Schools and 45 AIDP schools) (New York City Community School Strategic Plan). Additionally, the appointment of Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, Richard Beury, former President and CEO of the Children’s Aid Society, to the newly created position was a strategy to bring the Community School model to scale (New York City Community School Strategic Plan). The Administration has carefully messaged that this initiative will not be a “one-size-fits-all” model since these “schools vary in grade level, size of student population, backgrounds,” and the needs of the students and families (City of New York Concept Paper). Thus, each school must carry out a comprehensive needs assessment with “parents, teachers, school leaders, and community stakeholders meet to identify school and community strengths and needs”

elements in achieving this end and it is crucial that school staff communicate any ideas, issues or

The mission of the Aberdeen School District is to inspire ALL students to become problem-solvers, lifelong learners, and productive members of society.

I have chosen to research data for one of the Dayton Public Schools’ buildings, Eastmont PreK-8 School. During the 2015-2016 school year, Eastmont had one principal, 42 teachers, and an average daily enrollment of 503 students, of which 100% were economically disadvantaged. During the 2015-2016 school year all students received free breakfast and lunch. The 503 students’ ethnicities were comprised of 349 white, 88 black, 37 Hispanic, 28 multiracial, and 1 other. Sixteen students were limited English proficiency and 127 students had disabilities. Eastmont housed students in grades preschool through eight, but currently houses students up to grade six.

The mission of the school and district are aligned in that it is aiming to provide a challenging educational program, preparing students for success in high school

Where: Large co‐educational secondary school serving a diverse community, with over 30 ethnic backgrounds represented in the school.

In order to effectively serve all students, we need to understand the issues that we face when planning to combine schools:

The first is the parent involvement and parent related organizations that filter throughout the district. A parent is often the one that knows a child best and with the help and support from parents it can go a long way in ensuring a student receives a strong, well-balanced upbringing both in and out of the school day. The parent organizations can offer unique opportunities to raise money, help with school programs, and bring a new awareness to the surrounding community about the happenings within the schools. All of this will in turn foster more parent involvement and ultimately more people will want to trickle into the district growing the economy and school district. Finally, by placing value on parental involvement in the school is showing just how intertwined the two are and shows that the school cares about students on a deeper level.

Executive Director of Secondary Education, Kirby Hoy updated the Board on the work in the District regarding cultural responsiveness. On August 30th, the first community action group held a meeting with 45 people in attendance. They reviewed the challenges, identified the tasks-at-hand and their hope for the future with the goal of creating a community that values diversity, embraces differences based on relationships, trust and respect. Next steps include forming a sub-committee to analyze the data collected, select the most supported idea and create a smart goal to transform the idea into actionable behavior.

Looking at the educational society today, one would find teachers of mostly one race, but a student body that has multiple ethnicities. Could teacher diversity be a contributing factor to student attendance and dropout rate? How are schools planning for the future development of children in order to reduce student attendance and the dropout rate? This paper discusses the impacts of teacher diversity and the effects it has on the student body by comparing two school districts: Franklin Public Schools to Milwaukee Public Schools in the areas of student attendance, and dropout rate. Let us begin by taking a deep dive into the debate whether teacher diversity has an affect on student attendance.