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Strategic Plan Status UpdateCultural Awareness and Learning Opportunities
June 3, 2019
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Goal 4: School CultureOBJ(s): Cultural Awareness and Learning Opportunities
• By FY20, the division will develop and implement ongoing and relevant evidence-based professional development to foster respect for students and families of diverse cultures.
• By August 2020, each school will develop cultural learning opportunities that help prepare our students to engage with the diverse populations in our local and global community.
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Virginia Tiered Systems of Support (VTSS)
Framework to establish supports and structures to support all students by aligning
• Academics
• Behavior
• Social-emotional wellness
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Embedding Cultural Responsiveness
Core components of culturally responsive school-wide positive behavior intervention systems (SWPBIS)
• Identity
• Voice
• Supportive Environment
• Situational Appropriateness
• Data for Equity
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Checklist for Culturally Responsive PracticesCultural climate assessment tool for school based VTSS/PBIS leadership teams
• Discipline
• School culture
• Family engagement
• Curriculum
Critical Question Respondent Quality Indicator
Does the school culture support and celebrate diversity and view students of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity as assets?
School PBIS/VTSS Team
School environment contains evidence of contributions and/or work from individuals of diverse backgrounds on a regular basis.
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Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Secondary School Climate Survey
Student and staff perceptions:• School rules and discipline
• Cultural and linguistic competence
• Teacher and student relationships
• Student engagement
• Bullying and teasing at school
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School-Based VTSS/PBIS Team Professional Development2018-2019 VTSS Leadership Team Training Topics
• Tier I behavior structures
• Family engagement
• Culturally responsive practices
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Summer Professional DevelopmentProfessional development for school-based VTSS/PBIS leadership teams:
• 2019 Region II Excellence Through Equity Conference
• VTSS Tier I Forum
• VTSS Effective Classroom Systems
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Committee for Equity and Diversity• Parents
• School counselors
• School administrators
• School board office staff
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Committee Recommendations• Implement a variety of recruitment and retention strategies
to attract and maintain a diverse instructional and administrative staff
• Institute on-going and comprehensive professional development opportunities with a focus on cultural learning, equity, and diversity
• Allocate division funds for school-based and division-wide interventions and supports to address disproportionality and achievement gaps
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Next Steps• Implement recommendations
from the Committee for Equity and Diversity
• Continue inter-departmental collaboration to embed cultural learning opportunities into the delivery of instruction
Strategic Plan Status UpdateCultural Awareness and Learning Opportunities
June 3, 2019
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