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