School Board Programs for building equity-centered capacity

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CASE FOR CHANGE
Context/Motivation: Importance of equity in achieving goals
Demographics: Impact of demographic change
Disparate Impact: Decisions and choices
Disparate Impact: Navigating systems, system design and impact
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.

Legal:  Legal responsibility for equitable change
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.

​Personal Accountability for Equity
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Identity: How your identity impacts your behavior and decision making
  • ​Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.

Equity:  How to talk about equity and its implications
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​​Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.
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​ Race:  How to talk about race at children's developmental stages
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​​Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.

Understanding Others' Journeys:  Understanding the lived experiences of those around you
  • ​​​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
FRAMING CHANGE
Cross-Cultural: How to build cross-cultural relationships
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services: Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • ​​​Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity le
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​Engagement: How to engage stakeholders and participate in decision-making
Leadership: See themselves as leaders, how to be an equity leader
Policy: How policies and regulations reflect equity ​
​Visioning and Planning​
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​​​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.
MAKING CHANGE
Curriculum, Culturally-Relevant: See themselves in curriculum; create policies on cultural relevance
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.

Decision-Making: Use equity data in decision making; hold districts accountable
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.

Evaluation-Assessment: Evaluate and assess organizational equity
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.

Implentation and Outcomes: Advocate for equitable learning environments, accountability, oversight
  • African American History for Educators from Equity Alliance MN: develop  core knowledge of African American history and culturally responsive pedagogy, and increase cultural understanding of African American students. Each session will feature historical and cultural study followed by application to teachers’ current lessons.
  • ​Constructing the Innocent Classroom from Equity Alliance MN: a workshop that changes how teachers think about and engage their students, especially students of color.
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​​​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • Mni Sota, the Dakota Homelands Curriculum Project from Equity Alliance MN: curriculum designed for sixth grade students to learn about and integrate Dakota values through Dakota environmental teachings and philosophies.
  • Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.

Intercultural Competence
  • African American History for Educators from Equity Alliance MN: develop  core knowledge of African American history and culturally responsive pedagogy, and increase cultural understanding of African American students. Each session will feature historical and cultural study followed by application to teachers’ current lessons.
  • ​Constructing the Innocent Classroom from Equity Alliance MN: a workshop that changes how teachers think about and engage their students, especially students of color.
  • Designing for Diversity from Equity Alliance MN:  blending theory and case-based practice, participants learn an equity-centered approach to engage diverse stakeholders.
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.
  • ​Interactive Theatre of ISMs from Minnesota State University - Mankato: in a safe learning environment, increase awareness and reflection around tough issues such as racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals.
  • ​MEA FIRE from Education Minnesota:  A comprehensive collection of professional development and community learning experiences to develop equity literacy and an anti-racism growth mindset.
  • Mni Sota, the Dakota Homelands Curriculum Project from Equity Alliance MN: curriculum designed for sixth grade students to learn about and integrate Dakota values through Dakota environmental teachings and philosophies.
  • ​Race Equity and Excellence in Education Network (R.E.E.E.N.) School Board Training Institute from Minnesota Education Equity Partnership:  School board trainings with a focus on history of race equity in education, equity policies, and using an equity lens in decision-making.
  • from YWCA Minneapolis

​Learning Environments: Culturally responsive teaching, intervention, and discipline
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.

​Resource Distribution:  How to equitably distribute resources
  • Equity Leadership to Drive Student Success from Kitty Gogins Strategic Planning Services:  Customized workshops for district leaders to develop the foundation and drive delivery of an equitable learning environment.