Collaborating to Support Equity Matt Holloway, Coordinator ESE Center for Instructional Support Cathy Cummins Executive Director Assabet Valley Collaborative Heather Geary, Executive Director of Special Education & John Fletcher, Assistant Director of Special Education    Marlborough Public Schools Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Agenda Massachusetts State Equity Plan Equity Playbook Equity Plan Dissemination Project MOEC/MESPA/MSSAA Ambassadors Follow Up Ambassadors’ Experience Consulting with Collaboratives Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Massachusetts State Equity Plan Federal requirement under ESSA Which students are assigned to which educators Some subgroups experience experienced, in-field, and effective educators at lower rates than others 4 key strategies, including the Guidebook for Inclusive Practice and a Professional Learning Network http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/equitableaccess/default.html Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Equity Playbook 4-page version of 59 page plan “Headline Data Points” 3 Key Strategies + Data Literacy goals Sub-strategies Resources Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Equity Plan Dissemination Who: MOEC/MESPA/MSSAA What: sub-contract with 20 Ambassadors to conduct visits with 1,000 principals Why: disseminate strategies and resources from state equity plan (i.e. Playbook) Using Playbook & accompanying PPT as a guide Customized for districts on request Follow Up Calls (December): sharing PD resources & more Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Equity Plan Dissemination (cont) “This visit was a good use of my time” 97.3% “The information was new to me” 69.3% Follow Up Support: Principal surveys indicate interest Phone calls/emails Menu Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ambassador Experience Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ambassador Experience (cont.) 12 Visits 75 Principals 166 Administrators Blackstone to Revere Rural, Suburban, Small Urban Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ambassador Experience (cont.) Most Popular Tools Video Calibration Library What to Look for Observation Tools Annotated Rubrics Goal Setting Case Studies Master Schedule Review   Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ambassador Experience (cont.) Excellent information- clear and concise! Very usable! I am very pleased with the DESE materials/resources. This is the best example of DESE supporting the field in this way that I've come across, perhaps in my career. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Cultural Proficiency Continuum Cultural COMPETENCE Cultural PRE-COMPETENCE Cultural BLINDNESS Cultural INCAPACITY Cultural DESTRUCTIVENESS

Collaborating to build Capacity to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners & their Families John T. Fletcher II, M.Ed., JD Assistant Director of Special Education Marlborough Public Schools Heather L. Geary, M.S.Ed., Ed.S. Executive Director of Special Education Marlborough Public Schools

AVC & MPS Guidebook for Equitable and Inclusive Practice LEAP Project Professional Development in Cultural Proficiency and Equity Family Success Partnership Wraparound Program consultation AVC & MPS

Why Wraparound?

Why Wraparound? “... Well-coordinated, thoughtful wraparound services often allow a student to avoid residential placement, continue to be educated in the least restrictive environment, and continue to reside within the home.” Paige Tobin, Attorney Wrap-Around Services - Case Law Summaries 9/22/2014

Family Success Partnership . FSP is a highly individualized, voluntary wraparound program of the Assabet Valley Collaborative Uses a strength-based model to effectively connect students and families with resources in their community Through partnership and consultation with school teams students with health and behavioral needs get the services they need

FSP Services 4.Consultation to school teams 1.Care Coordination/Referrals 2.Case Management 3. ”In Home” Services 4.Consultation to school teams

FSP Services 4.Consultation to school teams Educating/sensitizing schools staff to the lives, strengths, and needs of students and their families Supplementing the skills and roles of the school staff - to fill gaps Case-specific consultation (before, during and after FSP involvement) Cultural Proficiency

FSP As a Resource to School Teams Consult with school personnel on an as needed basis Provide Professional Development to staff on various topics related to Mental Health. Collaborate and partner with different providers outside of school to build knowledge to support increased cohesion of services

Collaboratives as PD Providers Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Cultural Proficiency/Social Justice & Equity Teaching All Students High Expectations Teaching Inclusive Practices Personalized Learning Teaching with Poverty in Mind Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Collaboratives’ Capacity Handouts at your table describe some of the professional development opportunities at MA Educational Collaboratives Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Strategies to Enhance Instruction of ELLs in the Classroom (15 PDPs) THE COURSES Strategies to Enhance Instruction of ELLs in the Classroom (15 PDPs) Engaging All Learners with Differentiated Instruction (15 PDPs) Connecting Behavioral Health & Social Emotional Learning to Success in School (15 PDPs & graduate credit) Foundations for Inclusive Practice: Educators (DESE-sponsored; Launching Aug. '16) (15 PDPs) Foundations for Inclusive Practice: Administrators (DESE-sponsored; Launching Aug. '16) (15 PDPs)

Contact Info Matt Holloway: mholloway@doe.mass.edu Cathy Cummins: cummins@avcollaborative.org Heather Geary: hgeary@mps-edu.org John Fletcher: jfletcher@mps-edu.org Survey: www.tinyurl.com/nov2016feedback Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education