Inspiring ALL Students to Achieve Their Greatest Potential

Agenda  Who I am?  What is Educational Equity?  Demographic and Academic Profile of Our Students  Our Achievement Gaps  What are we doing about it?  Parent Diversity Advisory Council (PDAC)

EQUALITY EQUITY

Educational Equity Educational Equity is when educational practices, policies, curricula, resources, and school cultures are representative of all students, such that each student has access to, participate in and make progress in high quality learning experiences, regardless of her or his race, sex, gender, ability, religion affiliation, national origin, linguistic diversity, or other characteristics. Great Lakes Equity Center funded and supported by the U.S. Department of Education

Federal Recommendations U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights – PROACTIVE Good Teaching Exemplar Leadership High expectations for ALL students Inclusiveness and Equity

Student Demographics 8 Illinois State Board of Education - Illinois Report Card 2014

5- Year Comparison Limited English Proficient 5% 5% (99 languages among our students) Low Income Population 10% 18% Students with Disabilities 9% 11% Illinois State Board of Education - Illinois Report Card4

Board Goal #1 Help each student achieve academically. *updated board goals in progress for measuring achievement

What are we doing about it? Enhancing some of the previous work the district has done, with an intensified focus and with fidelity EVERYTHING we do with an equity lens Equity Audit Human Resources Continual improvement

IPSD #204 and PDAC

Parent Diversity Advisory Council PDAC Mission Focused on student achievement, the mission of the Parent Diversity Advisory Council is to positively impact the academic achievement of a diverse student population through school- specific outreach efforts and initiatives that focus on and directly address disparate academic performance.

PDAC World Café Monthly District-Wide Parent Meetings PDAC Liaisons – Each School Building Dialogue Circles Equity Champions

Parent Diversity Advisory Council (PDAC) Saily Joshi Co-Chair Sindy Mondesir Co-Chair Sandra Charles Rachael Mahmood Megan Narofsky Cathy Piehl Michael Raczak Ivette Dubiel Leadership Team Advisory and BOE Board Member District Administrator Liaison Leadership Team Advisory and BOE Board Member

Partnership

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