1. 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

2. 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

3. 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
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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/ s
Menu
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

7. Ambassador Experience
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Why
Wraparound?

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

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

25. 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)

26. Contact Info
Matt Holloway:
Cathy Cummins:
Heather Geary:
John Fletcher:
Survey:
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education