1. Equity101: Culture Curtis Linton Chief Learning Officer
Frame the meeting
Introduce yourself and what your role at SINET is
[CLICK]

2. Equitable School Culture
Is the culture of your school inhibiting equity?

3. Equitable School Culture
Is the culture of your school inhibiting equity?
In the chat box, reflect on how your school’s culture inhibits equity.

4. Equitable School Culture
Is the culture of your school inhibiting equity?

5. Equitable School Culture
Is the culture of your school inhibiting equity?

6. Equitable School Culture
Is an equitable school culture an equal school culture?

7. Equitable School Culture
Equal school =
Equal entrance
Equitable school = Equal exit

8. What is Cultural Equity?
School culture that invests in understanding the cultural backgrounds, characteristics, and needs of each student while also fostering a learning culture that supports and expects high levels of engagement and student success.

9. Who we are
We are School Improvement Network: dedicated to making 100% happen.
We are School Improvement Network,
and as our name makes clear,
we’re your school improvement partner.
[CLICK]

10. Your Partner We provide EDIVATE:
Largest on-demand library of videos that show schools that have achieved educational equity.
We are School Improvement Network,
and as our name makes clear,
we’re your school improvement partner.
[CLICK]

11. Why we do it
Our cause: to prepare 100% of our students for college, career, and lifelong success.
The “why” for us—our cause—
- inspires everything we do and motivates us every day:
To prepare 100% of students for college, career, and life-long success.
It’s a bold vision, but we know it can be done.
[CLICK]

12. EQUITABLE SCHOOL SUCCESS FORMULA
PERSONALIZED LEARNING
ACTUAL EQUITY
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENT-
ATION

13. What is equity?
Educators provide all students with the individual support they need to reach and exceed a common standard.

14. EQUITY 101: The Equity Framework
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
ACTUAL EQUITY

15. EQUITY 101: Leadership

16. P Standards-based Teaching Evolution to Student-Centered Teacher
Assessment
Standards-based Teaching

17. P Evolution to Student-Centered Highly Standards & Proficiencies
Effective
Teacher
Standards & Proficiencies P
Choice & Accountability
Culture & Relevancy
Student-
Centered

18. EQUITABLE SCHOOL SUCCESS FORMULA
PERSONALIZED LEARNING
ACTUAL EQUITY
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENT-
ATION

19. EQUITABLE SCHOOL SUCCESS FORMULA
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY centers on the student’s relevant background, heritage, culture, race, gender, values, community, family, and interests.
ACTUAL EQUITY

20. EDIVATE School Success Video
CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
West Hawaiian Explorations Academy
Kona, Hawaii
ACTUAL EQUITY

21. Equitable School Culture
Equitable school culture is based upon two factors:
- The culture of learning found within the school.
- The cultural competency of the school.

22. Equitable School Culture
Equitable school culture is based upon:
The culture of learning found within the school:
- Collaboration
- High Expectations
- Safety & Risk-taking
- Support for Students and Teachers

23. Equitable School Culture
Poll:
What is the single most important factor of effective school culture?
Collaboration among staff and community
2. High expectations of students and teachers
3. Safety & risk-taking that allows for growth
4. Administrative support for students and teachers

24. Equitable School Culture
“When somebody feels alienated they're not likely learning. It's hard to intellectually engage if you're socially alienated...When we create a climate of engagement, we want to think of both social and intellectual engagement.”
-- Beverly Daniel Tatum, Author
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria

25. Equitable School Culture
Equitable school culture is based upon two factors:
- The culture of learning found within the school.
- The cultural competency of the school.

26. Equitable School Culture
Equitable school culture is based upon:
The cultural competency found within the school where educators understand themselves and their students according to:
- Race - Economics
- Language - Community
- Family Background

27. Equitable School Culture
Poll:
What is the most challenging factor of cultural proficiency when building effective school culture?
- Race - Economics
- Language - Community
- Family Background

28. “Culture is the foundation of pedagogy. You teach who you are.”
Equitable School Culture
“Culture is the foundation of pedagogy. You teach who you are.”
-- Jamie Almanzan

29. Expectations Rigor Relationships
Equitable School Culture
Building cultural classroom equity:
Expectations
Rigor
Relationships

30. Courageous Conversations About Race
Equitable School Culture
Courageous Conversations About Race
The Agreements and Conditions that lead to honest and safe dialogue around race in order to build cultural proficiency.

31. What is equity?
Educators provide all students with the individual support they need to reach and exceed a common standard.

32. What is Cultural Equity?
School culture that invests in understanding the cultural backgrounds, characteristics, and needs of each student while also fostering a learning culture that supports and expects high levels of engagement and student success.

34. Thank you Curtis Linton Chief Learning Officer
Offer final thoughts and thanks to the attendees.
Follow up with meeting attendees as needed.