1. Pyramid Model Practices to Address Inequities in Discipline: Culturally Responsive Tools
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Jolenea Ferro, University of South Florida
Background
Pyramid Model
Tools - System
Tools – Classroom Practices
Boys are 54% of preschool population but 78% of those suspended
African American preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to be suspended than White peers
African American boys represent 19% of male enrollment but 45% of those suspended
African American girls are 20% of female enrollment but 54% of girls suspended
*Office of Civil Rights Data
Program-wide Benchmarks of Quality Elements
Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool
Program-wide effort to support the social competence of all children and effectively address challenging behavior
Enhanced Coach Equity Reflection
Do learning centers and activities include materials, songs, and visuals that are aligned with the cultures and interests of children?
Do the posted schedule, expectations, and rules use the children’s home language?
Are all adults in the classroom respectful to each other and aware of differing cultural backgrounds?
Are all adults working towards creating an impartial, inclusive and positive learning environment?
Leadership Team includes Family and community members
Staff understand and support culturally responsive practices
Families are engaged in a meaningful manner in planning and decision-making
Program-wide expectations are compatible with cultural norms of community and include family input
Supports for Pyramid Model Practices are implemented
Family members are included in process of identifying and responding to individual child behavior needs
Professional development includes information and discussion of culturally responsive practices and implicit bias
Data decision-making examines implementation and outcomes and includes data on discipline disproportionality
Tertiary
Intervention
Few
A Framework of Evidence-Based Practices
Secondary
Prevention
Some
Universal
Promotion
All
Implicit racial bias is one of the critical factors that promote racial and ethnic inequality in American society.
It is important to understanding the causes of implicit racial bias and intentionally work to bring it to the conscious level in order to mitigate the negative consequences
Questions during Coaching
When you examine the data, do you see any patterns that you want to discuss?
What are some of your classroom practices that are culturally responsive?
Pyramid Equity Project
Enhance Pyramid Model with explicit emphasis on Culturally responsive practices and implicit bias
Tools:
Program-wide Benchmarks of Quality
Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT)
Behavior Incident Report
Leadership Guide
Coaching Guide
Behavior Incident Report
Identify patterns in the response to incidents of challenging behavior
Identify patterns in classroom data versus program data
Tools – Classroom Practices
Implicit bias
Unconscious process
Supports stereotypes
Mental process resulting in feelings and attitudes about people based on race, age, marital status, appearance etc.
Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool
Assessing Key Classroom Practices