1. What is Education Equity?
Dr. Markisha Smith
Director, Equity Unit
Oregon Department of Education

3. Academic Achievement (2014-2015) Level 3 or 4
Academic Outcomes
Academic Achievement ( ) Level 3 or 4
Race/Ethnicity
Grades 3-5-
ELA
Grades 3-5-Math
Grades 6-8-
Grades 6-8-Math
Grade 11-
Grade 11-Math
Black/African-American
32.4
23.3
37.2
22.2
46.5
13.2
Hispanic/Latino
33.1
26.6
39.5
25.3
55.2
17.0
American Indian/Alaska Native
35.0
30.2
37.8
59.3
19.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
38.4
28.1
44.8
31.1
53.5
22.8
White
57.6
51.2
62.1
47.8
72.9
35.3
Asian
67.6
66.9
74.8
69.1
77.7
56.9

4. Four-Year Cohort Grad Rate Five-Year Cohort Grad Rate
Graduation
Graduation Rate ( )
Race/Ethnicity
Four-Year Cohort Grad Rate
Five-Year Cohort Grad Rate
Black/African American
60.2
66.0
Hispanic/Latino
64.9
70.3
American Indian/Alaska Native
53.5
60.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
68.8
72.3
White
74.2
77.7
Asian
85.9
89.0

5. % of Students with One or More Discipline Incidents in 2014-2015
Race/Ethnicity
% of Students with One or More Discipline Incidents in
Black/African American
9.7%
Hispanic/Latino
6.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
10.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
6.4%
White
5.2%
Asian
1.5%

6. Defining Education Equity

7. Exploring Equality vs. Equity
How do the concepts of equality and equity differ?  Can you think of a real world example of each?
What do the boxes represent?  The figures? The trees?  The fruit?

8. Exploring Equality vs. Equity
Sameness
Identical resources
Exact division
Quantity
Individuality
Resources tailored to need
Reallocation of resources
Quality

9. Operatizing the Oregon Equity Lens
Purpose:
The purpose of the Equity Lens is to clearly articulate the shared goals we have for our state, the intentional investments we will make to reach our goals of an equitable educational system, and to create clear accountability structures to ensure that we are actively making progress and correcting where there is not progress.
The Equity Lens will confirm the importance of recognizing institutional and systemic barriers and discriminatory practices that have limited access for many students in the Oregon education system. The equity lens emphasizes underserved students, such as out of school youth, English Language Learners, and students in some communities of color and some rural geographical locations, with a particular focus on racial equity.

10. State Level Equity Initiatives

11. Thank You! Markisha Smith markisha.smith@state.or.us 503-947-5669