1. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Wisconsin’s vision for racial equity in education

2. Objectives 1. Understand the intersections of race and disability in Wisconsin’s educational context 2. Understand Wisconsin’s framework for addressing race in education 3. Understand how Wisconsin evaluates projects related to racial equity 4. Take-away detailed information to design full or partial projects Anything else?

3. Wisconsin student demographics ….taught by an overwhelmingly white and female teaching force

4. Racial disproportionality in education Academic achievement Discipline Special education

5. Wisconsin’s framework for addressing race in education Department of Public Instruction Cooperative Educational Service Agencies School Districts Two- and four-year colleges and universities Community-based organizations

6. Current initiatives Federal mandates through special education law Technical assistance (beginning in 2005) Annual institute on disproportionality (beginning in 2005) Mini-grants to school districts (2006, 2009) Demonstration grants (beginning in 2007) Practice grants (beginning in 2007) Statewide systems-change initiative (beginning in 2008)

7. Federal special education law 3/20 Indicators focus on disproportionality: Suspension/expulsion (Indicator 4B) Prevalence in special education (Indicator 9) Prevalence in specific disability categories (Indicator 10) Required use of 15% of funds in general education to address disproportionality in special education (Significant disproportionality)

8. District Level Technical Assistance Review of Policies, Practices and Procedures Data Analysis Hypothesis Development Development of Improvement Plans District Liaison

9. The 2005-2009 Summer Institutes on Addressing Disproportionality Technical Assistance Data Analysis Improvement Plan Development

10. Mini-Grants (FY 06 – FY 07) Small competitive grants Small competitive grants Awarded to districts and consortia of districts identified as having ‘Significant Disproportionality’ Awarded to districts and consortia of districts identified as having ‘Significant Disproportionality’ Funded product, process, or tool that could be replicated Funded product, process, or tool that could be replicated Grant summaries online at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html Grant summaries online at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html

11. Demonstration Grants (FY 07 – Ongoing) Medium competitive grants Medium competitive grants Awards to districts and consortia of districts identified as having ‘Significant Disproportionality’ Awards to districts and consortia of districts identified as having ‘Significant Disproportionality’ Funds institutionalization and replication of data-based, successful project, process, or tool Funds institutionalization and replication of data-based, successful project, process, or tool Grant summaries online at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html Grant summaries online at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html

12. Project Grants (FY 06 - Ongoing) Small to medium noncompetitive grants or contracts Small to medium noncompetitive grants or contracts Awards to experts Awards to experts Funds develop tools or products based on need of Wisconsin educators Funds develop tools or products based on need of Wisconsin educators Examples of Project Grants Examples of Project Grants Racial Disparity in Special Education: District Profile Workbook Racial Disparity in Special Education: District Profile Workbook Guiding Questions: Differentiating Disordered Behavior from Cultural Mismatch Guiding Questions: Differentiating Disordered Behavior from Cultural Mismatch Culturally Responsive Practices in Schools: Checklist to address disproportionality Culturally Responsive Practices in Schools: Checklist to address disproportionality

13. Systems-Change Initiative (FY 09 – Ongoing) Large noncompetitive grant Large noncompetitive grant Award to Cooperative Education Services Agencies Award to Cooperative Education Services Agencies Funds implement projects to address disproportionality and racial equity Funds implement projects to address disproportionality and racial equity www.createwisconsin.net www.createwisconsin.net www.createwisconsin.net

14. Reflections On being black and female On being white and female Specific project successes and challenges Recommendations

15. For More Information: WDPI Special Education Team’s Disproportionality Webpage: WDPI Special Education Team’s Disproportionality Webpage: http://www.dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-disp.html Donna Hart-Tervalon, Ph.D. Donna Hart-Tervalon, Ph.D. Chairperson, Disproportionality Workgroup donna.hart-tervalon@dpi.wi.gov Courtney Reed Jenkins Chairperson, Disproportionality Workgroup courtney.jenkins@dpi.wi.gov Courtney Reed Jenkins Chairperson, Disproportionality Workgroup courtney.jenkins@dpi.wi.gov courtney.jenkins@dpi.wi.gov

16. Discussion