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Meeting Date:
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12/6/2019 - 6:00 AM
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Category:
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Student Services, Alternative Programs & Equity
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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Hanover Research Report: Analysis of Equity in Board of Education Policies
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 1: Academic Excellence and Educational Equity
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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The Hanover Report, Analysis of Equity in Board of Education Policies, had the following key findings:
•Standalone equity policies focus primarily on promoting student equity and closing student achievement gaps
•Four dimensions of equity may be embedded in the framing of a school board’s policies.
•The equity of school board policies and the wording used to describe resources and services for different student subgroups may be analyzed across six policy domains based on a policy analysis tool created by the Great Lakes Equity Center (GLEC).
•Out of all six school districts profiled in this report, the extent to which ACPS’s policies incorporate a lens towards equity is comparable to most.
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Background:
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In March 2017, ACPS requested that Hanover Research conduct a review of ACPS School Board policies with an equity lens. As stated in the attached report titled Analysis of Equity in Board of Education Policies, ACPS requested Hanover investigate the following research questions:
•What are the components of high-quality district and school policies that focus on equity?
•How do districts include wording related to resources and services for student groups who are historically and repeatedly represented in achievement gap data?
•In what ways do ACPS policies compare to those of peer and/or exemplary school districts?
•How do ACPS policies address equitable practices for students in terms of socioeconomic status, religion, culture, race, gender preference, and gender identity?
•What next steps can ACPS take to support an equity lens in policy aligned with the district’s 2020 Strategic Plan?
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review the information provided in this brief and attached report to continue the equity training.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Julie Crawford - Chief of Student Services, Alternative Programs and Equity
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Signed By:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent
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