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Meeting Date:
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9/27/2019 - 7:00 PM
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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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Update on Equity Activities
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 1.1
Educational Excellence ACPS will regularly assess and respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students. Objective 1.4 Educational Equity ACPS will provide each student with opportunities to be challenged and supported. Objective 3.5 Leadership Development ACPS will establish programs to identify talent and provide opportunities for future leadership roles.
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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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Equity is heavily embedded in the ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan and is planned to be the foundation for the new strategic plan, ACPS 2025. The Department of Student Services, Alternative Programs and Equity (DSSAPE) is committed to creating and sustaining equitable policies and practices in each school and department. This brief provides an update on the equity work since March, 2019 and moving into the school year 2019-2020.
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Background:
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Alexandria City Public Schools’ equity work involves creating policies and processes that ensure fair and impartial access to opportunities for each student. Equity and equality are not the same. Equality involves treating every student the same way. Equity focuses on nurturing the talents and gifts of individual children in order to address the racial disparities illuminated by data. Equality is the goal for all children and focuses on the collective. Both equity and equality require vigilance and intentionality with respect to policies, practices and procedures. Equity and equality should be considered polarities.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends the School Board review information in preparation for the upcoming presentation on October 10, 2019.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Veronica Tellez - Executive Assistant
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Signed By:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent
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