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OEIB

Mid-Year Update

February 15, 2022

School Committee Presentation

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  1. Introduction
  2. Updates on Initiatives
  3. Youth Engagement
  4. Caregiver & Family Engagement
  5. Educator Engagement
  6. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
  7. Questions & Discussion

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Agenda

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Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Debbie

Bonilla�Family Engagement Specialist

Manuel J. Fernandez�Interim Chief Equity Officer

Leslie Jiménez�Director of Equity

Jenny

Chung�Curriculum �and Training Specialist

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Kini Udovicki�Youth Advocacy Specialist

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Robin

Harris�Director �of Family Engagement

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Introduction

School Leaders

District Leaders

Community Partners

Educators

Students

Caregivers & Families

The OEIB will continue to update the Inaugural Equity Plan based on the input and feedback collected from diverse stakeholders throughout CPS

  • 1-on-1 s
  • Targeted Focus Group Meetings
  • Surveys
  • Rapid Response

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Youth Engagement

Healing Centered Engagement

Story Exchange

  • Elementary & Upper Schools - upcoming weeks!�
  • CRLS - 8+ classes
  • HCE CRLS Elective-Fall 2022�
  • “ Do It For The Culture, Healing and Liberation”

Student Advisory Council

6-12th grade scholars from each school were recruited

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COSEBOC

Partnering with Out-of-School Team to train educators on D.R.U.M (Discovering Rituals Understanding Manhood) to support boys of color

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Caregiver Engagement

Providing Resources for Families

Language Support

McKinney-Vento

Support for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Individual Caregiver, Staff & School Support

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Parent Workshops

Affinity Groups

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Family Engagement Opportunities

School Council Handbook

Family Liaisons

  • Building Capacity, Alignment & Cohesion
  • Multi-lingual Support for Community
  • Connecting Families to Resources

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  • Created in 2021-22 with students, caregivers �and staff
  • Focus is on making School Councils diverse and inclusive and ensuring policies and practices are uniform and in alignment with MA Ed. Law

Community Engagement

  • Connecting w/ Community Partners
  • The Village: Design Pilot & Council
  • Caregiver Summit
  • Community Engagement Team Partnership

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Educator Engagement

Choice Courses: 55 educators (Special Start- Gr. 12 & multiple departments)

  1. Becoming an Anti-Racist and Anti-Bias Educator
  2. Healing-Centered Engagement
  3. Intersectionality and Gender �in the Classroom

Professional Learning

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Additional Educator Engagement Opportunities

Educator Voice

Gathering educator input, ideas, and feedback:

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  1. Online survey (anonymous)
  2. 1:1 meetings
  3. Drop-in Zoom sessions by school
  • New to CPS Orientation
  • Special Professional Learning Opportunities per request
  • Family Liaison Professional Development
  • Family Liaison Extended Hours Pilot program

Other Supports

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Multi-Stakeholder Engagement

  • Safe Space Advocates: direct services to students in each school (e.g. Rainbow Clubs, Gay Straight Alliances, Project-10 East)
  • Library resources: funds for additional books for each school library

Focus on LGBTQIA+ Inclusive and Affirming Schools

  • Group for Cambridge families �in the LGBTQIA+ community
  • Community Pride Day (June)
    1. Youth-facilitated workshops
    2. Caregiver-facilitated workshops
    3. Educator workshops and community of practice- partnering with CPS Health & Wellness Department

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Additional Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

School-Based Equity Self-Assessments

Examine school-based practices, procedures, and policies and address inequities�

  • Using the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) Equity Audit Tool: Criteria for an Equitable School

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  • Equity Self-Assessment Guidelines
    • Continuously updated based on input & feedback
    • Flexible: 2 timelines

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Students &

Caregivers

Educators

Family

Liaison

Community

Partners

School-based

Equity Teams

School�Leaders

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Additional Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

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Support student, educator, �and parent/caregiver- led equity-based initiatives

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  • Applications were due: �February 14th
  • Approved projects announced: March 1st

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Equity Collaborative Spring 2022

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Provide a transparent and accessible pathway for students, caregivers, �and staff to report incidents of harm�

  • Focus group with students �and educators
  • Working in partnership with the Information, Communications & Technology Services (ICTS)
  • Tentative Launch Date: March

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Additional Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

Incident Reporting System

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Next Steps & Recommendations

Director of Diversity Development

  • Recruitment process in progress
  • Increase % of educators of color
  • Increase resources and supports for educators

School Committee

  • Anti-Racist & Anti-Bias Training for School Committee members
  • Review CPS Policies for bias
  • Convene a multi-stakeholder Equity Task Force/ Team

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OEIB Website

We’re also in the Superintendent’s

    • Weekly Community Highlights
    • Staff Monthly Updates

Check out our website!

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https://sites.google.com/cpsd.us/oeib/home

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"We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do this. Whether we do it or not must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we have not �done it so far." - Ron Edmunds

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Thank you!