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Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Solution
When designing change, teams should regularly pause to reflect on whether equity has been embedded in their process and whether their planned change will lead to more equitable outcomes.
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Reflect on Equity in Your Pilot Discussion Questions
These discussion questions accompany the Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Pilot strategy card.
Strategies
Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Pilot
When designing change, teams regularly step back to reflect on whether equity has been embedded in their process and to validate whether the planned change leads to more equitable results, especially before scaling any planned change.
Strategies
Student-Led Family Conferences
To support students’ and family members’ understanding of how a student is performing in school while also working to increase student agency of their learning, teachers at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy of Dallas Independent School...
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Student-Led Conference at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy
Example video of a student-led conference at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy of Dallas Independent School District.
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Creating Additional, Multilingual Supports for Families
Meriden Public Schools explains the systems they put in place with the shift to remote learning to support multilingual parent/guardian communication.
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Building Consistency in Family Engagement Through Common Process and Tools
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a district-wide family engagement plan based around quarterly phone calls to surface needs and concerns from families.
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Creating Consistency for Family Engagement Touchpoints
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a districtwide family engagement plan based around quarterly phone calls to surface needs and concerns from families. Learn how the district created consistent...
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Establishing Consistent, Two-Way Communications with Staff and Community
School District of Cudahy Superintendent Dr. Tina Owen-Moore shares how she established consistent, two-way communications with staff and the community.
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Communicating about Reopening Measures with Families Toolkit
This practitioner toolkit from the Parabola Project developed in partnership with Learning Heroes and Edge Research offers strategies for school leaders to understand family concerns and needs, define clear messages, and use effective communication...
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High-Frequency Communications with Staff
Establish a proactive approach to communication by establishing a variety of regular touch points for engagement with all stakeholders.
