Advancing Equity Minded Leadership - Silver
Issued by
Governors State University
Training providing educational leaders with the skills and knowledge to transform their organization with a critical lens of current practices, procedures and support toward continuously improving the school environment where all individuals are respected and valued for their differences. This series assists district stakeholders in implementing major changes that can promote inclusive, safe and supportive learning and working environments where everyone feels listened to and respected.
- Type Learning
- Level Advanced
Skills
- Create or redesign Equity Teams of district stakeholders who will utilize data to identify the academic and opportunity gaps in their organization.
- Develop a plan to communicate DEI goals to all stakeholders.
- Embed the DEI goals and objectives into the school improvement plan which then becomes a living document that will be properly managed and benchmarked to ensure timely adherence.
- Guide District Equity Teams in assessing the current realities in the school district and identify the barriers trends and patterns around diversity equity and inclusion that are occurring in their educational systems.
- Learn how to recognize and acknowledge their biases to view their districts with a school-wide equity lens to address and improve large scale systemic issues that affect an effective and inclusive environment.
- Work with Equity Teams to develop an equity framework and an action plan to address the gaps.
Earning Criteria
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Silver Level Participation & Engagement