Office of Equity and ExcellenceDepartment of Teaching and Learning

Monitoring ReportMay 9, 2019

Carolyn R. Jackson, Supervisor

Purpose

VISION STATEMENTThe Arlington Public Schools’ Office of Equity and Excellence advances high expectations, facilitates equitable access, and remedies opportunity gaps for Black and Latino students, as well as those from other historically marginalized communities.

OUR COMMITMENTThe Office of Equity and Excellence provides leadership and support in developing, creating, coordinating, and implementing services and programs for targeted students to meet high academic standards and achieve success.

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2018-24 Strategic Plan AlignmentGoals of the Office of Equity and Excellence

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2018-24 Strategic Plan

GoalOffice of Equity and Excellence Goal

Student Success

Advance high and clear expectations

Remedy opportunity gaps

Facilitate equitable access to educational opportunities for students and their families

Student Well-Being

Whole Child: Social-emotional, Resilience, Perseverance, Self-Advocacy

Strong and Mutually Supportive Partnerships

Strong and Mutually Supportive Partnerships

Our Team

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Equity and Excellence Coordinators

● Implement professional learning related to executing equitable and culturally responsive teaching strategies

● Partner with our Family and Community Engagement team to support family learning opportunities

● Develop community partnerships that will enrich staff, parents, students, and community organizationsin which all programs and activities are designed to help stakeholders build their capacity through an equitable lens.

● Design and implement ongoing initiatives thatsupport student success by focusing on academicdevelopment, social-emotional development, andcollege and career preparedness.

Student Success• Office name change• Ms. Monica Lozano Calera work to diversify the student population

Arlington Tech featured in Technical.ly• Dual Enrollment English 12 @ Wakefield• Ms. Sylvia O’Neal featured in the Virginia Humanities magazine,

Changing the Narrative Summer Institute• Middle school students attending college festival• MSAN Student Delegates organized the 2019 Color of Leadership

Conference • Dr. Shantha Smith & Dr. Lori Wiggins article in the National Association

of Secondary School Principals on Leveraging Data, Curriculum, and Teacher Leadership

Strong and Mutually Supportive Partnerships• Elementary financial literacy education and partnership with ACFCU

Highlights 2018-19

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Old Dominion UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of the District ColumbiaMarymount UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityJames Madison UniversityVirginia TechUniversity of VirginiaMary Washington UniversityHoward UniversityUniversity of RichmondGeorgetown UniversityKutztown UniversityGeorge Mason University

Student SuccessCollege Visits

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2018‐19 Student Responses Regarding College Visits

Student SuccessCollege Visits

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Percent of First Generation College Students What do you want to learn on the college visit?

Student Success through Strong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

In-School Enrichment and Support Program Partnerships

Community Enrichment and Support Programs MACS Connect Students to

outside of APS

Family and Community Engagement

● Latinas Leading Tomorrow● AHC Property Partnerships● Real Madrid After School Academic

Program● Early Identification Program with

GMU● MiKiDo Martial Arts Class● Latin Dance Class● Edu-Futuro Robotics Club● Coalition of 100 Black Women● Arlington Chapter of the Links,

Incorporated Robotics Teams● ReachFar for Reading● Edu-Futuro Public Speaking Training ● Arlington Community Federal Credit

Union

● Edu-Futuro's Emerging Leaders Program

● Leadership Center for Excellence -Youth Leadership Program

● Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholars● Posse Foundation Scholars● QuestBridge Scholars● Gates Millenium Scholarship● Arlington Teen Network Board● Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Institute● West Point Leadership Conference● Encuentro - Girl Scouts Hispanic

Leadership Conference● Minority Student Achievement Network● Arlington Housing Commission● Strengthen Families

● Black Parent Academy ● Parent Leadership Training and

Academic Parent Teacher Teams with Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Office

● Hispanic Parent Associations Support● Collaboration with Challenging Racism● Strengthening Family Program in

partnership with DHS Arlington County● Special Education Telenovela Project,

collaboration with FACE and the Parent Resource Center

● Parent Teacher Association at Gunston

Early Identification Program @ GeorgeMason University (EIP@GMU)• Accessible pathways for a diverse population of

students• Partnership since 1988• Over 200 applicants• 30 to 38 students per cohort• Services offered: After school tutoring, Academic

and Success Coaching, STEM+H Enrichment, Career Exploration and Readiness, Family Engagement, SAT/ACT Prep, College Application Support, Scholarship Application Coaching, FAFSA guidance and completion

Student Success throughStrong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

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EIP@GMU Student Demographic Profile

Student Success through Strong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

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Student Success through Strong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

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EIP@GMUDemographics of Participating Students: Ethnicity

2016-17(31 8th Graders)

2017-18(32 8th Graders)

Student Success through Strong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

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EIP@GMUDemographics of Participating Students: Students who Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch

2016-17(31 8th Graders)

2017-18(32 8th Graders)

Student Success through Strong, Mutually Supportive Partnerships

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EIP@GMUDemographics of Participating Students: Gender

2016-17(31 8th Graders)

2017-18(32 8th Graders)

Recommendations Action Steps Timeline

Reevaluate the goals and direction for the OEE, formally the Minority Achievement Office

➔ Communicate mission and vision and continue refining goals and services base on End of the Year evaluations.❏ Increased parent engagement and training❏ Continue college and career preparedness

Summer 2019

On-Going

Ensure that the instruction is culturally competent across the system.

➔ Continue implementing coaching model in elementary schools.

➔ Continue professional learning opportunities at schools and district

➔ Increased collaboration with Social Studies Dept., Library Services, Extended Day, and Virginia Humanities

➔ Increase collaboration to support the transition between elementary, middle and high school

➔ Creating modules for Professional Learning framework. ➔ Deep Equity training and developing site equity teams.

On-Going

On-Going

Summer 2020

On-Going

Summer 2019Summer 2019

Clarify program offerings and develop a portfolio of data tools and reports that support monitoring and implementation.

➔ Develop effective data collection template and accountability tools.

➔ Needs assessment survey with students and staff. ➔ Needs assessment survey with parents.➔ Use data from the Your Voice Matters survey to support

stakeholders

Summer and Fall 2019

Summer 2020Summer 2019On-Going

Moving Forward

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Office of Equity and ExcellenceDepartment of Teaching and Learning

Monitoring ReportMay 9, 2019

Carolyn R. Jackson, Supervisor