A team for intentionally integrated schools
Summer is almost here–we made it. To say 2021-22 has been ‘interesting’ is an understatement. I hope you have an opportunity to relax and recharge this summer. As we look out to the school year, I’m writing with some very exciting news. Our team is heading into the 22-23 with new and improved roles. We […]
Welcome to the Coalition – Membership Cohort Spring 2022
Dear Members and Partners, Twice per year we open up our membership application to schools who want to join the diverse-by-design movement. Our application process is designed to find member schools and networks that are committed to recruiting, enrolling, and equitably serving a diverse and integrated school community reflective of their broader community. We look […]
Resource Guide: Creating a Brave Community: Designing DEI PD
As anti-racism and courageous conversations take hold in faculty meetings and trainings across the country, many school communities are at risk of encountering roadblocks to meaningful change.
Jeff Heyck-Williams and Dawnyela Meredith of DCSC member Two Rivers Public Charter School facilitate this CoP supporting members across the country to develop their ability to lead team-wide DEI learning and cultivate community by modeling bravery.
Resource Guide: Academic Equity through Accelerated Learning
Dr. Winsome Waite and Angelica Jackson of Phoenix School for the Arts led this CoP anchored on 7 key instructional strategies for accelerating student learning. Working with DCSC members from 8 DCSC members, this CoP produced a Padlet resource.
Longstanding academic inequities have ballooned into a nonstop barrage of concerns about “learning loss,” “unfinished learning,” and the ever-present fear of students falling further behind grade levels. The academic achievement gap doesn’t have to haunt educators in the same ways as before!
