Nearly six decades after this aspirational statement from President Johnson, the path through the classroom to a great society is still being forged.
The Diverse by Design (DbD) School Movement, from single-site schools to networks, is laying the foundation for a great society school by school, brick by brick. By founding and operating intentionally diverse and inclusive schools, the DbD movement is providing an integral component of a great society.
The Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, home and host for the Diverse by Design School Movement, is committed to a great society with liberty for all, free of racial injustice and poverty.
For DCSC, that starts with the proliferation and support of excellent, diverse, and inclusive schools intentionally disrupting the dynamics of poverty and racial injustice for our nation’s children while providing a high-quality education for every student.
Fundamentally, DCSC’s work centers on how schools make equity and integration woven into the fabric of the school community. Through what we offer (resources, support, and a community of schools), we seek to collectively build a greater society.
We don’t offer THE answer; what we do offer is a committed dedication to the shared practice of equity and inclusion. DCSC members practice this every day with every student, family, teacher, leader, and board member.
We gratefully share with you program highlights from 2021-2022.
Thank you,
Program Lead
Operations Lead
External Affairs Lead
Executive Director
Our membership represents over 200 individual Diverse-by-Design schools serving over 80,000 students.
Schools that look to join the coalition are ones that demonstrate thoughtful work to promote high academic outcomes for students of all backgrounds; hire and train a diverse group of teachers and leaders; create a school culture in which all students and families feel welcomed, respected, and included; members are school communities that demand equity and integration.
We see the work of demanding equity and integration as ongoing work. Our member schools don’t have all the answers; rather, we seek members that are reflective about their own strengths and challenges in the areas outlined above and are committed to striving to improve their efforts and outcomes along with other DCSC members with respect to diversity and equity.
We chose the theme demanding equity and integration in consideration of the times we are in and the promise realized by DCSC members, long-standing and new.
We are pleased to share the members who joined us in 2022.
These schools hail from nine states and represent almost 4,000 students. Their commitment to diversity is reflected in their enrollment patterns and they share a vision for an equitable and inclusive education.
Member of the Year Two Rivers embodies the DCSC core value of strategy. During the covid years, Two Rivers embarked on a thoughtful, multi-year journey of becoming an exemplary anti-racist, multicultural organization. They created heterogeneous race and equity crews that met regularly to develop the capacity for everyone in the organization to have brave conversations about race and the inequities within the school system. As a result of their strategy, on a most recent staff survey, 95% of staff were scoring “accomplished” or “advanced” in 4 of the 5 learning targets.
By selecting and honoring a Member of the Year, we hope that all members feel excitement for learning from an exemplar in diverse-by-design school leadership, and that members celebrate the value of being part of the DCSC network, with increased enthusiasm around participation and collaboration.
If DCSC:
Then DCSC members will:
Jen Mcmillan, Co-founder and Head of School, Detroit Prep
If DCSC:
Then Fellows will be able to:
Everbell Boampong, UnifiED Fellow and Principal of P.S 287
If DCSC:
Then DCSC members will:
Tysie McDowell, Co-founder and Superintendent, Crossroads Charter Schools
If DCSC:
Then DCSC members (and key thought leaders in the field) will:
Antonio Parés, Senior Partner, Strategy, Brightbeam
We strive to invest in our people and our programming while keeping administrative spending at a minimum.
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#5069B1″] People 67%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#ab8c3e”] Program 25%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#f05d3a”] Administration 7%
Total: $1,025,707
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#028097″] Philanthropy 62%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#bb932e”] Programs 16%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#f05d3a”] Public 10%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#1d4488″] Membership 11%
[mk_font_icons icon=”mk-moon-square” color=”#28acb7″] Individual 1%
Total: $1,065,330
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