Pacific Educational Group (PEG) Review Beachwood Board of Education November 2, 2009 Philip H. Wagner, Ph.D. & Lisa Cummings.

Pacific Educational Pacific Educational Group (PEG) ReviewGroup (PEG) Review

Beachwood Board of EducationBeachwood Board of EducationNovember 2, 2009November 2, 2009

Philip H. Wagner, Ph.D. & Philip H. Wagner, Ph.D. & Lisa CummingsLisa Cummings

Recent History of Diversity Recent History of Diversity InitiativesInitiatives

Formation of Differential Achievement Formation of Differential Achievement Committee (DAC), summer 2003 - presentCommittee (DAC), summer 2003 - present

DAC Chairperson, 2006/07 - presentDAC Chairperson, 2006/07 - present Scholar Advisors, 2006/07 - presentScholar Advisors, 2006/07 - present Pacific Educational Group (PEG) Pacific Educational Group (PEG)

consultation, 2007/08 - presentconsultation, 2007/08 - present Cleveland Area Minority Educators Cleveland Area Minority Educators

Recruitment Association (CAMERA), Recruitment Association (CAMERA), 2008/09 - present2008/09 - present

Diversity InitiativesDiversity Initiatives

DAC:Research &

Coordination

Staff:Professional

Development

Students:DAC Scholars,Academic &

Social Support

Parents:Involvement &

Support

I. Staff Professional I. Staff Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Pacific Educational GroupPacific Educational Group Third year of PEG consultationThird year of PEG consultation Year 1: Inservice for Administrators, Year 1: Inservice for Administrators,

Supervisors and Teacher LeadersSupervisors and Teacher Leaders Year 2: Continued inservice involving Year 2: Continued inservice involving

same groups as previous year with same groups as previous year with inclusion of Beachwood Board Members inclusion of Beachwood Board Members

Year 3: Shift focus from district team to Year 3: Shift focus from district team to building teamsbuilding teams

PEG 2009/10 ConsultationPEG 2009/10 Consultation

I. Beyond Diversity© Seminar for building Equity Teams (E-Team) Members Introduce site-based E-Teams to “Courageous

Conversation & A Foundation for Deinstitutionalizing Racism and Eliminating the Racial Achievement Gap.”

PEG 2009/10 Consultation, PEG 2009/10 Consultation, continued…continued…

II. Site Equity Leadership Development Prepare E-Teams at each school site to work in

partnership with the principal to design and deliver professional development activities that shift the culture of the school toward embracing school-wide equity transformation.

PEG 2009/10 Consultation, PEG 2009/10 Consultation, continued…continued…

III. District Equity Leadership Development Work with the District Equity Leadership Team

(DELT), District and School Administrators to support and strengthen capacity for equity/anti-racism leadership focused on eliminating racial achievement disparities.

Racial Predictability of Racial Predictability of Achievement as a Strand of Achievement as a Strand of Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Continue to analyze student data by Continue to analyze student data by Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Ohio Department of Education (ODE) subgroupingssubgroupings

Target intervention to students who Target intervention to students who need additional supportneed additional support

Recurrent theme of professional Recurrent theme of professional development activitiesdevelopment activities

II. StudentsII. Students

Ms. Lisa Cummings, DAC CoordinatorMs. Lisa Cummings, DAC Coordinator DAC ScholarsDAC Scholars Academic and Social SupportsAcademic and Social Supports

GardenGarden

Students Continued…Students Continued…

Ms. Marla Green, 5Ms. Marla Green, 5thth Grade Teacher Grade Teacher Ms. Linda LoGalbo, BMS PrincipalMs. Linda LoGalbo, BMS Principal

Equity Leadership TeamsEquity Leadership Teams BMS Academic and Social SupportsBMS Academic and Social Supports

III. ParentsIII. Parents

Ms. Lisa CummingsMs. Lisa Cummings Diversity Matters Diversity Matters

Ms. Cheryl SizemoreMs. Cheryl Sizemore Two Beachwood StudentsTwo Beachwood Students

2010/11 Projected Initiatives2010/11 Projected Initiatives

Continue to analyze student data by Continue to analyze student data by Ohio Department of Education Ohio Department of Education subgroupingssubgroupings

Target intervention to students who Target intervention to students who need additional supportneed additional support

Recurrent theme of professional Recurrent theme of professional development activitiesdevelopment activities

Pacific Educational GroupPacific Educational Group Year 4: Shift focus from staff to parentsYear 4: Shift focus from staff to parents

QuestionsQuestions