Partnering for Equity: Transforming Education Together Ericka Guynes Principal, Earl Boyles...
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- Partnering for Equity: Transforming Education Together Ericka
Guynes Principal, Earl Boyles Elementary School Oregon Association
of Teacher Educators March 6, 2015
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- Equity and excellence cant be divided. Ernest L. Boyer
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- My School Transformation Journey
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- Partnering with Families
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- Guiding Principles
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- Community Needs Assessment
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- Assessment Results: Diversity
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- Assessment Results: Demographics English-Language Learners40%
Economically Disadvantaged82% Students with Disabilities15%
Languages Spoken at School20
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- Community Needs Family-friendly recreational opportunities
Central meeting places for families A sense of cohesion Services
for children and families Quality child care and preschool
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- School Readiness Needs Better access to quality preschool
Parents need an understanding of the importance of the birth to
five period Support for parents to help kids at home Opportunities
and activities for families Support for non-English- speaking
parents
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- Partnering with Families for Equity
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- Family Engagement Activities
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- Mind in the Making
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- Books in Home Increasing Percentage of homes with 26+ childrens
books
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- Lending Library
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- Daily Reading Kindergarten parents are reading more, but gap
remains for Latino families
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- Partnering for Preschool
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- Earl Boyles Preschool
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- SUN Partnership I believe that together we can do more. Meghan
Zook, SUN Coordinator
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- Health Governance Committee
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- Neighborhood Center: Visioning
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- Partnering with Teachers for Equity
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- Staff Transformations It is not my job to make my students
adapt to my teaching but to adapt my teaching to fit the needs of
each individual child. Earl Boyles Preschool Teacher
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- Elements of an Effective Prenatal to Grade 3 System Outcome
Children Ready for School & Meeting Benchmarks Family
engagement at home and school Committed Leadership Effective
Governance Shared, Leveraged Resources Aligned, Seamless Pathways
Data-Driven Decision Making
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- Infant and toddler play groups School-based preschool for 3-
and 4-year-olds Early kindergarten transitions program PreK-3rd
attendance teams Summer literacy (K transition; 1st, 2nd grades)
Systems Improvement Increased curriculum alignment between early
years and early grades Data feedback loop to inform instruction
Research-Based Indicators Longer-Term Outcomes Increased % of
incoming kindergartners participated in quality preschool Fewer
than 10% are chronically absent from school Increased % of children
with special needs identified, referred, and linked to special
education support before kindergarten entry Increased % of children
meet school readiness and development benchmarks in preschool,
kindergarten Decreased disparities in school readiness for ELL,
Latino children Increased % of children meet 3 rd grade reading and
math benchmarks Activities & Interventions Transforming Systems
to Reach Equity
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- Questions