Review Agenda Item

Meeting Date:

3/10/2022 - 6:30 PM

Category:

New Business and Reports to the Board

Type:

Info

Subject:

Equity for All Dashboard and Mid-Year Update

ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:

Goal 1: Systemic Alignment

ACPS will build a culture of continuous improvement and design equitable systems for school and instructional improvement.

Goal 2: Instructional Excellence

ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction.

Goal 3: Student Accessibility and Support

ACPS will ensure students have equitable access to and engagement with programs and supports that reduce barriers to learning.

Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation

ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments.

Goal 5: Family and Community Engagement

ACPS will ensure that all families and community members feel welcomed, respected, and valued.

Policy:

AF - Comprehensive Plan

Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)

File Attachment:

220310_Memo_Equity_For_All_Dashboard_&_Mid_Year_Update_v1.pdf

220310_Att1_Presentation_Equity_for_All_2025_Dashboard_Mid-Year_Update_v2.pdf

Agenda Item Summary:

An Equity for All 2025 Dashboard launched in March 2021 provides formative and summative measures for the seven key performance indicators from the division’s strategic plan. Formative indicators updated in this mid-year reporting allow for division and school leaders to adjust in order to effect summative outcomes reported at the end of a school year. Formative indicators presented here for 2021-2022 show Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, current English Learners (but not former ELs), and student with disabilities student groups show the greatest rates of underrepresentation across student success KPIs. Within KPIs, the Talented and Gifted Program (TAG) referrals and suspensions show the largest disproportionalities across student groups.

Background:

The Equity for All 2025 Dashboard displays all KPIs across student groups simultaneously to allow school and division leaders to see a broad picture of disproportionalities across student performance outcomes and within student groups using a representation index. Notable in this mid-year reporting are a few measures that are newly available: NWEA MAP Fall to Winter growth attainment; students with formal pre-K experience; TAG referral rates (as opposed to identification); and suspensions.

Recommendation:

The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review this information to inform future budgetary and programmatic decisions.

Approvals:

Recommended By:
Signed By:
	Dr. Clinton Page - Chief Accountability Officer

Signed By:
	Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent