African American Student Success
Pittsburg Unified School District
Problem of Practice
Overidentification of African American students in Special Education via “Other Health Impairment” and “Emotional Disturbance”
Strategies
Develop Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) for each scholar with routine Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Specialist check-ins to monitor intervention
Provide behavioral analysis for all scholars receiving social-emotional interventions due to identified skill deficits
Support promising scholars in 2nd and 3rd grade phonemic awareness and phonics instruction with intentional teacher coaching
Adopt cycles of inquiry to monitor and adjust individual learning plans to maximize promising scholar performance and share these data with each scholar’s family
Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and staff to engage and increase the participation of our promising families in the African American Advisory Group
Desired Outcomes
A reduction below 3 in Pittsburg USD’s risk ratio for Emotional Disturbance (ED) and Other Health Impairment (OHI)
100% of all CCEIS identified students will meet with the program Specialist twice a year to complete and update their ILPs
5% reduction in referral and suspension rate
80% of promising scholars will have family engagement via at least 2 in-person events or meetings per year
Point of Contact:
Dr. J.C. Farr, Executive Director of Equity, Access, and Success