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Equity Lens
Equity Lens
We believe...All students should have equitable access to enriched opportunities in school.
We have a collective responsibility to ensure our schools provide a caring, supportive, environment. school communities should support healthy, positive development of students and help them grow their unique gifts and talents.
-Portland Public Schools Racial Equity and Social Justice Lens
“Equity is not giving all students the same thing. Equity is hearing somebody’s voice about what they need and providing them with that. It is creating the opportunity for young people in front of you to share with you about what they need.”
-Dr. Christopher Emdin, Professor & Author ofFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y’all Too
Overview
Overview
This resource was created to guide decision-makers through a protocol that helps them to see how student, staff and family perception on climate and culture (Successful Schools Survey) aligns to other frameworks adopted by PPS that clarify best practices for implementing Multitiered Systems of Support. Implementing MTSS with fidelity is linked to improved student outcomes. For that reason, Portland Public Schools measure fidelity using instruments like the Culturally-Responsive Tiered Fidelity Inventory (CR-TFI) and the Fidelity Implementation Tool (FIT). The data collected through the CR-TFI or FIT can be used for continuous improvement of existing systems. Leveraging stakeholder perception data is a key component of fidelity of implementation and can strengthen how schools design and improve systems of support for behavior. See CR-TFI Feature 1.11
Approach to Action
Approach to Action
Identify priorities from the student perception data
We use the ladder of inference to reflect on our inquiry process, noting our assumptions and biases as we draw conclusions and decide what to do with the data.
2. Align data with Tier 1 best practice frameworks
We check to see what themes and ideas overlap between stakeholder perception data and best practices that we can build upon to support all students.
3. Commit to develop or improve a Tier 1 system, support, or structure
We engage in team conversations, representative of our community, to decide what systems/supports to build or improve and decide the best structure and resources to leverage. We might consult existing district action maps.
4. Reflect on Equity Using the Racial Equity and Social Justice Lens
Throughout our inquiry and decision-making processes, and especially once we've decided on a course of action, we reflect on our processes and outcomes and name how we can advance equity even more.
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