* To make leaders aware of the importance of promoting equity in educational settings;
* To assist leaders in using equity to improve school environments and positively impact all teachers and students.
Goals:
participants will be able to define equity and its importance in educational settings;
participants will be able to explain the difference between equity and equality;
participants will be able to understand conditions for and barriers to equity;
participants will be able to explain the growth framework for equity
participants will increase their understanding of how to create equitable environments within their buildings through implementing 10 High-leverage practices for equity;
participants will be inspired to adjust their methods of equity implementation based on research on equity
Objectives:
to understand and identify the differences between Equality and Equity;
to identify strategies for embracing, developing, articulating, and modeling the equity vision;
to list ways in which educational leaders can create conditions for equity in their schools;