- Providence Public Schools
- Equity Framework & Turnaround Action Plan
Equity & Belonging
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Equity Framework and the Impact on Student Achievement
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Student Support & Empowerment
Student Support & Empowerment directly impact student achievement. We will ensure that effective systems are created and maintained, at the school and district level; that they are responsive to the behavioral and social-emotional needs of both students and adults; that they support healthy student social and emotional development; and that they provide students with the time and space necessary to be heard and seen as advocates and changemakers. Click here, here and here for related research.
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Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching & Learning
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching & Learning directly impact student achievement. We will ensure that systems and processes are in place to foster strong and effective partnerships between families, students, District and school staff, and community organizations, designed to activate students' customs, characteristics, experiences, and perspectives as tools for effective classroom instruction. We will ensure that educators have support to grow this pedagogy. Click here and here for related research.
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Culture, Climate & Belonging
Culture, Climate & Belonging directly impact student achievement. All of our stakeholders will feel that they can identify with our vision, objectives, core values and purpose. We will ensure that effective systems are created and maintained to affirm the diverse identities in our school communities and foster connection. Click here, here and here for related research.
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Accountability & Transparency
Transparency & Accountability directly impact student achievement. We will communicate openly and frequently with our stakeholders; share our vision, mission, values, and objectives and explain how they align with our actions, decisions, and results; and include multiple types of accountability systems that can support improved student achievement. Click here and here for related research.
Turnaround Action Plan Context
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Providence Schools’ Office of Equity and Belonging works to promote and sustain a culture of dignity and respect that values equity, diversity, and belonging, increasing equitable access for students, so they may achieve a high quality and competitive education. Our primary functions, aligned with the District’s Turnaround Action Plan (TAP) are to:
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Build equity-focused student leaders (TAP alignment to Excellence in Learning & Engaged Communities)
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Facilitate and provide access to high quality, equity-focused professional learning (TAP alignment to World Class Talent & Excellence in Learning)
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Impact the retention and recruitment of Educators of Color (World Class Talent)
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Create systems, structures and processes that support equity-focused District policies (TAP alignment to Efficient District Systems)
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Activate community engagement (TAP alignment to Engaged Communities)
We value the collective responsibility for recognizing, interrupting and transforming systemic educational inequities, so that social and cultural factors such as race, language and ability are no longer predictors of student success.
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