Richland School District Two Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Richland School District Two Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Plan October 2016 Dr. Helen Nelson Grant, Chief Diversity and Multicultural Inclusion Officer Background The Diversity and Multicultural This is an evolving guide for
Inclusion Plan is the result of work of the school district and the community.
principles of diversity and multicultural inclusion in everything we do throughout the district.
goals and strategies.
plan are in addition to the
departments of the district who have committed to leveraging diversity and fostering inclusion.
A collection of attributes that include, but are not limited to characteristics such as:
concerning ○ where they are from, ○ where they have lived, ○ differences of thought, and ○ life experiences.
Instruction Communication and Partnerships Recruitment and Retention Business Climate
Goals are organized in the areas
Instruction 1 - To provide diversity and inclusion professional development to all district staff Strategy 1.1 - Provide diversity and inclusion professional development at district wide professional development
year. Strategy 1.2 - Organize school based diversity and inclusion teams that provide diversity and inclusion professional development opportunities through school based functions such as faculty meetings, student activities and parent
July 2016 and continuing January 2017 and continuing Number of and types of professional development
district staff that participate in diversity and inclusion professional development List of school based diversity and inclusion teams and of professional development
Communication and Partnerships 2 - To have a Spanish speaking person available at each school building and at the R2i2 district
parents or community members who need assistance in our school buildings and at the R2i2 district office Strategy 2.2 - As vacancies
reception staff, include in the job description a preference for the new hire be able to translate, speak and write Spanish Strategy 2.3 - Offer conversational Spanish courses to front office and reception staff Strategy 2.4 - Where appropriate, use the district student translators to help provide Spanish translation January 2017 and continuing July 2017 and continuing August 2016 and continuing Job descriptions of front office staff and reception staff Conversational Spanish course
employees enrolled/completed Report of use of student translators
Recruitment and Retention 2
teachers in higher level and magnet courses positions Strategy 2.1 - Encourage all principals to evaluate placement of minority teachers in higher level and magnet teaching positions Strategy 2.2 - Encourage minority teachers to obtain Advanced Placement certification December 2016 and continuing December 2016 and continuing Percentage of increase of minority teachers in higher level and magnet courses Percentage increase of minority teachers with Advanced Placement certification Recruitment and Retention 3
standard practice for school interview procedures Strategy 3.1 - Encourage each school interview panel to have diverse and multicultural representation Strategy 3.2 - Encourage each school to make selections from a diverse and multicultural pool
December 2016 and continuing December 2016 and continuing Identification of diverse and multicultural representation on school interview panels Identification of diversity within pool of candidates
Business 1- To increase the number of small and minority vendors who do business with the district Strategy 1.1 - Make small and minority vendors aware of the the opportunities to do business with the district Strategy 1.2 - Make each school and program aware of the small and minority vendors who are willing to do business with the district Strategy 1.3 - Continue to require contractors to provide a percentage of their business to small and minority subcontractors January 2017 and continuing January 2017 and continuing July 2016 and continuing Increase in numbers of small and minority vendors who register to do business with the district Increase in the number of schools and programs who do business with small and minority vendors Review contracts and work to ensure requirements are being met
Climate 1 - To promote a climate across the district that acknowledges and respects the diversity of our district and that seeks to be inclusive of all students in the district Strategy 1.1 - Use available survey data to determine areas that need improvement Strategy 1.2 - Develop and administer a survey to district staff, by categories, to determine the current climate
diversity and inclusion Strategy 1.3 - Use the data from the employee climate survey to inform decisions on supports, recruitment, hiring, retention and professional development Strategy 1.4 - Use district and community resources to provide multicultural guests and/or materials for schools and programs October 2016 April 2017 June 2017 and continuing July 2016 and continuing Designation of priority areas for improvement Survey results Development and implementation of supports and professional development to address needs Speaker’s bank and resource list