In Jeffco Public Schools, Equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic, career, and social potential.
Equal and equitable are related terms but are different. In an educational context, equal means everyone gets the same. Equitable means that each student gets what they need to succeed.
Research supports that Jeffco has challenges ensuring that students who have been historically underserved (those students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, identifying as racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, special education) receive what they need in order to be academically successful.
The work of the Equity Tactic Team is to support the leaders responsible for actualizing our strategic plan to continually address these challenges using an equity lens in order to ensure students get what they need to develop to their full academic, career, and social potential.
Theory of Action
IF Jeffco Public Schools influences equitable educator mindsets and practices
THEN students from underserved populations will develop to their full academic, career, and social potential.
SMART Goal
- By May of 2020, over 2,000 staff will participate in Equity focused professional learning as measured by ESS registration.
- By May of 2021, 60% or more staff participating in Equity focused professional learning will indicate more inclusive mindsets and practices as measured by the post-learning survey.
Tactic Team
- Dave Kollar (Co-Tactic Lead) - Director, Student Engagement
- Dr. Susan Leach, Chief Student Success Officer (Co-Strategy Lead)
- Renee Nicothodes, Chief of Schools Elementary (Co- Strategy Lead)
- Linda Reyes-Quinonez, Director Title 1 (Co-tactic Lead)
- Arianne Rivera, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist (Co-tactic Lead)
- Catherine Baldwin-Johnson, Director ESL and Dual Language
- Jason Firestone, Manager Student Engagement Office (Central JCAA Representative)
- Molly Jordan, Assistant Principal Standley Lake (School-based JCAA Representative)
- Jeff Caster, Budget Analyst
- David Bell, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Carol Eaton, Executive Director Research Assessment and Design
- Jennifer Mulhern, Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher
- Magali Saez-Cox, Coordinator Instructional Coaches
- Lee Cooper, Community Superintendent
- Celeste Sultze, Community Superintendent
- Rana Razzaque, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
- Chenoa Crowshoe-Patterson, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
- Brooke Williams, JCEA
- Robert Hawkins, Social Worker Jefferson High (JCEA EMOAT Representative)
- Lara Center, JESPA
- Greg Jackson, Executive Director of Transportation
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