The 2021-23 advancing equity grant workgroup had its kickoff meeting on January 29, 2021. The newest grant iteration supports educator preparation programs to implement strategies to achieve bold goals in:
- substantively transforming program policies, practices, or procedures
- building leadership capacity for planning, enacting, and assessing equity-minded initiatives
- examining teacher candidate assessments
- including teacher candidates, educators, and community members as partners in advancing equity
Workgroup updates to this page are forthcoming. Learn more about the 2021-23 Advancing Equity Grant.
2017-19 workgroup
The purpose of the 2017-19 advancing equity workgroup was to develop and implement best practices that advance equity in educator preparation programs. The group focused on practices that center racial equity and community engagement in order to diversify their candidates and produce more culturally responsive educators. PESB partnered with the community-based organization, Multicultural Education Rights Alliance (McERA), to co-facilitate workgroup meetings and strengthen the workgroup’s understanding of community engagement.
Meeting information and materials
| Meeting | Date | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
January 26, 2017 Full-day retreat
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Notes from activity – defining community engagement, centering race, and systemic change (folder) |
| 2 | February 14, 2017 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 3 | March 7, 2017 | Agenda – McERA community panel (PDF) |
| 4 | April 18, 2017 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 5 | September 5, 2018 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 6 | October 30, 2018 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 7 |
October 31, 2018 Statewide DEW event– attendance required |
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| 8 | November 14, 2018 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 9 | February 22, 2019 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 10 | May 24, 2019 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 11 | November 8, 2019 | Agenda (PDF) |
| 12 | December 31, 2019 | Reports due |
Workgroup product
Final report and recommendations to the Board from the advancing equity workgroup are in progress.
