Charter Oak High School:

Charter Oak High School is located in Covina, CA, and it serves students in grades 9th-

12th. The total number of students enrolled is 1,467. Overall, 65.9% of students identify as

Hispanic, making them the largest race/ethnic group in the school. Following that are students

who identify as White (19.4%), Asian (5.7%), African American (3.2%), Two or more races

(2.7%), and Filipino (2.4%). The largest student group is socioeconomically disadvantaged

students (52.8%), followed by students with disabilities (10.6%), homeless (8%), English

learners (5.9%), and Foster Youth (0.9%).

Washington Elementary:

Washington Elementary is located in Glendora, CA, and it serves students in grades K-6. Four

hundred thirty-one students enrolled, and the majority identify as Hispanic (63.3), making them

the largest race/ethnic group in school. Following that are students who identify as White

(17.4%), Asian (13%), two or more races (3.5%), Filipino (1.4%), etc. The largest student group

are socioeconomically disadvantaged students (53.6%), followed by English Learners (17.9%),

Homeless (16.5%), Students with Disabilities (12.8%), and Foster Youth (1.6%).

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Part 2: Create a diversity plan and discuss it with your supervisor.

Because the district is diverse and reputable, my supervisor guaranteed me that I will be

able to work with students of diverse backgrounds. To achieve the diversity requirement, I plan

to work with students whose IEP requires counseling sessions at both sites. Also, I will host two

group-counseling sessions with students in Special Education. I am currently collaborating with

Chapman’s First Generation College Student Organization to create and facilitate mental health

workshops among several students from numerous backgrounds. Collecting and analyzing the

data state another way I plan to support students of various backgrounds on the needs assessment
I created for both my sites. Afterward, I will collaborate with the counseling department at

Charter Oak and the principal at Washington Elementary to create interventions that address any

issues illustrated by the data. All interventions will follow a tiered approach that can reach all

students of all backgrounds. Taking equity into account, I will ensure that students who need

more services are given those services by advocating for them. In this case, if a student needs

internet access, I will inform the appropriate party to follow up with the legal guardian to have

that access. At my Washington Elementary, I will also work with families who only speak

Spanish and advocate for them during meetings (e.g. IEP, 504, Teacher-parent conferences).

Lastly, I will make sure all assessment tools are reliable, valid, and culturally sensitive to all

students.