Equity Action Plan

zAlexis Mariotti
Oakland University

11/22/20
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My School’s Student Body
 Black and African American Students White Students
Academic
Proficiency
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Standardized Tests

My School
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Equity Action Plan
Objective: Raise the percentage of black and African American
students who constitute as proficient for all subject areas on
standardized assessments through leader support of teacher-
leaders.
▪ Step 1: Increase staff knowledge of the discrepancy between black
student achievement and white student achievement in the school and
spark motivation for change amongst the teacher-leaders.

▪ Step 2: Offer teacher-leader support in best practices to reach black and

African American youth.

▪ Step 3: Get more students involved in after-school groups and activities.

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Activities to Support Step 1

▪ Staff analyzing school

data in small groups

▪ Staff analyzing their

own personal data

▪ Staff reading current

articles and stories
related to topic
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Activities to
Support Step 2
▪ Offer professional
development
opportunities

▪ Allow teachers to share

their own effective
practices with one
another

▪ Post and share data-

driven teaching practices
that are effective in
reaching African
American students
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Activities to Support Step 3

▪ Allow teachers to brainstorm new

ideas for after school activities and
lead them

▪ Spread awareness of new activities

to families via newsletters and
social media

▪ Share the significance and

importance of participation in after-
school activities with students and
families

▪ Encourage students to join

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Evaluation of Success

▪ Analyze standardized assessment data before action steps put in place, on mid-
year assessments, and spring assessments.

▪ Teachers can monitor the overall grade and success of their black and African
American students at the end of each unit- monitoring for growth.
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Summary

▪ Without taking immediate action, students of color will continue to fall

behind academically.

▪ Educational leaders and teachers can educate themselves on the racial

achievement gap and work together to make a positive difference for our
black and African American youth.