Developing leadership from the cabinet to classroom

There’s no shortage of recommendations for how to achieve equity in education.
The challenge lies in successfully applying these approaches with people under the real conditions of public education today. Across the country, school districts face the challenge of addressing achievement and opportunity gaps through equity strategies and reforms, but too often these efforts yield limited results due to ineffective implementation.

National Equity Project coaching services are designed and customized to improve the quality and effectiveness of school district equity efforts. We focus on building leadership at every level of the district to create and implement innovative, people- and results-oriented strategies. Graduates

We facilitate productive discourse about equity because honest conversations about the effects of biases are necessary, not to lay blame but to find better ways to educate every child. Our experienced and expert coaches guide your teams toward significant, sustainable changes in a transformative process aimed at increasing their capacity to collaborate and focus on every student’s learning.

District Services include:

The goal of District Equity Coaching is to improve learning and achievement for all students through:

An authentic vision of equity and excellence
Productive central office – school relations
Positive school climate
Staff stability and commitment to equity and continuous learning
Consistent quality of instruction
Cultural competence
Positive school-community relations.

Sample 12-Month District Equity Coaching Scope & Sequence

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Results

Over 90% of Equity Coaching recipients agree that they are better able to:

Work more effectively with colleagues and students from different racial or cultural backgrounds
Raise and discuss issues of equity with colleagues
Make personal and organizational changes to address inequities.

Our largest and longest-standing partner, Oakland Unified School District, has been the most improved large urban district in California for the past six years. The National Equity Project worked closely with community, school and district leaders in Oakland from 2000 to 2007 to design and launch over 40 new small schools and reorganize the central office to provide more effective support to all schools.

In 2009, 15 of 107 Oakland schools improved Academic Performance Index (API) scores by 70 points or better, five times the statewide average. 13 of these 15 schools were recipients of National Equity Project services. All recent Oakland partners (29 schools) made an average API gain of 33 points, more than twice the state average.

“I attend many training sessions. Many are good. Few are life-changing. The National Equity Project session was one of the few. You provided me with knowledge and gave me skills in developing leaders and teams who can change the conversation and transform instruction in our schools. This was a visionary approach to training.”
Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent of Schools

“The Equity Coaching experience was more than I had imagined it would be! Amazing! Each of you made such a great contribution. I feel incredibly fortunate to be in this work with each of you. I look forward to all that is ahead.”
Mike Watenpaugh, Superintendent, San Rafael City Schools

“The National Equity Project team quickly gained the confidence of our principals, district staff, and Board of Directors. They asked the ‘tough’ questions, helped us find solutions, and guided our work in aligning school structures with the interests of staff, students, and parents. Their wisdom and suggestions have given us renewed confidence as we move forward in this very challenging work.”
Dr. Paula A. Radich, Superintendent, Newberg School District, OR

Developing leadership from the cabinet to classroom

District Services include:

Sample 12-Month District Equity Coaching Scope & Sequence

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Results

Recent District Partners

Download a PDF summary of our District Equity Coaching Services.