Mi Gente Mi Escuela Board WS - Broward County Public Schools

Mi Gente Mi Escuela Board WS - Broward County Public Schools

Mi Gente, Mi Escuela
October 28, 2014
Desmond K. Blackburn, Ph.D.
Chief School Performance & Accountability Officer
Irene Cejka, Cadre Director
Michael J. Ramirez, Cadre Director
Organizing, Recognizing &
Supporting Excellence in
Educating Hispanics throughout
Broward County.
To Develop a Collaborative
Platform In an Effort to Align the
District’s and Community’s
Resources in Order to Serve and
Better Meet the Needs of the
Growing Hispanic Community of
Broward County Public Schools.
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DIVERSITY!BREAKDOWN!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
2012313!
2013314!
2014315!
White&
115,026&
113,573&
113,596&
(50.5%)&
(50.5%)&
(50.4%)&
Black&
91,940&
91,620&
92,408&
(40.4%)&
(40.7%)&
(41.0%)&
Asian&
8,393&
8,268&
8,273&
&
(3.6%)&
(3.6%)&
(3.7%)&
Native@
3,973&
3,408&
2,914&
American/Native& (1.7%)&
(1.5%)&
(1.3%)&
Alaskan&
Native&
302&
357&
393&
Hawaiian/Pacific& (0.1%)&
(0.1%)&
(0.2%)&
Islander&
Multi@Racial&
7,883&
7,728&
7,765&
(3.5%)&
(3.4%)&
(3.4%)&
Ethnically&
64,335&
64,868&
66,629&
Hispanic&
(28.5%)&
(28.8%)&
(29.6%)&
*Ethnically!Hispanic!count!includes!other!races!
!
&
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BCPS!ACHIEVMENT!DATA!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Proficiency!%!of!3rd!grade!students!!
Ethnicity!
2011!
2012!
White!
74!
72!
Hispanic!
64!
66!
Black/
44/
48/
!/
!
2013!
73!
62!
45/
!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BCPS!FEDERAL!GRADUATION!RATES!
Ethnicity!
2011!
2012!
2013!
White!
80.5!
83.6!
83.0!
Hispanic!
74.6!
78.4!
78.3!
Black!
61.1!
68.2!
66.2!
!
! !!!!!!!!!!!!!ADVANCED!PLACEMENT:!%!of!AP!Scores!3!or!Above!
Ethnicity!
2012!
2013!
2014!
Black&
Hispanic&
White&
&
&
24.0%&
54.3%&
58.4%&
24.6%&
55&%&
56.6%&
25.2%&
54.7%&
55.8%&
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
Mi Gente, Mi Escuela Initiative: BCPS leaders,
community leaders and organizations committed
to organizing, recognizing and supporting
excellence in educating Hispanics throughout
Broward County.
August 2013
October 2013
January 2014
May 2014
Kick-Off Meet & Greet
Round-Table Conversation
Narrowing the Focus
Establishment of Buckets
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
• Early Childhood Education Opportunities
o Targeted Outreach Marketing Campaign
o Expansion of Resources
• Family Engagement
o Education (Oral Language/Read Aloud)
o Literacy Events
o Family Resource Libraries
• Building Relationships
o External and Internal Community
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
• Engage Hispanic Parent Community
o College Ready
o Educate on college preparedness
• College Information Symposium:
, “La Universidad – Si Se Puede”
o Aligns District, School & Hispanic Community
o Showcase resources available to support
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
• District Minority Youth Task Force
o At-risk student groups
o Align community resources
• Hispanic male mentors program
o Expand role models serving our schools
o Leverage community leaders & professionals
• Partner with Faith-based organizations
o Venue for sharing information/resources
o Encourage parental involvement
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
•  Mentoring Hispanic Administrators
o  District/School-Based
o  Aspiring Teacher Leaders
•  Collaborate with Non-Hispanic
Administrators
o  Language & Communication
o  Cultural nuances
•  Leadership Symposium
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
• Early Childhood Education
o Targeted Outreach Marketing
• College & Career Readiness
o La Universidad – Si Se Puede
• Over-Age / Mentoring
o Hispanic male mentoring initiative
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
Discussion
School Board
of
Broward County, Florida
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County
The School Board
of
Broward County, Florida
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Patricia Good, Chair
Donna P. Korn, Vice-Chair
Robin Bartleman
Abby M. Freedman
The School Board
Heather P.ofBrinkworth
Laurie Rich
Levinson
Broward
County,
Florida
Ann Murray
Dr. Rosalind Osgood
Nora Rupert
Robert W. Runcie, Superintendent of Schools
Organizing, Recognizing & Supporting Excellence in Educating
Hispanics throughout Broward County