Regional Center Staff

In the states with which you work, inquire about school districts that are leaders in equity issues, and highlight and celebrate their work. 

Plan and host a conference on equitable access to great teachers and leaders.

Create and disseminate a fact sheet or infographic that describes inequities in your region or state.

Hold a stakeholder meeting to lay the foundation for and discuss priorities in developing actionable strategies and timelines to address equitable access to great teachers and leaders. 

As you set priorities, select state partners to invite to participate in your efforts to tackle equitable access to great teachers and leaders in your state. Consider representatives from key groups, including teachers, principals, unions, community members, parents, state education agency staff, educator preparation programs, and district administrators. Ask departmental stakeholders, including division leaders and their deputies, to participate in an equity workgroup. 

Periodically analyze the adequacy of current data-reporting procedures. 

Seek assistance from the federal technical assistance network for this work (i.e., your regional educational laboratory [REL], regional equity assistance center, or regional center).

Establish benchmarks for success based on your new or existing action plans (e.g., equity plan, Race to the Top, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility waiver). 

To ensure full public access, make certain that reporting is technically accurate and complete and includes a user-friendly executive summary for lay people. 

Work with local education agencies and state educator effectiveness advisory bodies to analyze, compare, and use data from identified high-quality educator evaluation systems to determine root causes of equity gaps in access to excellent teachers and leaders between and within districts.