Building a Coalition

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Leverage support through effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders for successful completion of the plan. 

With program faculty and staff, share and discuss annually collected data on the placement, retention, and performance of the program’s graduates, especially those graduates placed in high-need schools. If equitable access problems are evident from the review, determine the sources of high attrition and poor performance. 

Integrate a focus on equitable access to great teachers and leaders, emphasizing the root causes, and potential solutions into your educator preparation program curriculum. 

Listen to a variety of perspectives on this issue, including the concerns of stakeholders who disagree that inequitable access to great teachers and leaders must be addressed, and consider the validity of their concerns. 

Collaborate with your regional center, regional equity assistance center, regional educational laboratory, or the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders on these strategies. 

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.