May 2024 ICS Newsletter
The Danger of Simplifying Inclusive Hiring Practices in Education
In the realm of K-12 education, hiring is a crucial process that shapes the educational landscape for the upcoming academic year and years to come. Schools are not just seeking educators but looking for educators who can lead high-quality teaching and learning for all students.
However, given the urgency of filling positions and the prevalent teacher shortage, district and school leaders looking for a quick fix often neglect or over-simplify equitable and inclusive hiring principles.
A genuine commitment to equitable hiring embodies a commitment to equity on a deeper, more systemic level, ensuring that individuals from all backgrounds have equal opportunities to learn, teach, and lead. But most schools and districts – while well-meaning and conscientious of the historical marginalization and oppression – are still missing these two crucial points:
- Eliminating inequities begins with ourselves.
- The system – not the student – is responsible for student failure.
Read more about the complexities of inclusive hiring practices in schools and why creating Equity Non-Negotiables is the key to successful hiring and ensuring the best outcomes for educators and students.
Plan Your Summer Learning Now!
2024 Virtual Introduction to Co-Plan to Co-Serve to Co-Learn (C3) Teams
October 22 – 24, 2024 | Virtual Sessions
- Are your school district administrators and staff frustrated with persistent achievement disparities and diminished student opportunities?
- Are your teachers burnt out? Is it becoming more challenging to recruit and retain great staff?
- Are low test scores and disappointing performance measures leaving your school board and community members looking for better solutions?
The completely redesigned 2024 National Institute will focus on an Introduction to Co-Plan to Co-Serve to Co-Learn (C3) Teams. At this event, School Leadership Teams, District Leadership Teams, and regional and state agencies who are new to ICS and ICS partnership districts with new staff will engage in an interactive, introductory training to learn about high-quality teaching and learning that benefits all from the originators of Co-Plan to Co-Serve to Co-Learn™ Teams.
- Learn “The Why” of C3 Teams and the history behind C3 Teams;
- Engage in an analysis of your current teaching and learning structures;
- Review the research that supports C3 Teams;
- Design draft non-negotiables to guide all teaching and learning decisions;
- Engage in an overview of The Design and Work of Co-Plan to Co-Serve to Co-Learn (C3) Teams™ and C3 Team Lesson Design for All.
Continue your district or school’s journey toward high-quality teaching and learning for all.
ICS to Facilitate Equity Conversation at California Institute
July 16-18, 2024 | Anaheim, California
ICS is thrilled to be invited to lead two sessions at an upcoming conference hosted by the California MTSS Professional Learning Institute. Here is a preview of what we will be sharing:
- Session One: Our Children are Not Broken, But the System Is: Equity Audit Data as a Reflection of Our System
- Session Two: Against Piecemeal Work for System Change: The Equity Audit as an Accountability Tool
View the conference schedule featuring dozens of fantastic speakers and register today!
ICS State Education Department Partnerships
ICS is on a mission to end educational disparities and advance high quality teaching and learning for all across entire states by partnering with state education departments.
ICS was proud to partner with the state of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to provide an opportunity for districts to apply for state funding to implement the ICS framework and process. ICS developed customized ICS digital modules for participating districts and provided coaching for regional coaches to support the work. As with all our partnerships, ICS provided unlimited support via Zoom and email, to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and participating districts to address questions throughout the partnership.
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