Howard County Public School System Cultural Proficiency Voices from the Field Level Two: Application Awareness-to-Action Symposium 2017 Division of Human Resources and Development ______________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Page Cultural Proficiency Overview 3 Presenter Contact Information 4 Assessment Carolyn Colón ................................................................................................................................. 5 Equitable Grading Practices Co-Teaching Susan Bell ........................................................................................................................................... 9 From Barriers to Bridges: Strengthening the Para/Teacher co-teaching partnership Patricia Lamberti ................................................................................................................................. 13 From Barriers to Bridges: Strengthening the Para/Teacher co-teaching partnership Curriculum & Instruction Joshua Garner ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Understanding Constructions of Identity in US History Laurin Grubb ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Lift Every Voice: Increasing Curriculum Diversity to Improve Student Engagement Cynthia Gruhn ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Who are the Americans in American Literature? Hugo Jackson 29 Increasing Access to Rigor for Historically Underserved Students Family and Community Involvement and Engagement Davita Alston ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Stakeholder Support and Student Growth Julia Bakhru ......................................................................................................................................... 37 Establishing a Food Pantry in Oakland Mills High School to Address the Needs of Our Students Elizabeth Shiah .................................................................................................................................... 41 Student-Led Conferences with a Focus on HCPSS Technology Tools Leadership Christina Krabitz .................................................................................................................................. 45 Staying in the “With Box:” Increasing the Agency of Students and Staff Members in Continuous School Improvement ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Division of Human Resources and Development, Howard County Public School System 1 ______________________________________________________________________________ Page Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) Cynthia Hubbard .................................................................................................................................. 49 Increase Awareness of Student Voice for Non-verbal Students with Interfering Behaviors School Environment (Climate & Culture) Charnee Bowens .................................................................................................................................. 53 Parent Advisory Committee Beth Ceglia .......................................................................................................................................... 57 Increasing Engagement through Student Voice Aimee Chanhatasilpa ........................................................................................................................... 61 Student Self-Reflection Through an International Club Mark Dunbar ........................................................................................................................................ 65 Using Video to Support Student Voice and Engagement Jonathan Dupski .................................................................................................................................. 69 Using Student Voice to Enhance Relationships within Atholton High School Catina Evans ........................................................................................................................................ 73 Increasing Engagement through Student Voice Sonya Everett ....................................................................................................................................... 77 Student Self Reflection through Internationalism – Developing an International/Diversity Club Teresa Goodrich ................................................................................................................................... 81 Teaching Teachers to Talk Norda Hodgson-Clopein ...................................................................................................................... 85 Teaching Teachers to Talk Kristin Malone ..................................................................................................................................... 89 Teaching Teachers to Talk Melissa Morrison ................................................................................................................................. 93 Meaningful Student Service Learning at the Middle School Level Wendy Pitts .......................................................................................................................................... 97 Moving from a Two Schools-One Building Model to a One School-Two Programs Model Molly Schaefer .................................................................................................................................... 101 Increasing Engagement through Student Voice Jamie Stavinski .................................................................................................................................... 105 Fostering The Use of Restorative Practices at Oakland Mills High School ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Division of Human Resources and Development, Howard County Public School System 2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Cultural Proficiency Overview The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is committed to cultural proficiency, which is defined as: • a mindset; a way of being, • an “inside-out” approach to change, • the use of specific tools for effectively describing, responding to, and planning for issues that emerge in diverse environments, • polices and practices at the organizational level – and values, beliefs, and behaviors at the individual level – that enable effective cross-cultural interactions between and among staff, students, families, and community. Human Resources and Development To support the HCPSS commitment to cultural proficiency, the system offers three levels of structured professional learning in the form of in-service seminars and continuing professional development (CPD) courses: • Level I: Awareness – Developing an acute understanding of one’s own individual and organizational culture and its influence on others, and engendering the will to change in service of others. • Level II: Application – Intentionally and effectively using the four tools of cultural proficiency to guide personal, professional, and program improvement and organizational development. Additionally, Level 2 processes are integrated within other systemic programs such as Leadership Fellows. • Level III: Facilitation – Building leadership capacity to facilitate cultural proficiency in others and self. Documentation of Improved Practice and Policy Cultural proficiency serves as an educational leadership lens for participants in these HCPSS professional development offerings as they work to lead in ways that: • ensure every student has access to the benefits of a democratic system, and • seek out and leverage the diversity within the community to improve educational outcomes for all. HCPSS staff members aspire for effective practice in cross-cultural situations that affect their students, the communities they serve, and fellow staff members. Each Level II participant has documented a focused improvement effort (i.e., Level II Project) within which they have used the tools of cultural proficiency as a template for change. The abstracts and artifacts contained in this book represent the project component of Level II. Like chips in a mosaic, these projects collectively form an emerging image of the equitable student outcomes and cultural competence indicative of a world-class school system. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Division of Human Resources and Development, Howard County Public School System 3 ______________________________________________________________________________ Contact Information Name Position Location Email Davita Alston Teacher Lime Kiln Middle School [email protected] Julia Bakhru Teacher Oakland Mills High School [email protected] Susan Bell Teacher Cedar Lane [email protected] Charnee Bowens Teacher Murray Hill Middle School [email protected] Elizabeth Ceglia Teacher Murray Hill Middle School [email protected] Aimee Chanhatasilpa Media Specialist Glenelg High School [email protected] Carolyn Colon Teacher Homewood Center