Making Diversity by Design Plans Work for All Students

• In Event: Diversity by Design: New Visions for School Districts That Serve All Students

Abstract

Often, a school’s demographics are defined by families’ ability to afford rent or home prices in certain neighborhoods, with wealthier families choosing areas where schools’ reputations match parents’ expectations for student achievement and even homogeneity. Creating a diversity by design plan that results in excellent schools for all children requires knowledge, political skill and determination. This panelist of is the superintendent of a large metropolitan school district in the Midwest. She has spent her career in large school districts with immigrant populations from around the world. This panelist has wide experience in district redesign and brings to the symposium a wealth of on-the-ground, grassroot expertise in what it takes to create and sustain district redesigns.

The essential question this panelist addresses is: What are the most important considerations in building a diversity by design plan?

Author

• cheryl logan