PAASSC Host’s Equity and Inclusion Workshop

PAASSC is working in partnership with Administrator’s from local Bay Area Chinese Immersion school sites. We have developed a three part seminar addressing Equity and Inclusion. We understand that our children have an increased opportunity to succeed when the school is committed to creating equitable classroom experiences for students.

Our first seminar took place at Yu Ming Charter School in Oakland, CA. Yu Ming has recently partnered with the National Equity Project in their efforts to provide equitable and inclusive experiences for each of their youth.

We are clear that Equity and Equality involve very different strategies and that both do not lead to better outcomes for all youth. As indicated in the picture we have to ensure equity before we can address equality.

Administrators at Mandarin Immersion school sites from San Francisco, Hayward and Oakland attended our seminar. The Administrators were motivated, engaged and goal oriented in their discussions.

We have two additional seminars. On March 21st we will discuss strategies regarding “Assessing School Readiness: Strengths, Gaps, Needs”. On May 3rd we will discuss “Developing a Vision” and next steps. PAASSC is committed to working with Administrators to develop structural changes necessary to create equitable classroom experiences for our youth.