ADDRESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

Chieh-hsing (Jessie) ChouDoctoral Student

OVERVIEW

Achievement Gap Summit Overview

Participants’ Evaluation Findings Next step

PURPOSE / DEFINITION ADDRESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP

SUMMIT

Bring the Orange County community together

286 people attended the summit including elected officials, school district, college and university leaders, business leaders, and representatives from nonprofit education-related organizations

Reflexive disparity in academic performance between groups of students

PARTICIPANTS’ EVALUATION OF SUMMIT

Strongly Disagree 22.50%

Disagree 2.20%

Neither agree

/disagree 13.30%

Agree 44%

Strongly Agree 22%

Other 8.80%

“Did the summit meet participants’ expecta-tions?”

SEVEN FINDINGS

The Critical Role and Responsibility of Administrators/Institutions

Teacher’s Expectations of Students

Relevant Culturally Engaging Curricular Design/ Promoting College Readiness

SEVEN FINDINGS

Improved Student Achievement

Increased Parental Involvement

Accessibility of Academic Assistance/ Tutoring Programs

Community Engagement and Resources Usage

NEXT STEPS

School administration and Education Institutions’ role and responsibility

Personal Actions Volunteer Advocacy Educator Design Outreach Build capacity Partnerships Resource Mentor