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Diverse and Learner-Ready Teachers Initiative
In March 2018, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) engaged ten states in their Diverse and Learner-Ready Teachers (DLRT) Initiative. Over 30 national organizations collaborated to support the work of DLRT. This network worked to revise, enact or remove state and local policies that address specific challenges for diversifying the educator workforce and ensuring all educators are culturally responsive in practice. Click here to learn more about the CCSSO DLRT Initiative.
The Colorado DLRT team started with ten members that attended national CCSSO convenings, obtained coaching with a national expert, and conducted countless meetings over a two-year period to develop a strategy to support districts to address systemic racism that impacts teacher diversity and student engagement. In January 2020, the professional learning series, Equity for Teachers and Students: Investigating Systemic Racism to Act for Equity in Our Schools was launched. Nine district teams participated in a 3-part learning series where they obtained foundational information on equity and implicit bias, applied root cause analysis to set problem of practice aims, and participated in deep conversations about institutional and systemic racism. A second cohort of district teams is planned to convene virtually April, May and June. Be sure to visit the Equity for Teachers and Students webpage for details.
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The Colorado DLRT Team
Amie Baca-Oehlert • President Colorado Education Association
Mary Bivens • Director, Educator Development, Colorado Department of Education
Erin Brophy-Lindo • Human Resources Director, Aurora Public Schools
Carla Cariño • Teacher, Social Studies, North High School and 2019 Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet Member
Floyd Cobb • Executive Director, Teaching & Learning, Colorado Department of Education
Carolyn Haug • Director, Research & Impact, Colorado Department of Education
Jingzi (Ginny) Huang • Director, School of Teacher Education & Associate Dean, College of Education & Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
Annette Konoske-Graf • Senior Program Manager, TEACH Colorado
Reneé Lovato • Operations Coordinator for the Associate Commissioner of Educator Talent, Colorado Department of Education
Colleen O'Neil • Associate Commissioner of Educator Talent, Colorado Department of Education
Joshua Quick • Director of Professional Practice, Colorado Education Association
Christina Randle • Teacher, Soaring Eagle Elementary School, 2019 Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet Member and 2018 Colorado Teacher of the Year
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