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Closing the “Other Gaps”Principal Baruti Kafele Students need someone to inspire them. We need to speak truth and life into our students.
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 * ===== How do expect students to soar if their teachers don’t know how to fly? =====
 * ===== Find a goal and fly to it! =====
 * ===== The number one plight in education today is the male African American student. =====
 * ===== The answer is in YOUR mirror. =====

How will you make it happen?

 * “There are NO EXCUSES” Once the students walk into our building, our classrooms, they are OURS.

Do I realize who they are?
 * =====** The Climate and Culture in my Classroom ** : The climate is the thing that you feel. The culture is the way of life in the school. =====
 * ===== Do I provide a learning environment that fosters the proper attitude and decision-making for their success? =====
 * Questions we must ask of ourselves **
 * Do you believe in them? (ALL of them) **
 * Do I care about them? **


 * ** Closing the “Other Gaps” for Children of Color ** Email Principal Kafele for a copy of his presentation

**__ VANGUARD AREA: RESPONSIVE TO STUDENT NEEDS __**
 * * Appropriate staff engages in productive collaborative sessions to respond to student needs in timely, authentic, and consistent manner (Collaboration) **
 * * Instructional staff members assess their professional development needs **
 * with respect to responding to student needs and set goals and seek opportunities for growth. (Professional Development) “A C means see you later!” We have to get to know one another. All of the expertise is in the building. **
 * * The school’s plan for continuous improvement (PCI) incorporates a plan of response for students who may be experiencing a variety of challenges in the classroom. (Responding to Student Needs) **
 * * The school’s plan for PCI reflects the use of a balanced assessment system, which provides students with a variety of ways to demonstrate what they know and are able to do. (PCI) **
 * * A strong vision of equity is evident in the school’s culture that enhances learning and teaching. (Equity/Culturally Responsive) **
 * * The school has responded to equity barriers to improving teacher instruction and academic achievement or all students (i.e., disproportionate representation… **
 * * The school employs a three-tiered system of support and intervention (RSNM) to meet the needs of all children … **
 * * The faculty uses universal screenings, close monitoring, and respond …. **
 * * Teachers use strategic literacy interventions to increase student achievement. (Literacy) **
 * * A strategic plan is implemented to support all student transitions. (Transitions) **