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CISL Addresses the Achievement
Gap
for African American Students
Read the
Plan
to Close the Academic Achievement Gap for African American
Students developed by the House Bill 2722 Advisory
Committee with support from the Center for the Improvement
of Student Learning.
See the
presentation about the final report.
The Center for the Improvement of
Student Learning (CISL) convened an advisory committee
to develop a strategic plan to address the achievement gap
for African American students as outlined in HB 2722.
The
committee:
● Examined
detailed data on achievement.
● Examined
current federal, state, school and community-based
initiatives intended to improve student learning.
● Identified
best/promising practices specifically for African-American
students.
● Developed
a comprehensive plan including strategies, programs and
interventions, with funding necessary for implementation.
● Developed
educational performance measures and improvement benchmarks
to monitor progress of the strategic plan.
● Presented
a draft report by September 15, 2008 and a
final report by
December 30, 2008, to the superintendent of public
instruction, the state board of education, the governor, the
P-20 council, and the education committees of the
legislature.
CISL
will provide an annual report beginning in 2010 on the
implementation strategies and the improvement of education
performance measures of African-American students.
Watch
a video of the Aug. 21st HB 2722 Advisory
Committee meeting in Seattle: Part
1, Part
2, Part
3
Click here for more information about the
legislation under HB 2722.
Click here to see who served on the Advisory
Committee.
Click here to
find out more about the Advisory Committee’s work (meeting
agendas, presentations and notes).
The committee met with several national
experts for their advice on the plan. Listen to the presentations:
 Dr.
Karen L. Mapp,
Harvard Graduate School of Education. (Read
A New Wave of
Evidence, co-authored by Dr. Mapp)
Paul
Ruiz, Education Trust
(Read
Education Trust's 2008
State Report for Washington)
Dr.
Ron Ferguson, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Read
notes from his visit.)
Dr.
Deryl G. Hunt, CEO, ICBProductions Inc. (PowerPoint)
Questions?
Contact
Janet Hayakawa, 360-725-6503. |