You’re going to learn why belonging, a crucial and missing link in equity work, has to be a part of your Ruthless Equity journey. You’ll not only explore belonging as a part of your school’s culture. You’ll also explore it as a part of your personal history. 

You’ll learn why well-intentioned diversity efforts fall short of the mark, and how a culture of belonging delivers what diversity efforts cannot.

Learn how to embed a sense of belonging at your school, at no cost and no additional staffing. And the coolest part is that the protocol can be implemented the following morning baby! Are you already encouraged by how practical this sounds? You’re moving from talk to action in module 1 baby!

Your Grumpy Uncle makes his first appearance as you come face to face with what equity work is on many campuses; gestures rooted in rhetoric, symbols, gestures, and optics. 

You’ll learn how to identify examples of Selequity (selective equity) and Cosmequity (cosmetic equity) and determine if they exist on your campus. 

In this module, you’ll pull equity down from the clouds and lay it on your doorstep. We’re going to move equity work from global to local so you can help “Timmy” tomorrow.

You’re going to meet Complacency, the enemy of equity, in a few of its many forms. If you’re imagining many of the obvious negative ways Complacency shows itself, that’s a good start. But what you’ll learn is the subtlety of Complacency; the seductive nature of Complacency, and how it shows up in our existing policies and practices. 

 You’ll also learn why you must be ruthless in your mission to ensure equity, excellence, and achievement for all students, regardless of background. You’ll finish this module with a new perspective on the word ruthless.

You cannot achieve what you cannot define. Ask 45 people to define equity and you’ll get 55 different definitions. In this module, you’ll knock the ambiguity out of equity by defining it and making it accessible, practical, and actionable. 

Accelerate your equity journey by identifying factors that impede equity and factors that advance equity, and why you must be ruthless with both!

Who doesn’t want change for the better? Disrupting the status-quo sounds good, rolls off the tongue and looks enticing from a distance. But in reality, most prefer not to stand out or work in ways that are counter to the majority. 

This module prepares you for what to expect from yourself and what to be aware of in others when you work for change. Disrupting the status-quo takes courage, and you’ll be more empowered once you understand the price of admission.

Ability groups are one of the most persistent inequitable practices in schools today.  In this module, you’ll learn why the practice is inequitable and a viable alternative that advances equity for all students. 

Grouping students by “ability” is one of the most pronounced fixed-mindset practices in existence. Ability groups and every other tracking policy and practice must be dismantled and eradicated.

Strengthen your practice when you Start With The CROWN, not with the kid. In this module, you’ll learn what equity looks like in practice, how it removes judgment, and the factors required to achieve equity for all students. 

When you start with the crown and not the kid, you’re focused on moving students to grade-level or better mastery, and not socioeconomics, race, culture, language, or the fact that you taught her brother, Melvin two years prior.

No status-quo, mission-driven, learning-for-all pursuit is immune to challenges, frustrations, and false starts. In this module, I meet you at the door with a box of what you should expect and how to respond to potential problems of all kinds. Ruthless Equity is a gamechanger, but it isn’t a magic bullet. You learn how to navigate the learning curve that comes with disrupting the status quo.  This way, you’ll pierce the barriers that thwart your equity efforts, and position yourself for Ruthless Equity breakthroughs.

Your ruthless equity lens has provided you with the opportunity to examine your existing classroom, team, and school culture. In this module, you’ll learn a new definition of the word, decide. This definition will aid you in deciding what you will start doing, stop doing, and continue doing in the service of ensuring equity. What will you dismantle and disrupt in the service of learning excellence for each one of your students? This is where the rubber meets the road, baby.