Set measurable, time-bound goals for school leader diversity and make diversity data publicly visible¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The brief recommends that state and district leaders begin diversity efforts by "setting measurable and time-bound goals" supported by widely accessible, high-quality data. States should publish annual school-, district-, and state-level leader workforce diversity data including turnover rates disaggregated by race, require preparation programs to publicly report candidate racial makeup, and require local education agencies to set and report educator diversity goals periodically.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Widely accessible, high-quality data on leader workforce diversity, published via dashboards, school report cards, or state reports
• Clear numeric goals that are measurable, ambitious, achievable, and time bound

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• State and district education leaders
• School leaders and aspiring school leaders of color

Target Learning Goals¶

• Increasing the racial diversity of the school leader workforce
• Equitable student access to experienced, diverse leaders

Related Strategies¶

• Publish school-level educator race/ethnicity data and program-completer and retention data on state dashboards
• Make educator diversity data visible and actionable by reporting teacher diversity on state dashboards
• Six state-level strategies for increasing the racial diversity of the educator workforce
• Set clear numeric educator-diversity goals at the state, district, and teacher preparation levels with public progress reporting
• Make school-level educator diversity data publicly available and easy to interpret so stakeholders can act on it

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Education Trust. (2022). 5 Things State and District Leaders Can Do to Advance Strong and Diverse School Leadership. EdTrust.org. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED626435