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PGCPS equity office shifts closer to schools as leaders emphasize collaboration for special education
Summary
Prince George's County Public Schools leaders described lessons learned from a year of cross-department work on equity and special education, announced an administrative move of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Belonging, and outlined plans to deepen elementary outreach and family engagement.
Prince George's County Public Schools officials said Monday that deeper cross-department collaboration helped accelerate supports for students with disabilities and their families, and that the district has moved its Office of Equity, Diversity and Belonging to report to the Division of School Support and Leadership to strengthen school-level ties.
District officials told the Academic Achievement Committee that bringing equity staff closer to school leadership will allow the office to participate more directly in school-based professional learning and area office meetings and to integrate school-based equity leads into school leadership teams. "The power of deep, inclusive collaboration among departments in PGCPS," said David…
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