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Elizabeth Green forms parent equity team to address achievement and discipline gaps
Summary
Elizabeth Green Elementary principal and parents described a new parent equity team that brings families, staff and students together to address attendance, discipline and achievement gaps; the committee will meet regularly and broaden parent engagement in school planning.
Principal Ryan Duran told the Newington Board of Education on June 11 that Elizabeth Green Elementary School has formed a parent equity team that meets roughly every six weeks to advise staff on attendance, discipline and instructional engagement for all students.
Duran said he created the committee after analyzing school data showing a widening gap in reading and attendance between white students and students of color. “I started thinking, what can we do to address this?” he told the board, describing an inclusive team of parents, staff and…
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