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District equity update outlines BOLD Leadership Network coaching, fellowship and mentorship
Summary
The district’s equity office reported work with the BOLD Leadership Network, a multiyear partnership providing coaching, fellowship and affinity supports for administrators and teachers of color.
The district’s equity update highlighted ongoing work with the BOLD Leadership Network, a multiyear partnership that provides professional development, mentorship and affinity supports for administrators and teachers of color.
Laura Cottrill, introduced by Superintendent Matt Degner as the executive director who would present the update, told the board BOLD has been meeting with district participants four times this year and provides virtual monthly sessions in addition to in-person campus visits. Cottrill said BOLD’s program includes a Leadership Fellowship that has met with participating teachers to examine academic and behavioral data and disparities and to brainstorm next steps.
Cottrill said the partnership is part of the district’s retention strategy for staff of color, adding, "Any time that they come in town, those guys still go visit and I always get feedback that, they, you know, they're they're still being beneficial." She said the district can collect follow-up data on job satisfaction and outcomes from participants and noted BOLD’s ties with national organizations such as the National Association of Elementary School Principals and its "Principals of Color Network."
Board members asked how the work helps the district meet its goals and whether data on job satisfaction and retention are available. Cottrill said the program is intended to support retention "because statistically, when students are able to see representatives of themselves within the staff, it's fruitful in a number of ways" and said earlier cohorts had reported benefits; she said the district would collect additional data to document impacts.
Cottrill also listed BOLD staff who work with the district, including Damon Qualls (Executive Director of BOLD Leadership Network), Dr. Edward Anderson and Dr. Carlos Grant, and said the group visited two attendance centers in the fall (City High and West High) and will visit again in February and April.
No board action was required.
