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Consultants tell Asheville City Schools: 'Strengthen belonging in service of learning'
Summary
At a June meeting of the Asheville City Schools Board, consultants who conducted a district-wide strategic planning and engagement process presented findings that urge the district to pair its strong community and belonging work with a renewed focus on rigorous, standards-aligned instruction.
At a June meeting of the Asheville City Schools Board, consultants who conducted a district-wide strategic planning and engagement process presented findings that urge the district to pair its strong community and belonging work with a renewed focus on rigorous, standards-aligned instruction.
The final report, delivered by Amaris Lavender, founder of Love, Joy, Liberation Community Relations Firm, and Julie Kanki, a partner who led the data review with ConnectED and Hanover Research data, summarized engagement with more than 1,000 students, parents, educators and community members and a review of district data spanning multiple studies.
Why it matters: The consultants said the district faces a mix of strengths — close student-teacher relationships, strong specialty programs such as AVID and SELSA, and engaged community partners — and persistent problems that undermine student learning, especially for Black and low-income students.
"Strengthening community belonging in service of learning is a big…
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