This cultural diversity plan for McLane Middle School aims to reduce achievement gaps and meet NCLB mandates by increasing cultural awareness and respect among students and staff. The plan has several phases: 1) A required week-long diversity training institute for teachers, including community service and developing lesson plans. 2) Monthly follow-up sessions where teachers present their diversity lessons and student work. 3) Quarterly student-led diversity projects schoolwide. Progress will be monitored through monthly meetings, lesson plan implementation, and student journaling about cultural differences. The goal is to create a positive environment that embraces diversity.

1. Cultural Diversity Plan
Kimberland Jackson
Argosy University
Masters in Educational Leadership
July 17, 2010

2. McLane Middle School
• Vision: Navigating towards excellence.
• Mission: Provide ALL students the
opportunity to learn.

3. Student Demographics
American Indian, Alaskan Native (I) – – 0%
Asian, Pacific Islander (A) – – 1%
Black, Non-Hispanic (B) – – 42%
Hispanic (H) – – 24%
White, Non Hispanic (W) – – 25%
Multi-Racial (M) – – 6%
Total Students – – 1120
Economically Disadvantaged (ED) – – 78.5%
English Language Learners (ELL) – – 8%
Students with Disabilities (SWD) – – 18%

7. Achievement Gap
• Definition: refers to the observed disparity
on a number of educational measures
between the performance of groups of
students, especially groups defined by
gender, race/ethnicity, ability, and
socioeconomic status.

8. Where do we begin???
• NCLB (No Child Left Behind Act) has
mandated that all students be on grade level
by the year 2014.
• How do we make this happen?

9. Multicultural Diversity
• Definition: the acceptance of multiple
ethnic cultures, economic backgrounds,
sexual preferences, religions, educational
levels and disabilities, usually at the
organizational level (e.g. schools,
businesses, neighborhoods, cities or
nations).

10. Objectives
Increase cultural diversity awareness
Instill respect of all cultures
Create a positive environment by helping
teachers and students recognize and
tolerate differences among faculty, staff and
students
Create usable lessons that will educate
students
Give students ownership of diversity
programs.

11. Participants
Entire school
 Administrators
 Teachers
 Support Staff
 Custodians
 Bus Drivers
 Students
 Community

12. Timeline
Week Institute
 Training
 Neighborhood Field Trip
 Community Service
 Back to school bash
Monthly follow up
 Presentation of lesson plan and student
products

13. Timeline (con’t.)
Quarterly Diversity Awareness Projects
 Each team will develop a student led diversity
project per quarter
 Program
 Posters
 Play
 Video
 Etc…

14. Plan Details
Phase I:
 Required Teacher Diversity Training
 Facilitated by Dr. Timothy Knowles
 Teachers will attend a week institute for diversity
training.
 Activities will include journaling, cooperative
learning, movie clips (A Class Divided: Brown
Eyed/Blue Eyed, Divide of the Sexes: Gender Roles in
Childhood)
 Community service activities
 Field experience in student neighborhoods

15. Plan Details
Phase I (con’t.):
 Week will culminate with a back to school bash
inviting new and current students to participate
in the “New McLane”.
 Teachers are required to create a cultural
diversity lesson plan to be implemented in the
classroom.
 Monthly basis with monthly follow-up training.

16. Evaluation and Monitoring
• Monthly follow up meetings
• Lesson plans implemented on monthly
basis.
• Students are responsible for journaling.
– Must include feelings and thoughts about
differences.
– Students are graded on participation only.