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Desegregation Indicators Overview
The Desegregation Indicators Overview
After Brown v. Board of Education, courts used a set of broad measures, later known as the Green Factors, to judge whether school boards were making real progress in desegregation. Today, these factors, often called "desegregation indicators", serve as benchmarks for determining whether a district has achieved "unitary status" by eliminating the vestiges of segregation.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff examines whether the recruitment, hiring, assignment, retention, and promotion of teachers and staff are carried out in ways that support diversity and ensure equal representation across schools. This also includes providing relevant support and professional development opportunities for all faculty and staff.
Student Assignment
Student Assignment looks at how students are placed in schools to confirm that assignment practices promote racial balance and equal access to educational opportunities, including gifted, honors, advanced, special education, and English learner services. It focuses on whether student representation in these areas aligns with school and district enrollment patterns.
Facilities
Facilities involves the quality, condition, and distribution of school buildings and resources to ensure all students learn in safe, well-maintained, and comparable environments regardless of school demographics.
Transportation
Transportation that supports desgregation effors ensures all students have fair access to school, regardless of where they live. This involves evaluatig bus routes, ride times, and access to ensure that transportation services are equitable and do not create or reinforce racial segregation among schools.
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurriculars involve student participation in athletics, clubs, and other enrichment activities to ensure all students have fair access and representation across programs and opportunities.
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