Influence 100 District Application SY2020-21

Please submit this brief application indicating your interest in and commitment to participating in Influence 100. DESE will select districts using the following criteria:

District commitment to developing a strategic plan that centers equity, including an explicit and intentional strategy around diversifying its educator workforce at all levels.
District commitment to engaging in professional development provided by DESE on a range of topics related to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in their districts, including:

Strategic planning for equity
Human capital strategies that promote equity
Creating a district climate and culture that is culturally competent

School committee commitment to Influence 100, ideally with a public vote, and at minimum by participating in professional development sessions provided by DESE centered on policies that promote equity.
Superintendent commitment to supporting the Influence 100 fellow/s through monthly mentoring and to providing monthly release time for fellow/s to engage in professional development provided by DESE.
Superintendent and school committee commitment to attending a full-day kickoff and program orientation with the Influence 100 Fellow/s.

1. District

2. Name and contact information of person submitting this application.

3.

Briefly explain why are you interested in committing your district to be a part of Influence 100 (2 years of engagement)?

4.

Do you have an equity plan and/or strategies for being a more culturally responsive district with more diverse staff? Please describe briefly.

5. Do you have a succession plan, or plan for developing one? Does it have an equity/diversity component? Please describe briefly.

6. What are your priorities around student achievement/opportunity gaps in your district when disaggregated by race/ethnicity?

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Is there anything else that you’d like to share with DESE regarding your application?

Statements of Assurance

If selected, we commit to the following:

Select up to two Influence 100 fellows from our workforce following the guidelines provided by DESE.
Provide one day of release time per month to each fellow/s in order to engage in leadership development programming with DESE and the New York City Leadership Academy.
Provide each fellow with at least one day per month of district-based mentoring, including but not limited to shadowing the superintendent, including fellows in leadership meetings/events that can expand the fellow’s learning and professional network, and championing the fellow as they engage in leadership development.
The superintendent/cabinet/school committee will engage in professional development around targeted components of strategic planning for equity led by DESE (approximately 4 sessions per year).

Influence 100 District Application SY2020-21

Overview