OFFICE OF EQUITY & ACCESS

ROLES OF THE EQUITY OFFICER/COORDINATOR

Florida Department of Education Mission

• Seamless System - A coordinated, seamless system for kindergarten through graduate school education

• Student Centered - A system that is student-centered in every facet

• Access - A system that maximizes education access and provides the opportunity for a high-quality education for all Floridians

• Equity and Academic Excellence - A system that safeguards equity and supports academic excellence

• Flexibility - A system that provides for local operational flexibility while promoting accountability for student achievement and improvement  

The K-20 Pipeline:Kindergarten Through Graduate

Education

Cultural Diversity

• How do you define diversity?

• Primary dimensions are aspects of ourselves that we cannot change. They are things people know about us

before we even open our mouths, because they are physically visible (except sexual orientation). When

people feel they are being stereotyped based on primary dimension, they can be very sensitive about it.

• Secondary dimensions are elements we have some power to change. People are less sensitive about

secondary dimensions. We also have the choice of whether to disclose this information or not; we can

conceal these characteristics.

Primary & Secondary Primary & Secondary Dimensions of DiversityDimensions of Diversity

Primary & Secondary Dimensions of DiversityPrimary & Secondary Dimensions of Diversity

Sexual Orientation

Race

Gender

Physical Qualities

Age

Ethnicity

Work Background

Income Geographic Location

Parental Status

Marital Status

Education Military Experience

Religious Beliefs

Loden and Rosener

““Cultural Jeopardy”Cultural Jeopardy”

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

The ability to be open to learning

about and accepting of

different cultural groups.

Cultural Sensitivity

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

A belief that racial differences produce

an inherent superiority of a particular race.

Racism

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

A generalization of characteristics that

is applied to all members of a cultural group.

Stereotype

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

A subconscious belief in negative stereotypes

about one’s group that results in an attempt to fulfill those stereotypes

and a projection of those stereotypes onto other members of that group.

Internalized oppression

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

To make a difference in

treatment on a basis other than

individual character.

Discrimination

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

An attitude, opinion, or feeling formed without

adequate prior knowledge, thought,

or reason.

Prejudice

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

The belief in the inherent superiority of one sex (gender) over the other and thereby the right to

dominance.

Sexism

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

A body of learned beliefs, traditions,

principles, and guides for behavior that are

shared among members of a

particular group.

Culture

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

As a biological concept, it defines groups of people

based on a set of genetically transmitted

characteristics.

race

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Sexism

Multiculturalism

Cultural Sensitivity

Ethnicity

Racism

Race

Internalized Oppression

Discrimination

Heterosexism

Culture

Sharing a strong sense of identity with a particular

religious, racial, or national group.

Ethnicity

Cultural SensitivityCultural Sensitivity

Cultural CompetencyCultural Competency

Leads to…

ROLES OF THE EQUITY OFFICER

• Monitor/Auditor• Trainer• Troubleshooter• Policy Developer• Technical

Assistance• Statistician• Police• Mediator

Partner

Enemy

Administrator

Management Protector

Investigator

Other…..

10 Questions• How do we define diversity/inclusion?• Who gets the most benefit from our institutions?• How successful are our students?• What multicultural education are students receiving?• What does it feel like to be a student here?• Who are our faculty leaders?• What are our relationships with our communities?• Who is thinking about these issues?• What do we want to change, and how will we know

that we have changed it?

Robert Shireman

Thanks for all you do…….