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De-tracking Schools in Shaker Heights with John Moore
In this episode we talk with John Moore from Shaker Heights, Ohio. The Shaker Heights City Schools have made the choice to de-track their schools in an effort to better prepare all their students for success in high school classes, including their robust IB Diploma Programme.
Theirs is a pre-K through 12th grade IB district and John speaks eloquently about the need to be true to the IB mission and the IB curriculum framework as they work to lift every student. The journey has been (and continues to be) a challenge. But, John ends with a call to action for all of us to join in this work and gives us the resources to begin our own journey to break structural barriers that hold some students back.
Links from John Moore:
- Washington Post article by Laura Meckler
- Detracking Board Meeting: Why and How
- Detracking for Equity and Excellence by Carol Burris and Delia Garrity
- Integrating Classrooms and Reducing Academic Tracking by Halley Potter
Teaching While White podcast; Episodes 24-26
Shaker Heights City Schools' Equity website
John Moore on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-moore-ph-d-018915a7
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