Radical Inclusion: An Engagement Model for Accountability Redesign

<p>To ensure that Chicago Public Schools’ school accountability policy is equitable and representative of the insights and perspectives of those most impacted, this study advocates for CPS to enact a Radically Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement (RISE) policy to enforce a more inclusive policy redesign process. This policy advocacy document examines the history of school accountability through five intersecting domains: education, economics, social context, political context and moral/ethical considerations. Reflecting on my experience as a third-generation CPS student, a CPS parent, former teacher and school leader, I challenge the reader to consider the intention and impact of school accountability on Chicago’s students and to confront the beliefs and practices that have enabled inequity to persist.</p> <p>Throughout this study I advocate for an inclusive policy redesign process that will work to open the system and promote collaboration to ensure stakeholders are able to bring critical and necessary perspectives into the policy proactively. Making the school system more accessible by implementing an inclusive stakeholder engagement process will require CPS to build the infrastructure to engage stakeholders about the policy and its implications to mitigate unintended and harmful consequences. Here I propose a policy and outline an implementation plan that helps the district move its principles and values of equity and inclusion into practice.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Neris, Natalie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Harrington Gibson, EdD
• Cheryl D. Watkins, PhD
• Kamau Rashid, PhD

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Accountability Redesign
• Policy Advocacy
• Open System
• Chicago
• Other Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/650

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1699