Dismantling the Achievement Gap Conference

The Mississippi Department of Education,

Mississippi Valley State University,

and

Southern Echo, Inc.

present the

Dismantling the

Achievement Gap Conference:

A Gathering of the Stakeholders to

Assess Where We Have Been,

Where We Are, and to

Determine Where We Need To Go

This conference will use presentations & small group

workshops to lift up the following issues:

Data to document the widespread student achievement gap in Mississippi Delta school districts

How the policies of the MS Dept. of Education are aimed at dismantling the structures that sustain the achievement gap

The importance of effective leadership by all the stakeholders within the school system as a key to the process needed to dismantle the gap

What stake holders need to dismantle the gap and what they need to be able to work together to make this fight effective

How Mississippi built the underlying structures and culture that sustains the achievement gap

Why school boards, superintendents, administrators, and teachers must co-partner with parents and students to transform the culture that supports the achievement gap

What is needed to create a school climate that can support the work to dismantle the gap

How the stake holders can work together to obtain the funding needed to dismantle the achievement gap

How racial segregation in higher education has helped to maintain the achievement gap

The role of historically black universities in making the fight to dismantle the achievement gap

The critical role of teacher quality and a rigorous curriculum in dismantling the gap

Back Map of School Districts Covered (prepared by Southern Echo, Inc. 8/25/04)

Southern Echo, Inc | PO Box 9306 | Jackson, MS 39286-9306 | (601)-982-6400 | E-Mail: souecho@bellsouth.net
Last modified: Oct 11th, 2004