Welcome to West Wind's Library page, which houses a collection of papers, PowerPoint presentations, and articles produced by West Wind staff for clients and conferences. Click on the titles to access the documents.

The Summit for Courageous Conversation Presentations
As an organizational partner for The Summit for Courageous Conversation, which took place from September 28 through October 1, 2008, West Wind participated in the program design and contributed four powerful presentations in support of that design. The following is a list of PDFs of these presentations' slideshows.

"How the Phrase 'Achievement Gap' Reinforces Systemic Racism" by Senior Policy Analyst Deanna Hill

"Is NCLB a Civil Rights Act?" by President Circe Stumbo & Senior Policy Analyst Deanna Hill

"Facing Race Together: Sharing the Power of Regional Collaboration" by Senior Policy Analyst Deanna Hill, and presented with Middletown Superintendent Steve Price & Pacific Educational Group President Glenn Singleton

"Distinguishing Between Technical and Adaptive Change" by President Circe Stumbo & Project Director David Davidson

"Augmenting the Use of Data: Uprooting Dominant Stories About 'Racial Achievement Gaps'"

West Wind Education Policy President Circe Stumbo and Policy Analyst Deanna Hill--along with Stephen Price, superintendent of Middletown City Schools in Ohio, and Kee Edwards, principal of Rosa Parks Elementary School in Middletown--presented this PowerPoint at the National Conference of Student Assessment on June 17, 2008.

"States' Impact on Federal Education Policy Designed to Improve the Achievement of Disadvantaged Students"

Circe Stumbo and Deanna Hill presented this PowerPoint at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, held on March 24, 2008.

"Problematizing the 'Problem' of Racial Achievement Gaps"

In collaboration with Adrian Allison--executive director of urban policy, Ohio Department of Education--and Stephen Price, Circe Stumbo and Deanna Hill presented this PowerPoint at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Alumni of Color Conference on February 23, 2008.

"Facing Race: Closing Subgroup 'Achievement Gaps' District- and Region-Wide"

Circe Stumbo--in collaboration with Stephen Price and assistant dean of the School of Education and Allied Professions, Raymond Terrell--presented this PowerPoint at the American Association of School Administrators' National Conference on Education, which took place February 14-17, 2008.

"Leadership Challenges to Achieving Education Goals"

Presented for the National Education Association's 2007 Fall conference, Circe Stumbo gave this presentation with the assistance of Policy Analysts Deanna Hill and Ernestine Key. The symposium's theme was "What Challenges Must Education Goals Address and Have We Been Successful in Meeting Them?"

More Than Social Networking

A sidebar that appeared in the April 2007 issue of The School Administrator, co-authored by West Wind's Circe Stumbo and Ohio's superintendent of public instruction Susan Tave Zelman.

Report of the Focus Groups to Discuss Bold and Innovative Ideas

A report on seven focus groups on the topic of Pay for Performance in the state of Iowa, conducted in the Fall of 2006. Prepared for the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce.

Perspectives on Georgia's High Schools

A report on the Regional Focus Groups on High School Redesign and the Work of the High School Redesign Advisory Panel. Prepared for the Georgia Department of Education School Improvement Division.

High School Leadership: Preliminary Report

A report introducing New Hampshire Vision for High Schools and representing stakeholder workshops, forums, and focus groups conducted throughout 2004 and 2005. Prepared for the State of New Hampshire Department of Education.

Arizona High School Renewal and Improvement Initiative: A Report of the Regional Focus Groups on High School Renewal

A needs assessment for the context of improving Arizona’s high schools, based on Regional Focus Groups on High School Renewal and prepared for the Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona High School Renewal and Improvement Initiative State Team.

Briefing Paper Series on Mathematical Literacy
A series of briefing papers that analyzes the imperatives and opportunities in critical areas of mathematics education. Prepared for the Council of Chief State School Officers and Texas Instruments, Incorporated.

Why Isn’t the Mathematics We Learned Good Enough for Today’s Students? The Imperative of Mathematics Literacy

Standards-Based Foundations for Mathematics Education: Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Mathematics

Preparing the Teachers Our Students Need: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development

Getting and Keeping the Teachers We Need in the Places We Need Them: Teacher Recruitment, Assignment, and Retention

Discussion Cases for the 2005 Council of Chief State School Officers Summer Institute

Case briefs prepared for small-group work at CCSSO’s 2005 Summer Institute. The cases are built around nationwide challenges and individual states that have met those challenges with success. Included in this sampling are the following:

Aligning High School Exit with Post-Secondary Entrance/Placement Expectations in Oregon

Cultivating the Grassroots: Broad-Based Engagement through Community and Stakeholder Dialogue in Nebraska

Building Capacity to Support Students with Special Needs, with a Focus on Special Education Students in Ohio

Alternative and Multiple Measures of Student Performance in Rhode Island

Education for the 21st Century
An article in Council Quarterly, the Newsletter of the Council of Chief State School Officers, on states’ challenges to drive public education to meet the demands of an emerging economy.

 

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