Coming Together for Racial Understand & DEI ECOPAction Teams Fellow: Rachel Wellborn, Mississippi State University Roadmap Fellow Report: During this second quarter, many of the initiatives were launched or expanded. Under Objective One: The virtual upskill workshop series dates were finalized, and initial recruitment began, the Training Team Learning Lab was launched with two groups, and the CTRU Mini-series for CES leaders (4 sessions) was launched and completed. For Objective Two, the new state training teams were identified, and preview sessions were conducted. Under Objective Three work is underway to finalize a list of research deliverables. This team has also designed evaluation tools for each of the stages completed. Under Objective Four: The ECOP DEI Program Experience(s) working with your Catalysts and Key Informants: The catalyst has been particularly helpful with the DEI Program Action Team as this group is new and their direction is being shaped as we go. Aaron Weibe has also been very helpful in exploring how different existing tools could be used to support this team’s efforts. Significant Results: ● Evaluation tools are in place for each of the completed or in progress segments, but analysis is not finalized on those yet. Attendance at the CES Leaders’ mini-series was between 12-19 for the four sessions. This group also identified some potential next steps that can dovetail with the ECOP DEI efforts. As noted above, two Learning Labs are in process and will be completed in the next quarter. The new state cohort includes three new states (WV, NE, and SD) plus five states replacing members or expanding teams (NM, MI, WA, KY, VA) for a total of 18 new potential training team members. Anticipated work for the next reporting period (March 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022) ● During quarter three, participants for the Virtual Upskill Workshop will be finalized and analysis of the Learning Labs will be conducted. Analysis of the CES Leaders series will also be conducted, and opportunities to dovetail those findings and suggestions into the DEI Program Action Team’s efforts further explored. New state training will be completed, and teams set up with peer mentors for launching. Research deliverables, timelines, and evaluation tools will be in place or in progress. The DEI Team will progress toward its identified action steps.
Key Informant Services Reports: Program Design and Educational Technology The Program Design and Education Technology team did not engage with this project team
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