Ogden International Diversity Study
Full Diversity Study
Previous administration at Ogden commissioned this Diversity Study but resisted the release of the study. It was finally released in a Freedom of Information Act release.
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In January/February 2018, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee engaged a 3rd party consultant, Single Story, Inc., to perform a Diversity & Inclusion study at Ogden. This did not include the families from the Jenner community despite knowing the upcoming merger was afoot.
It was a 2-part initiative: survey and focus groups. The purpose of the survey was to collect raw data from participants about their perspective of the school's diversity efforts. The focus groups allow for the quantitative data collection in a safe environment. This data allowed Single Story to develop a multi-year framework that will help to strengthen Ogden and make our school a more inclusive learning involvement for our diverse community.
In many organizations, the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion are viewed as intangibles – good things to have, to do and to profess, but not necessarily the grounds of structured processes and accountability. The data from the AMID survey can convert thoughts, ideas, and assumed best practices into bench-marked numbers for real goal setting. This type of initiative by Ogden is a game-changer. It is a differentiating factor at Ogden and helps us create true Global Citizens.
This evaluation is helping Ogden shine a light on topics like:
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In January/February 2018, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee engaged a 3rd party consultant, Single Story, Inc., to perform a Diversity & Inclusion study at Ogden. This did not include the families from the Jenner community despite knowing the upcoming merger was afoot.
It was a 2-part initiative: survey and focus groups. The purpose of the survey was to collect raw data from participants about their perspective of the school's diversity efforts. The focus groups allow for the quantitative data collection in a safe environment. This data allowed Single Story to develop a multi-year framework that will help to strengthen Ogden and make our school a more inclusive learning involvement for our diverse community.
In many organizations, the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion are viewed as intangibles – good things to have, to do and to profess, but not necessarily the grounds of structured processes and accountability. The data from the AMID survey can convert thoughts, ideas, and assumed best practices into bench-marked numbers for real goal setting. This type of initiative by Ogden is a game-changer. It is a differentiating factor at Ogden and helps us create true Global Citizens.
This evaluation is helping Ogden shine a light on topics like:
- Progress in meeting diversity, equity, and inclusion goals through diversity strategic planning
- Success in existing diversity and multicultural programs and initiatives
- Ogden's current level of inclusivity as perceived by multiple constituencies
- Areas of need, whether in curriculum, infrastructure, governance, or services
- Engagement processes that illuminate patterns, multiple perspectives, and opportunities for improvement
- There were 3 versions of the survey: Student, Parent, and Staff.
- Questions were grouped into 7 categories: experiences in classrooms, experience within the school community, experiences with staff, availability of resources, experiences with bias and discrimination; the school's culture and climate, overall school experience.
- A Review and summary the quantitative survey data
- Analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data together with the Diversity Committee