Full table of contents

Preparation Phase

SCORE Preparation Phase: Questions and Considerations

2

Phase I

Building Shared Understanding and Common Language

9

Introductory Key Terms

9

Project Overview

10

Developing Relationships

11

Relationship and Team Building Activities

11

Identity Mapping and Paseo

16

Ongoing Relationship-Building Activities

18

Power Dynamics and Intergenerational Group Work

21

Developing Community Agreements

21

Youth Can Activity

23

Levels of Youth Participation and Power

25

Power in Group Settings and Identifying Power Moves

27

Liberatory Design Mindsets

29

Storytelling and Issue Identification

31

River of Life

31

Phase II

Research Preparation & Initial Design

34

The River of Policy and Practice

35

Socio-Historical Influences in Education Policy: Redlining & Education

36

Developing Issue Briefs

38

Understanding Educational Equity Indicators

39

Introduction to Participatory Action Research

41

Research Ethics and Design

43

Overview of Ethical Research

43

Ethical Decision-Making Practice

46

Informed Consent Practice

49

Research Methods & Mapping Methods to Research Questions

51

Phase III

Data Collection

53

Survey Design

54

Drafting Demographic Questions

57

Conducting Research

61

Survey Distribution Planning

61

Qualitative Methods

64

One-on-One Interviews

64

Focus Group Interviews

67

Phase IV

Data Analysis

71

Conducting Research Analysis: Quantitative Data

71

Conducting Research Analysis: Qualitative Data

74

From Analysis to Indicator Development

77

Developing Goals from Qualitative Data

77

Outcomes and Measures Part I: Preparation

80

Outcomes and Measures Part II: CRT Working Sessions

83

Finalizing Indicators

85

Reflection and Preparing for Implementation

88

From Indicators to Implementation Brainstorm

88

Participant Reflection

90

Phase V

Implementation

92

Indicator Refinement and SCOREcard Development

93

Identifying Shared Experiences

97

SCOREcard Outlining and Design

99

Outreach, Engagement, and Advocacy

103

Defining Your Outreach Strategy: District and Community

103

Developing Outreach Messaging: Head, Heart, Feet

105

Outreach Mapping

107

Preparing Information Sessions

109

Appendix

Appendix A: Resources for Virtual SCOREs

111