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Governor’s Educator Excellence Award Grant Program
Schedule # 4D - Equitable Access and Participation- Barriers and Strategies
No Barriers
#	No Barriers			Students	Teachers	Others
000	The applicant assures that no barriers exist to equitable access and participation for any groups.				X	X
Barrier: Gender-specific Bias
#	Strategies for Gender-specific Bias			Students	Teachers	Others
A01	Expand opportunities for historically underrepresented groups to fully participate			X	X	X
A02	Provide staff development on eliminating gender bias
A03	Ensure strategies and materials used with students do not promote gender bias			X	X	X
A04	Develop and implement a plan to eliminate existing discrimination and the effects of past discrimination on the basis of gender			X	X	X
A05	Ensure compliance with the requirements in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender			X	X	X
A06	Ensure students and parents are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities with regard to participation in the program			X	X	X
A99	Other (Specify)
Barrier: Cultural, Linguistic, or Economic Diversity
#	Strategies for Cultural, Linguistic, or Economic Diversity			Students	Teachers	Others
B01	Provide program information/materials in home language			X	X	X
B02	Provide interpreter/translator at program activities			X	X	X
B03	Increase awareness and appreciation of cultural and linguistic diversity through a variety of activities, publications, etc.			X	X	X
B04	Communicate to students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries an appreciation of students’ and families’ linguistic and cultural backgrounds			X	X	X
B05	Develop/maintain community involvement/participation in program activities			X	X	X
B06	Provide staff development on effective teaching strategies for diverse populations			X	X	X
B07	Ensure staff development is sensitive to cultural and linguistic differences and communicates an appreciation for diversity			X	X	X
B08	Seek technical assistance from Education Service Center, Technical Assistance Center, Title I, Part A School Support Team, or other provider			X	X	X
B09	Provide parenting training			X	X	X
B10	Provide a parent/family center			X	X	X
B11	Involve parents from a variety of backgrounds in decision making			X	X	X
B12	Offer “flexible” opportunities for parent involvement including home learning activities and other activities that don’t require parents to come to the school			X	X	X
B13	Provide child care for parents participating in school activities			X	X	X
B14	Acknowledge and include family members’ diverse skills, talents, and knowledge in school activities			X	X	X
B15	Provide adult education, including GED and/or ESL classes, or family literacy program			X	X	X
B16	Offer computer literacy courses for parents and other program beneficiaries				X	X