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8 <br /> <br /> <br />Climate and Culture - graphic SEL <br />• Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) = SEL is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. <br /> <br />Orange County Schools Climate and Culture <br />• Learner Demographics <br />o 50% of the Orange County Elementary Schools qualify for Title I funding <br />o Free & reduced demographic percentages have increased to 43.25% in 2019 <br />o 70.3% of PreK students are on free and reduced meals <br />o Supplemental food distributed at schools <br /> Elementary 80-90/weekly <br /> Middle 25-30/monthly <br /> High School 10-15/monthly <br /> <br />Stakeholder Engagement <br /> <br />District Reading EOG 3-8 - graph <br /> <br />EQUITY <br />• Achievement stagnant for all students <br />• Subgroups consistently below 40% in reading <br />• Subgroups disportionately suspended <br />• Continue to hire and retain a diverse workforce <br />• Addition of 3 equity facilitators <br />• Build capacity related to culturally relevant teaching practices <br />• Hire and retain diverse workforce <br />• African American and Latinx History courses <br />• Support of 13 school-based Equity Teams <br />• Equity onboarding for all new employees <br />• Examination of policies, practices and protocols through an equity lense <br /> <br />Student Enrollment - graph <br />Student Enrollment <br /> FY2020 FY2021 Change <br />Projected ADM <br />Average Daily Membership <br />7,388 7,381 (7) <br />Charter School 843 885 42