At the request of public school districts, charter schools, state and local educational agencies, center staff provide a variety of free services including workshops, seminars, conferences, technical assistance professional development and information dissemination. The staff also works with client school personnel to design individual activities that meet the needs of the school or district. Below are examples of MEAC services:
Technical Assistance
- Strategies for implementing school reform programs
- Integrating equity into the strategic planning process
- Strategies for recruiting women and minority staff
- Examining structures, procedures and policies as possible sources for discrimination
Professional Development
Student concerns:
- Developing leadership skills in culturally diverse students
- Increasing student achievement in state content standards and student performance standards
- Increasing participation of girls and minorities in math and science
- Improving the quality of bilingual education programs
- Using assessment instruments to assess ELL student performance and placement
- Increasing awareness of diverse teaching and learning styles
- Increasing awareness of conflict resolution strategies
Curriculum materials:
- Assessing school climate to ensure that all students can fully participate in educational programs
- Assessing curriculum materials for race and gender bias
- Developing multicultural/nonsexist curriculum
- Developing effective approaches to ESL/Bilingual programs
Community relations:
- Developing parent involvement programs
- Strategies for creating safe and drug-free schools
- Implementing school community partnerships
- Developing marketing strategies for magnet and charter schools
Information Dissemination
- Materials available for loan to schools from unique multicultural, multimedia resources library at no cost
- Informational brochures, resource compilations and assessment instruments
- Horizons newsletter, featuring important regional development in equity