The CASP Model is a new and innovative program, with a duel focus designed to:
All children have the right to grow and live in a healthy, safe and nurturing academic environment, surrounding by adults who care about them.
In School Policing & Safety
The data is clear:
Arrest rates of children increased substantially after schools received federal grants to hire police officers, starting in 1999.
Community & Schools
Building a diverse, inclusive workforce for the future….
Having at least one black teacher in third through fifth grades reduced a black student’s probability of dropping out of school by 29 percent,
Non-Black teachers identify Black students as gifted in reading 2.1 percent of the time. Black teachers are three times more likely to identify black students as gifted in reading: 6.2 percent of the time.
And it’s not just Black students who benefit, ALL students prefer teachers of color and Black teachers, and report greater engagement
Reduce dropout rates considerably, equalize gifted participation, and engage more students of all races
In Youth & the Future
Creating a “new” pipeline for the future of diversity, inclusion & equity academic workforce.
FACT: only about 14.6% of ALL teachers are Black or Latino, while near 60% of all public school students are non-white.
There is also evidence that white students benefit from having a racially and ethnically diverse teaching staff by:
