Assesses cultural responsiveness in curricula, identifies biases, and guides planning for inclusive content. Customizable to district needs.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard assesses cultural responsiveness in ELA and STEAM curricula. It identifies biases and diverse representation. The scorecard can be customized to a district's context, covering character, author diversity, and social justice. The process involves evaluation, analysis, and planning for more inclusive curricula.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard is a tool developed to assess the cultural responsiveness of English Language Arts (ELA) and STEAM curricula. It aims to identify biases and determine how well curricula represent diverse perspectives. The scorecard can be customized to a school district's context, covering aspects like character representation, author diversity, and social justice themes. Completing the full scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis, while individual sections can be evaluated separately. The process involves obtaining the curriculum, assembling an evaluation team, and conducting the assessment. In 2019, a demographic analysis of NYC curricula found White authors and characters were significantly over-represented compared to the student population. The scorecard toolkit provides resources to facilitate critical reflection and plan next steps towards more inclusive, representative, and student-aligned curricula.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard is a tool developed by NYC parents, students, educators, and researchers to assess the cultural responsiveness of English Language Arts (ELA) and STEAM curricula. It aims to determine the extent to which curricula perpetuate racism and other forms of bias.

The scorecard can be customized to the context of a school district or campaign, covering aspects like character representation, author diversity, social justice themes, and teacher materials. Completing the full scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis, while individual sections can be evaluated for a more limited assessment.

The process involves several steps: obtaining the curriculum, assembling an evaluation team, selecting grades/units/lessons to analyze, identifying keywords and qualities to look for, conducting the evaluation, scoring the results, discussing insights, and sharing the findings.

In 2019, a demographic analysis of 15 commonly-used ELA curricula in NYC found that White authors and characters were significantly over-represented compared to the student population, despite White students making up only 15% of the city's students.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard Toolkit provides additional resources and guidance for facilitators and those responsible for moving towards cultural responsiveness. It includes questions to encourage critical reflection on the scoring process, identify systemic barriers and opportunities, and plan next steps.

By using the scorecard, educators, parents, and communities can collaboratively assess and advocate for more inclusive, representative, and student-aligned curricula. This tool empowers stakeholders to work towards curricula that better reflect the diverse experiences and identities of their students.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard is a tool developed collaboratively by NYC parents, students, educators, and researchers to assess the cultural responsiveness of English Language Arts (ELA) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curricula. The scorecard aims to determine the extent to which curricula perpetuate racism and other forms of bias.

The scorecard can be customized to the context and conditions of a school district or campaign. It covers various aspects of the curriculum, including character representation, author diversity, social justice themes, and teacher materials. Completing the entire scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis, while individual sections can be evaluated for a more limited assessment.

The process of using the scorecard involves several steps:

1. Obtaining the curriculum: Parents or educators should request access to their child's or school's curriculum from the teacher, principal, or district office.

2. Assembling an evaluation team: The team should consist of at least three people with diverse identities and roles, such as parents, students, teachers, administrators, and community members.

3. Selecting the grades, units, and lessons to analyze: The team should focus on a sample of the larger curriculum, avoiding units that specifically address diversity and multiculturalism.

4. Identifying keywords and qualities to look for: The team should review the scorecard statements and create a list of keywords, ideas, and qualities to guide their evaluation.

5. Conducting the evaluation: The team members will use the scorecard to rate their level of satisfaction with the curriculum on various measures, referring to the provided scoring guidelines.

6. Scoring the evaluation: The team will tally the scores for each section of the scorecard, highlighting areas where the curriculum excels or falls short.

7. Discussing the results: The team will reflect on the process, discuss any new insights, and strategize about next steps, such as determining the accuracy of the evaluation and identifying additional information that may be needed.

8. Sharing the results: The team can share the scorecard results through the provided link, contributing to a broader understanding of the cultural responsiveness of curricula across the country.

In 2019, the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice and the Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC) at the NYU Metro Center conducted a demographic analysis of 15 commonly-used ELA curricula and booklists from 3-K and Pre-K through 8th grade. They found that White authors and characters were significantly over-represented compared to the student population, with 1,003 books by White authors out of 1,205 total, despite White students making up only 15% of NYC's student population.

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard Toolkit provides additional resources and guidance for Scorecard facilitators and those responsible for moving classrooms and schools towards cultural responsiveness. The toolkit includes key questions to encourage critical reflection on the scoring process, identify systemic barriers and opportunities, and plan next steps in building a culturally responsive curriculum.

By using the Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard, educators, parents, and communities can work collaboratively to assess and advocate for curricula that are more inclusive, representative, and aligned with the diverse experiences and identities of their students.