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Innovation Configuration Map

Component: The major features of an innovation (when it is in use) that describe how it is used.

Variations: The different ways in which the components can be operationalized. Creating a visual of what ideal
implementation would look like for each component in the Variation 1 box.

Keep these questions in mind:

1. What does the innovation look like when it is in use?

2. What would I see in classrooms where it is used well (and not as well)?
3. What will teachers and students do when the innovation is in use?

Change Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiative

Component 1: Develops in collaboration with Board of Trustees, faculty, parents, and students, a plan for a DEI initiative at Evansville Day School

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Develops in Develops in Develops in Fails to assemble a
collaboration with the collaboration with the collaboration with the someone responsible
Board of Trustees a Board of Trustees a Board of Trustees a for the DEI initiative.
DEI director position DEI coordinator DEI team consisting of Fails to start any
to introduce DEI at position within a teacher volunteers. initiatives.
EDS. faculty member to
introduce DEI at EDS. Communicates the
Communicates the initiative to students in
initiative to all Communicates the the upper school area.
stakeholders and state initiative to all
the school’s vision stakeholders in the Implements a
regarding this upper school area. curriculum change
change. Implements some initiative.
Implements initiatives based on the
initiatives based on school vision such as:
the school vision 1. Curriculum
such as: changes
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1.Curriculum 2. Admission
changes changes
2. Admission 3. Resource fund to
changes be introduced by
3. Resource fund to the Director of
be introduced by Advancement
the Director of
Advancement
4. Introduction to
affinity groups in
the Upper
School.
Component 2: Establishes and communicates the curriculum changes based on the DEI initiative.

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Creates expectations that all Creates expectations that Creates expectations that  Creates expectations that  Failed to create
divisions and teachers upper and middle school upper school faculty some teachers will expectations for
implement the curricular teachers implement the implement the curricular volunteer to implement the this curricular
changes that align with the curricular changes that align changes that align with the curricular changes that change.
DEI school vision. with the DEI school vision. DEI school vision. align with the DEI school
vision. No teachers
All departments develop Some departments develop Some teachers develop and utilize the
and utilize the curricular and utilize the curricular utilize the curricular Some teachers utilize the curricular changes
changes established in this changes established in this changes established in this curricular changes established in this
DEI initiative. DEI initiative. DEI initiative. established in this DEI DEI initiative.
initiative.
Monitors progress of Monitors progress of Monitors progress of Fails to monitor
curricular changes. curricular changes. curricular changes. Monitors progress of progress of
curricular changes. curricular
Develops PD workshops to Develops PD workshops to Develops PD workshops to changes.
make necessary adjustments make necessary adjustments make necessary adjustments Guides the next steps
to the curriculum. to the curriculum. to the curriculum. necessary for these
curricular changes.
Guides the next steps Guides the next steps Guides the next steps
necessary for these necessary for these necessary for these
curricular changes. curricular changes. curricular changes.
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Component 3: Integrates the implementation of student leadership committees (SLC) based on the DEI initiative.

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Establishes several Establishes at least one Establishes a connection Fails to convey the message
affinity groups to convey affinity group based on the between the well of DEI among the students.
the message of DEI at message of DEI at EDS. -established SLC’s and the
EDS. message of DEI. Fails to analyze the student
Analyzes the student perspectives concerning
Analyzes the student perspectives concerning Analyzes the student issues related to DEI.
perspectives concerning issues related to DEI. perspectives concerning
issues related to DEI. issues related to DEI.

Component 4: Establishes faculty teams to analyze data of the DEI initiative and drive teacher reflection.

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Reviews monthly results Reviews semester results Reviews yearly results Reviews yearly results Reviews yearly
related to the DEI related to the DEI initiatives related to the DEI initiatives related to the DEI initiatives results related to
initiatives with teachers to with teachers to identify with teachers to identify with administrators to the DEI initiatives
identify areas of areas of improvement and areas of improvement. identify areas of with
improvement and next next steps. improvement. administrators to
steps. Guides teachers and identify
Guides teachers and administrators by providing functionality of
Guides teachers and administrators by providing them PD to use the data the DEI
administrators by them PD to use the data collected to reflect on indicatives.
providing them PD to use collected to reflect on practices.
the data collected to practices.
reflect on practices.

Component 5: Creates a culture of shared accountability for continuous progress of DEI initiatives at EDS.
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Develops, in collaboration Develops, in collaboration Develops, in collaboration Develops, in collaboration Fails to

with school, students, with school, students, and with students and teachers, a with teachers, a common collaborate in
parents, and teachers, a teachers, a common common terminology terminology related to our regard to a
common terminology terminology related to our related to our vision of DEI vision of DEI at EDS. common
related to our vision of vision of DEI at EDS. at EDS. terminology
DEI at EDS. Support funding initiatives related to our
Support funding initiatives Support funding initiatives to continue DEI growth. vision of DEI at
Support funding initiatives to continue DEI growth. to continue DEI growth. EDS.
to continue DEI growth.