Providence SCOREcard
Developed as part of the Schools and Communities Organizing for Racial Equity (SCORE) project.
Designed by a community research team of youth and parents in Providence schools, the Providence SCOREcard is a tool that measures what matters to students and families of color, students and families experiencing economic hardship, and others most impacted by educational inequities in the Providence Public Schools.
The SCOREcard features four education equity issues that community members identified as priorities, along with a set of indicators – specific data points that help to measure the school system’s performance in these areas.
The Indicators
Instructional Equity
Student Mental Health
& Social Emotional Learning
Communications with Families
School Culture & Restorative Practices
The Community Research Team was supported by researchers from The Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) at Roger Williams University and The Social Policy Hub for Equity Research in Education (SPHERE) at Rhode Island College.
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The SCOREcard aims to provide young people and parents, community leaders and organizations, as well as those inside the school system, with accessible data to understand the school district’s complex equity challenges and to inform and advocate for solutions. The ability to compare data across schools, grades, and racial and ethnic groups was particularly important to our Providence Community Research Team, so we have created interactive data visualizations that help users to explore information in different ways. Each indicator with data also has information on the visualization page that helps to outline what the indicator measures, what it means, and why it matters for educational and racial equity.
The SCOREcard is a living resource, and we will be adding new data and analyses on a regular basis. Sign up for our email updates and check back regularly for new additions! If you would like support in using the SCOREcard tool, please contact us at cycle_score@rwu.edu.
About SCORE
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About SCORE
The Schools and Communities Organizing for Racial Equity (SCORE) project launched in Providence, Rhode Island in early 2021 and has since expanded to two other Rhode Island communities, Central Falls and Newport.
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Partners
Three partner organizations supported the parent and youth Community Research Team in developing the SCORE indicators and Providence SCOREcard.
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About the Authors
The Providence SCOREcard was designed by four SCORE Fellows, parents and youth who remained engaged after the initial 10-month commitment of the Community Research Team, in collaboration with researchers.