“Embark on Your Equity Journey with ACSES!”
What is Equity?
Equity is often confused with equality. For example, while EQUALITY means everyone receives the same shirt, EQUITY ensures everyone gets a shirt that fits them. Equity prioritizes individual needs, fairness, and justice.
What is ACSES?
ACSES is a classroom quality measurement and improvement system. This tool assists Federal, State, and local leaders in creating equity-centered and high-quality early learning environments that promote positive outcomes for racially marginalized learners.
ACSES: Purpose and Process
The ACSES tool was developed to ensure that racially marginalized learners receive equitable learning opportunities and fair discipline. The purpose of the tool is not to evaluate or judge teachers, but to support and promote culturally responsive practices in the classroom.
Ready to take the next step in your Equity journey? Explore our services below!
Virtual ACSES Rater Training
Raters participate in a virtual 3-day training (6 hour each day) in order to become a certified reliable rater on the ACSES tool. Raters will be certified on how to use the ACSES tool and collect video data of classroom observations. Raters will also be trained on how to interpret scores and provide a written report that interprets the scores.
Certification is valid for 1-year, and then need to be recertified using a 4-hour asynchronous course
3-day virtual rater training, $750 per person
4-hour asynchronous course recertification, $350 per person
ACSES 6 Part Webinar Series
Educators, leaders, program directors, and policymakers can engage in facilitated webinars about how to create an equitable early education classroom, program, and/or early learning system. Engagement includes viewing 6 recorded webinars and then participating in 6 virtual sessions offered biweekly by a trained facilitator using a specialized guide developed by ELA.
ELA led facilitator plus CoP with 15 (max) seats, $1200 per group Local facilitator trained to facilitate the CoP plus 15 (max) seats max, $800 per group
Virtual Equity Coaching
Coaches and education leaders can participate in a 3-session virtual (both synchronous and asynchronous) professional development sequence about how to provide mentorship to educators about creating a learning environment that is equitable, anti-bias, anti-racist, and culturally sustaining. Equity Mentors must be Certified ACSES raters and will be trained on how to interpret ACSES Observation reports and provide feedback and coaching to teachers who have been observed using the ACSES. Mentors will also engage in a personal reflection journey about how to apply these principles of justice and liberatory framework when mentoring adults.
The professional development will include access to a facilitator’s guide for coaching. 3-session training (includes annual coaching refresh) $1,500 per person *Contact Us for group pricing and to register. Contact@earlylearningaccess.org
ACSES Manual
This manual provides the research foundation for the ACSES tool. It outlines how to administer and interpret the three rating sub scales of the Assessing Classroom Sociocultural Equity Scale (ACSES).The ACSES manual is required for ACSES training.
Introduction to the Environment Rating Scales for ECE Professionals
One hour Introduction to the Environment Rating Scales training course that provides: (1) An overview of the Scales (ECERS, ITERS, FCCERS, and SACERS), (2) The 3 Basic Needs of Children, and (3) Creating Quality Learning Environments Using the ERS (1 clock hours / 0.1 CEUs) – $45
Going Live on April 21st
Free Webinar: Fostering Language with Preschoolers.
Join Dr. Stephanie Curenton, author of Conversation Compass, as she explains how to nurture children’s early literacy skills using responsive conversation.
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OUR MISSION
is to actualize excellence in equitable learning environments for diverse learners. We create education resources and measurement tools, implement professional development, and design evaluations of culturally responsive practices and racial equity in learning environments.