Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) sets forth the following for AASAI’s four priority areas:

Closing the Achievement Gap – Study, evaluate, and make recommendations on the effectiveness of approved intervention and acceleration strategies in order to address the pervasive, persistent underperformance of AA students in HUSD;

 

Cultural and Linguistic Responsive Pedagogy - Ensure that school personnel are appropriately trained, supported and held accountable for the successful implementation of culturally and linguistically responsive professional development and pedagogical practices;

 

School Climate - Study and evaluate the effectiveness of district-wide behavioral policies and practices and their impact on African American students;

 

Family Engagement - Promote and strengthen AA family engagement through community partnerships and deep alliances with local school sites;

 

 

AASAI District Parent Leadership Team (DPLT) - consists of no less than two parent liaisons from each K-12 school site. AASAI, DPLT meets on the second Thursday of each month from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Board Room. Light refreshments and Childcare are provided.

Local Site AASAI - Each school site is required to have at least two AASAI meetings at the local school site, throughout the academic school year. Each school site is allocated $500 for the purpose of providing materials, food and childcare for these meeting.

Impact - The AASAI DPLT was instrumental in getting AASAI recognized in the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) as an on-going program addressing the needs of AA students in the district. Following a thorough process of identifying needs of AA students and parents in alignment with the Eight Core Areas of the LCAP:

1) Student Achievement

2) Student Engagement

3) State Standards

4) Course Access

5) School Climate

6) Parental Involvement

7) Basic Services

8) Other Student Outcomes