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Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Released Tuesday, 14th September 2021
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Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Connecting Student Learning and School Business Through an Equity Lens: One Instructional Leader's Journey to Becoming a Chief School Business Official

Tuesday, 14th September 2021
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Each person’s equity journey is unique, including the one taken by Marguerite Williams, Ed.D. After serving as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent for academic services, she became increasingly interested in the business side of schools and completed the CASBO CBO Certification program. That helped lead to her recent appointment as assistant superintendent/CBO for a charter management organization in Vallejo that operates four schools and serves approximately 1,400 students.

In this episode, Marguerite shares valuable insights about resource allocation and equity from her unique perspective as an instructional leader and a new CBO. She describes key challenges, what motivated her on her journey, and how her own understanding of school business has evolved -- plus, practical strategies she’s used to keep equity at the forefront throughout her career.

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“On the business side, I can do great things for students. I can support the instructional program with resource allocation. I can make sure our students have the best facilities to learn. I can make sure there's a clean and safe environment.”

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Marguerite Williams, Ed.D., serves as assistant superintendent/CBO for Griffin Technology Academies in Vallejo. Previously, she served as assistant superintendent of academic services for Adelanto Elementary School District, and as senior director of equity and diversity for the Association of California School Administrators. Dr. Williams began her career in education as a teacher, and has also served as an assistant principal and principal in the San Bernardino City School District, and as a district-wide instructional director in Los Angeles USD. She obtained her doctorate in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education by examining the levels of site and district leadership support which teachers and team members received in implementing the Response to Tiered Intervention Model in San Bernardino. She holds a Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education.

Download the episode 5 companion brief here.

About our series

Budgeting for Educational Equity is presented by the California Association of School Business Official (CASBO), the premier resource for professional development and best practices for more than 24,000 California school business leaders, in partnership with WestEd, a national nonprofit research development and service agency that works to promote excellence and equity in education. We are grateful to the Sobrato Family Foundation for providing additional support. 

Our series is written and produced by Paul Richman and Jason Willis. Original music, mixing and sound by Tommy Dunbar. John Diaz at WestEd serves as an advisor and develops the written materials that go along with each episode.

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Follow us on Twitter at @Budget4EdEquity to keep up to date on the series; find additional resource recommendations; and share your thoughts, ideas, questions and feedback. 

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