Diversity Councils
Make It Plain Consulting provides consultation to leadership teams on the formation and implementation of diversity councils. Using a streamlined organizational assessment process and best practices review of other council initiatives, Make It Plain Consulting guides the formation of the council and selection of members. Make It Plain Consulting uses its strategic leadership and diversity planning consulting approach to guide the council to the creation of a mission, vision, charter, goals and objectives:
Project Example:
Mason City School District Diversity Council Framework & Strategy - The Mason City School District is one of Ohio's most elite public school districts. It consistently ranks in Ohio's Academic Top 10 - placing 5th out of 613 Ohio school districts this year.
Make It Plain was asked to develop a district-wide Diversity Council Framework to be implemented in each of the district’s 12 school buildings. An assessment of the district’s performance in the area of workplace diversity & inclusion was deployed. The assessment included a statistical workforce analysis, a review of existing programs and extensive interviews of the district’s superintendent, assistant superintendent of curriculum and a member of the district’s board of directors. Working with district’s building principals and a select group of teachers and staff, Make It Plain developed a comprehensive Diversity Council Operational Framework and strategy that articulated long-range objectives, goals, strategies, metrics and action plans. The results of our work enabled the district to begin implementation of its diversity and inclusion strategy quickly and with clarity with respect to the actions that yielded the greatest impact for the district and the community it served.