OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
The Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) leads innovation across all offices to ensure effective, antiracist, and equitable outcomes for students, staff, and families. The core work of OSI is to:
- Facilitate the development of an organizational culture grounded in excellence, antiracism, equity, and inclusion.
- Collaborate with district leaders, staff, students, families, and community members to break down silos and implement antiracist and inclusive practices and policies.
- Support staff to use data and research to transform their work.
- Reimagine and coordinate professional learning based on current research and best practices and develop and support technology solutions that streamline processes, support equitable teaching and learning, and engage families in two-way communication.
- Coordinate the development and monitoring of the Board of Education’s Strategic Plan and leads the implementation of the Antiracist System Audit.
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Stephanie S. Sheron
Chief
John Landesman
Executive Director
Ashley Rhodes
Administrative Services Manager III
Natasha (Pinkie) Pamnani
Fiscal Specialist II
850 Hungerford Drive, Room 147
Rockville, MD 20850
Office: 240-740-5652
DEPARTMENTS
Equity Initiatives Unit
The Equity Initiatives Unit advances racial justice and cultural proficiency by interrupting systems of oppression, implicit and explicit bias, and inequity in policies, procedures, and practices.
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Districtwide Professional Learning
The Department of Districtwide Professional Learning leads the visioning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of a reimagined professional learning process that supports all staff to create an antiracist, equitable, and inclusive school district where all students, families, and staff feel safe, valued, seen, heard, and successful.
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Shared Accountability
The Department of Shared Accountability optimizes the use and analysis of performance data to inform and increase the practice of data-driven decision-making aligned with MCPS strategic priorities and the strategic plan.
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Technology
The Departments of Business Information Services; Digital Innovation; Infrastructure and Operations; and Student and Data Systems manage the selection, integration, training, and support of innovative technologies for our schools and offices to ensure operational excellence and staff productivity.
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