Title: Using Equity Audits to Assess and Address Opportunity Gaps Across Education - IDRA
Headings: 
The Role of Accountability
The Purpose of an Equity Audit
Programmatic Equity
Teaching Quality
Achievement Equity
Data Collection and Review
The Product of an Equity Audit
Equitable Education Outcomes for All Students
Resources

Content: The IDRA EAC- South uses the six goals as a foundation for our equity audits. We facilitate equity “walks” in districts across the southern region of the United States. Some school districts in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia now use these goals to constantly gauge their success in meeting the needs of each student. The Purpose of an Equity Audit
The goal of an equity audit is to identify institutional practices that produce discriminatory trends in data that affect students. Schools and districts conduct audits to analyze data in three key areas: programmatic equity, teaching quality equity, and achievement equity (Skrla, McKenzie & Scheurich, 2009). Below are examples of guiding questions related to each of the three areas of equity. These questions help school leaders find areas of concern that may require further investigation. Programmatic Equity
Which population groups are underrepresented in Advanced Placement classes or honors classes? Which groups are overrepresented or underrepresentation in special education classes?