As a Language Development Coach (LDC), I have the privilege of learning about all of the new transfer students by reviewing their files, learning about their cultural-linguistic background, and their immigration history. This year, I was amazed by the diversity of our incoming students. I look forward to getting to know each of their unique assets, how they will acculturate and add value to our Woodlawn community. Before I show the numbers revealing the increases in student diversity, please remember our value statement: “Every student, every school, every day.” We need to make sure that EVERY student is successful in our system. Although the current Illinois Report Card on Woodlawn does not include 2018 numbers ( Illinois Report Card, Woodlawn MS, 2017 ), we see as indicated by the yellow bars that the the percentage of white WL students has dropped from 64% to 60% from 2013-2017; black students have remained at 2%; Hispanic students hovering about 10-11%; Asian students i...