Achievement, because all students are up to the task and can grow
Belonging, because we affirm every child, their family and their community
Commitment, because it takes all of us working together to build an equitable community
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Arlington Central School District Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Web Page
The New York State Board of Regents has acted to ‘Promote Civic Education and Bring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to New York Schools’ in order to promote the well-being of all students. As asserted in the Board of Regents press release, “All students must feel that they are welcome, they belong, and they are supported.” Click here to read the Board of Regents press release.
To support educators, the New York State Education Department developed a Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework that has four principles:
"The Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework is intended to help education stakeholders create student-centered learning environments that affirm cultural identities; foster positive academic outcomes; develop students’ abilities to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized voices; empower students as agents of social change; and contribute to individual student engagement, learning, growth, and achievement through the cultivation of critical thinking. The framework was designed to support education stakeholders in developing and implementing policies that educate all students effectively and equitably, as well as provide appropriate supports and services to promote positive student outcomes."
OPS Equity Team Members:
Facilitators:
Liz Mussig and Sarah Armstrong
Community Members and Staff
Emma Arnoff Claire McCallister
Brian Arnold Mindy Grey
Dara Brands, PTA Liason Eva Mimran
Lily Cheung, ETAP Kate Holman
Damian Kortan Jovanka Rodriguez
Jess Wheeler, Building Principal
