Equity & Access

APS Equity Council

APS Equity Council

An introduction to the APS Equity Council, it's foundation, members, and purpose for serving students and families in APS.

Equity Council Resources 

The Equity Council has selected quality resources to support critical conversations in the classroom and at home.

APS Equity Policy

APS Equity Procedural Directive

Wilhelmina Yazzie on Yazzie/Martinez

Wilhelmina Yazzie, the lead plaintiff in the Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit, explains why she sued the state of New Mexico for violating her child's constitutional right to a sufficient and equitable public education - and won

CLRI Professional Videos

Creating a Culturally Responsive Community with Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Educator, author and presenter Dr. Sharroky Hollie is a national expert on culturally responsive classroom pedagogy. He is a tenured assistant professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills and and a frequent guest lecturer at universities around the country. Dr. Hollie is executive director of the Center of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, a nonprofit provider of professional development for educators. Over the past 12 years, Dr. Hollie and his team have worked with nearly 100,000 educators, including EPS staff.

Cultural Pedagogy: Educational Equality for Our Youth Isael Torres

Students with diverse backgrounds and cultures are often marginalized during their education because they are exposed to a "one-size-fits-all" curriculum with one predominant cultural bias. Isael Torres challenges this bias and seeks to create educational programs that incorporates diverse perspectives.  Isael Torres was born in Logan, Utah as the proud son of Mexican immigrants. Mr. Torres received his master's from the University of Utah, College of Education in the department of Education, Culture and Society. From early in his college career, Mr. Torres has dedicated his efforts to advocate for education access and equality for communities that are often overlooked and underserved. Mr. Torres believes that in life and in education, when resiliency meets opportunity, all students can succeed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

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