Equity

Shared Values Statement

• We believe that a commitment to social justice needs to be integrated into all aspects of the school day in order to be effective.
• We will strive to make our school one where teachers and students bring a critical equity lens to their work, so that community members’ identities, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities are actively valued.
• This means that all students should have equal access to learning, and students and staff experience equitable and considerate treatment from each other.
• To reach these commitments, we believe that staff members need to engage in reflection with regard to their own biases and assumptions, and lack of knowledge about those who are different from them.

Core Practices

1. We frequently acknowledge differences, identity, and culture through celebration, reflection, and appreciation in our instruction and practices.
2. We regularly exercise restorative practices and communication to support students and staff impacted by issues and stressful situations involving class, gender, race, etc especially marginalized students and staff.
3. We frequently encourage students and staff to advocate for themselves and communicate when situations arise that prevent engagement and learning.
4. We continually build relationships such that our learning community is both innovative and equitable.

Smart Goal

As an adult learning community we will participate in restorative circles and practices to build relational trust, to support each other, and to address issues that arise in our school community. We frequently exercise restorative practices and communication to support students and staff impacted by issues and stressful situations, especially those that involve the marginalization of members of our community (i.e. class, gender, race).