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The work of the District’s Team for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (TIDE) has been hard at work attending to a number of sensitive issues that impact many of our students, each and every day. The team takes very seriously the idea that we want every space in our schools to be safe for every student.
We have attempted to record as many events and changes that have occurred because of this work. Our TIDE team is scheduled to meet every other month in the school year. We provide dinner, childcare, and translation services for our parent partners. The committee is composed of staff, students, and parents. During the last few school years, here are some examples of the EDI changes that have been developed and implemented. Click each date or topic to read about each activity or event.
10/2015 SO Health-E
10/2015 SO Health-E
Partner with Health Equity Coalition with a Josephine County Southern Oregon Health Equity group. D7 participated and facilitated the meetings for the community.
8/2017 Website language translation option
8/2017 Website language translation option
Blackboard vendor allows users to translate website into Spanish, and other languages
12/5/2017 Be the Change
12/5/2017 Be the Change
Invited parents, students, and staff to be a part of an evening event to talk about issues people of color are having in our schools. Several students shared their stories. Listening and learning activities were conducted, resulting in a pathway for regular conversations and actionable items to make school better for all students and families
Spring 2018
Spring 2018
5/22/18 TIDE Formally Create
5/22/18 TIDE Formally Create
First TIDE meeting held. Meetings held monthly.
Spring 2018 GPHS Student Townhall
Spring 2018 GPHS Student Townhall
Student Town Hall on Institutional Racism
9/2018 Foreign Language Policy Change
9/2018 Foreign Language Policy Change
Students who demonstrate fluency in their native language are now awarded 1, 2, or more years of HS foreign language credit upon passing assessments
9/4/2018 Bilingual Latino Family Liaison employee hired
9/4/2018 Bilingual Latino Family Liaison employee hired
Available to assist parents and students both
10/1/2018 Added multiple language option, including Spanish, on school telephones
10/1/2018 Added multiple language option, including Spanish, on school telephones
Patrons can now have the option for Spanish, or another language, when they call our schools
10/1/2018 School Suggestion Boxes
10/1/2018 School Suggestion Boxes
Created both physical and digital suggestion boxes for schools. Principals monitor their school suggestions
2/25/2019 Make the Change
2/25/2019 Make the Change
Follow-up evening activity with an open invitation to parents, students, staff, and community partner to take the next steps in D7 equity, diversity, and inclusion work
Spring 2019 GPHS Student Town Hall
Spring 2019 GPHS Student Town Hall
Student Town Hall on LGBTQ+
Spring 2019 to present Regional ESD EDI Team
Spring 2019 to present Regional ESD EDI Team
Multiple D7 Administrators regularly attend and participate in the regional group hosted by ESD
4/19/2019 HR Through the Equity Lens
4/19/2019 HR Through the Equity Lens
HR staff trained on EDI practices
7/1/2019 Stipend for Classified who certify 2nd language
7/1/2019 Stipend for Classified who certify 2nd language
Through collective bargaining, Classified employees will be compensated for translation and interpreting services provided during their work day
June 2019 National Equity Project - Leading for Equity
June 2019 National Equity Project - Leading for Equity
D7 Administrators attended a two day leadership conference
8/1/2019 Summer Exchange for Change
8/1/2019 Summer Exchange for Change
Students from various ethnicities from Urban Portland and Rural Josephine County participated in an exchange. They learned about each other’s community and each other realizing their many similarities. The results of this exchange will be shared out with GPHS students
8/10/2021 Name Change Procedure
8/10/2021 Name Change Procedure
Created a name change procedure so that students, staff, and families understand not only how to do a name or gender change in our school system. Consultants and specialists from the SOESD and SOU were utilized to create a process that helped students who are working through gender identity and expression issues. Training with counselors and the district equity have been trained in the protocol. All staff were also trained in the procedure in August in-service. Click here to view the form. The Student Information system was also modified to accept preferred names as well as legal names.
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