Equity

“Schools should ensure all students are physically and psychologically safe, made to feel psychologically confident and mentally healthy, and able to learn at high levels.” Marzano & Eaker, 2020)

Nipomo High School is committed to creating a culture where learning thrives.  We take great responsibility in our role as public educators to equip, educate, and empower future generations of citizenry to improve and sustain our democracy. We are driven by a moral imperative to support each student in achieving at high levels, regardless of race, religion, gender, orientation, language or disability.  Our staff has an unwavering belief that each student will learn at high levels and is guided by our core values of Community, Collaboration, High Expectations and Accountability.  As a professional learning community, we are committed to equitable access, an inclusive culture and the following:. 

• Fully implementing a comprehensive guidance curriculum that supports each student in graduating career, college and community ready.

• Systematically monitoring equitable access & success of all students in grade & advanced level coursework. 

• Implementing and progress monitoring a guaranteed and viable curriculum for each course to ensure high expectations for all students regardless of teacher.

• Furthering our implementation, monitoring and expansion of evidenced based practices that support equity and excellence to include: school-wide instructional strategies, co-teaching, professional learning communities (PLC), use of formative assessments, cycles of inquiry, Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS), universal accommodations, and academic interventions.

• Considers students as an asset and invites student voices through our classrooms and representative groups.

The school administration will report on progress of all of these initiatives and utilize our Parent Education Program (PEP Talks) as a forum for continuing conversations around institutional and structural improvements.  We look forward to listening and learning so that we can continue to improve equipping, educating and empowering each student for career, college and community readiness.