NWRESD began a partnership with National Equity Project in 2020 with a focus on developing the capacity for student-facing department leaders to lead for equity.  The following year Equity Learning Teams were formed.  This first group of ELTs is now called Cohort 1.  Cohort 1 participated in 5 virtual learning sessions facilitated by NEP and NWRESD's Office of Equity and Family Partnership (EFP) as well as engaging in further learning and equity work within their own departments .  Currently Cohort 1 is moving their equity learning into equity action.

In 2022 NWRESD added 5 new ELTs from our Operations Departments.  These collective teams make up Cohort 2.  By April, 2023 Cohort 2 will have completed 5 equity learning sessions.  A key component of Cohort 2's learning process is better understanding the complex equity challenges faced by the ELTs in Cohort 1.  As Cohort 2 better understands their own systems, they will also move into identifying equity challenges that direct their equity action.