Overview
Vision statement of the OCSU Equity Team:
To work collaboratively with parents, teachers, and administrators to create a school culture that promotes positive identity development for all students, respecting and celebrating the identities of others.
What it is:
a group of administrators, faculty, staff, families, board members, and students who are committed to preparing all students to:
1) develop authentic identities rooted in their personal histories and unique individual talents, skills and abilities
2) have the necessary skills and tools to live and work in our diverse state/nation/world in ways that enhance human dignity of themselves and others
3) be lifelong learners and critical thinkers informed and engaged citizens
By collaborating to:
Support curriculum and pedagogical practices that promote justice and challenge bias
Foster a learning environment in which stereotypes and bias are named, examined and challenged so that all community members are supported in developing their personal social identity