area 1 | pursuit of equity
GOAL:
Ensure that all students succeed academically, that all students have equitable access to rigorous courses, that all students perceive our discipline system to be equitable, and that all students see themselves positively and proportionally represented in our teaching staff and in our curriculum.
AWARENESS
Promote an on-going anti-racist culturally- responsive approach to leadership and instruction by ensuring that yearly Professional Development plans for the Board, Administration, & staff use change-management strategies and focus in areas such as implicit bias, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy, neurodiversity, and restorative practices over the next five years.
ACHIEVEMENT
By 2026, the achievement gaps between subgroups identified in district data will close by 10 percentage points as measured by NJSLA. 1
OPPORTUNITY
By 2026, expand opportunities, ensuring 100% increase in enrollment and sustainment in Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement classes for all subgroups that are currently disproportionately under-represented in these highly rigorous programs and courses.2
DISCIPLINE
By 2026, using best practices such as Restorative Practices, address any potential disproportionate discipline of any subgroup. By 2022, the district will analyze discipline data and set ambitious yearly targets to decrease referrals, suspensions, and expulsion of students in subgroups which may be over-represented in discipline data.
EMPLOYMENT
By 2022, create a recruitment plan to create better alignment between staff and student diversity in the district. By 2026, have higher diversity among certified teaching staff and administrative staff. 3
CURRICULUM
By 2022, the district will complete an equity evaluation of our curriculum, set growth goals, and develop a plan and address findings. By 2026, our curriculum will show marked improvement in areas of educational equity using an external equity rubric. 4
