Affirmative Action

Program for School and Classroom Practice

1. Purpose - The Board declares it is the policy of this district to provide an equal opportunity for all children to achieve their maximum potential through the programs offered in these schools regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or special need.

2. Authority - In order to achieve the aforesaid goal, the Board directs the Superintendent to assume the responsibility of coordinating and implementing activities as Affirmative Action Officer to:

   • A. Curricular Content - Review current and proposed curriculum guides and textbooks to detect any bias upon race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, or culture; ascertaining supplemental materials singly or taken as a whole, fairly depict the contribution of both sexes and the various races, ethnic groups and the like towards the development of human society.

   • B. Staff Training - Develop an ongoing program of in-service training for school personnel designed to identify and solve problems of racial, sexual, religious, national, or cultural bias in all aspects of the school program.

   • C. Student Access - Review current and proposed programs, activities, and practices to insure that all students have equal access thereto and are not segregated on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin in any duty, work, play, classroom, or school practice except as may be permitted under State Regulations.

   • D. District Support - Insure that like aspects of the school program receive like support as to staff size and compensation, purpose and maintenance of facilities and equipment, access to such facilities and equipment and related matters.

   • E. Student Evaluation - Insure that tests, procedures or guidance and counseling materials which are designed to evaluate student progress or rate aptitudes or analyze personality or in any manner establish or tend to establish a category by which a student may be judged are not differentiated or stereotyped on the bases of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

The Affirmative Action Officer may be assisted in these duties by a committee composed of teaching staff members, students, parents, other residents, and community business people. The Affirmative Action Officer shall report to the board on progress made in the affirmative action program for school and classroom practices as needed.