Essential Components
Communication to staff, students, families, and the community
At each stage of the work, we will communicate information to those impacted as well as the greater community.
Student voice and ownership
Student perspectives cannot be overlooked and instead must be considered central to all work and actions.
Shared responsibility among staff leading the work
Sharing responsibility to plan, implement and progress monitor the plans will allow for collective voice and ownership
A culturally responsive, sustaining curriculum fosters engagement, achievement, rigor, and critical consciousness for students. An environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all students, families, and staff starts with curriculum and pedagogy that is centered on increased awareness and evidence-based practices.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging professional development addresses the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and mindsets of participants about identity, bias, and social structures.
Professional development that reaches all staff ensures that classrooms, non-academic spaces, and whole school communities are safe working and learning environments for all staff and students.
Policies, practices, and structures are the foundation for institutional culture. Beliefs and values are reflected in how business is conducted and these aspects can determine the inclusiveness of the institution. With consideration of the evidence of outcomes such as retention of diverse staff, achievement of all student groups, and sense of belonging of adults and youth, the need to improve policies, practices, and structures has become clear.
The plan’s first three priorities strengthen the district’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Yet, building culture also requires a steady commitment to activities that examine and address our values and beliefs about DEIB. We will have an intentional focus on making our decisions through a DEIB lens and carefully track the evolution of everyone’s sense of belonging.