The district DEI Team was created in February of 2020 as a subcommittee of the district's Student Achievement Committee. The objectives of the DEI team are:
To conduct an equity audit to assess the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion in our district
To create opportunities for members of the district and the community to interact with the information collected in the audit
To work together with various district departments (Human Resources, Office of Student Achievement, Special Education, English Learners) to leverage audit data into policy and systems changes
To plan preliminary professional development opportunities for the district to begin developing a common language for discussing topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Jaylee Swanson
Director of Special Education
Alex Mayszak
Principal, Ridgewood
Paul Southwell
Director of EL
Imam Bachir Djehiche, PhD
Islamic Center of the Quad Cities
Melissa McCullough
Principal, East Moline Early Learning Center
Alan Dassow
Social Emotional Learning Coordinator
Chris Mueller
Human Resource Director
Tracy Anderson
Principal, GMS
Rev. P. Wonder Harris
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
The Village of a Thousand Elders
Margarita Mojica
Bilingual Spanish Teacher, GMS
Teresa Campbell
LOFL Coordinator, GMS
Sara Wynes
Administrative Intern, Bowlesburg
Carmen Cobos
Parent
Emmanuel Hayford
Parent
Contact the DEI team at dei@emsd37.org.
EMSD has partnered with Dr. J.Q. Adams, Dr. Bridget Sheng and Dr. Lindsey Meeker of ACE Consulting for support in conducting our equity audit.