THE WORK IN ACTION
Expanding What Has Been Started
Cultural Proficiency Professional Development Tier 1, 2, 3
Restorative Justice Training for all administrators
Restorative Justice PD for all staff
Teachpoint DEI Professional Development Modules
Disproportionality in Special Education PD and training
Mentoring and affinity groups for students and staff
Anti-bias hiring and recruitment practices
District Actions
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
Equity Pillar is part of late start and early release PD district-wide
Embedded PD led by DEI Director and RJ Coach for leadership, ILT’S, grade level teams, and departments
Continuous review of curriculum across disciplines; added high school African American Literature (½ year course 22-23, full-year course 23-24), AP African American Studies (23-24)
DISPROPORTIONALITY
Hiring of Restorative Practice Coach January 2022 through DESE grant to address disproportionality discipline data
Professional development in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) across all levels district-wide
Data analysis: African American/Black students with a communication disability and discipline removals of African American/Black students with special education has decreased
ACCOUNTABILITY & CULTURE
Data review: we have set metric team goals, and School Improvement Plans are aligned to the Strategic Plan with Equity as a throughline
Teacher Diversification: M.A.S.S. Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Center for Strategic Initiatives & TNTP
Partnerships with Mass Partnership for Diversity in Education (MPDE) and Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers ($15K DESE grant to create our own pipeline)