DEI Work with Staff and Administration

2022 - 2023 School Year

School Committee DEI Workshops - February and April

  • A Journey to Become Culturally Responsive Community Leaders with L&P

Equity Coaching with Building Administrators - Throughout School Year

  • Designed to support school Principals with a particular focus on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership practices.

  • Coaches were thought partners in navigating the complexities, challenges, and rewards of leading a school.

PreK - 5th Grade Staff DEI Workshops with L&P - Throughout School Year

  • Implicit Bias: An Unconscious Barrier to Family Engagement
  • Culturally Responsive Education & “Our” Ongoing Journey
  • The Elements of Cultural Proficiency

2021 - 2022 School Year

All-Staff Equity Symposium with L&P - September

  • Liberation Literacies: At the Intersection of Language, Race, and Power

  • Our Voices Matter: Student Panel

  • A Framework for Anti-Racist and Accessible Literacy Instruction

  • A Journey to Awareness:: Understanding and Addressing Systems of Oppression

  • Advancing Equity Through Targeted Educational and Program Redesign

  • All Together for Equity: Building Community Support for Equity Initiatives in Schools

  • Building Foundations for Inclusive and Affirming Language of LGBTQ+ People

  • Building Mental Health Resilience: An Intentional Look at the Mental Health Impact of the Past Year on Students and Educators and Effective Self-Care Strategies to Stay Healthy Post-Pandemic

  • Creating a Classroom Culture of Equity and Engagement

  • Creating Welcoming Learning Environments for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

  • Curating a Culture of Inclusion and Growth

  • Early Education for the 21st Century

  • Lift Every Voice: Elevating Anti-racist and Social Justice Consciousness Using Art, Music, and Poetry

  • Reimagining the Brilliance of Black and Latino Students in Advanced Mathematics

  • School Year Self-Care

  • Special Education and Equity in Early Education: Dismantling Barriers to Access and Opportunity

  • Talking with Students (and Colleagues) about Race and Racism

  • Understanding a Changing Racial Reality - Implications for Educators

  • What Your Students Want to Know: Perspectives from Adults with Disabilities

  • White Privilege: What Is It, Where Did It Come From, and How Does It Impact the Classroom?

Workshops with L&P for Administration - September - April

  • Inclusive Practice vs. Inclusion

  • Leadership Approaches to Equity and Social Justice (2 sessions)

  • Identity Exploration

6 - 12th Grade Staff DEI Workshops with L&P - Throughout School Year

  • Understanding Bias to Become an Antiracist Educator

  • Understanding Culture and the Tools of Cultural Proficiency

  • Understanding Your School and its Commitment to Equity

L&P Social Studies Work

  • Social Studies Curriculum Review project with Dr. Geoff Tegnell as project leader

  • Analysis of Grades K - 4 Social Studies curriculum with a report of findings and recommendations

  • Workshop with Grades K - 4 Social Studies teachers on Understanding Bias

  • Unpacking the Social Studies Framework

L&P High School Social Studies Work - Throughout School Year

  • Curriculum and Instruction Review and Planning with Josh Frank

Safe & Supportive Schools LGBTQ+ Training

  • Review state laws and policies for supporting students who have socially transitioned their gender, and the role that administrators and educators play in supporting these students and their families
  • Explore best practices for addressing bias-based bullying and improving the school climate

2020 - 2021 School Year

Workshops with L&P for Administration - September - December

  • Session 1-Understanding the District
  • Session 2-Our Why, Our Mission, Our Beliefs
  • Session 3-Exploring the Tools of Cultural Proficiency
  • Session 4-Understanding Bias to Become an Antiracist Educator
  • Session 5-We Must Breathe: SEL and Academic Integration to Address the Virus of Racism
  • Session 6-Stay Woke

Change Agent Project with Dr. Adrian Mims of L&P (4 sessions) - January - April

Social Studies Work with L&P

  • Social Studies Curriculum Review project (Dr. Geoff Tegnell, project leader)
  • Analysis of Grades 5-8 Social Studies curriculum with a report of findings and recommendations
  • Workshop with Grades 5-8 Social Studies teachers on Understanding Bias
  • Workshop for Grades 5-8 Social Studies teachers entitled “Let’s Talk About Race”
  • Social Studies Committee was formed in March 2021 to update curriculum maps (ongoing)