Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Statement
In order to develop 21st Century, lifelong learners, we must remove obstacles to accessing educational opportunities. Students, staff, and stakeholders have a legitimate expectation to have a barrier-free learning environment which includes the awareness of the historical impact of bias, prejudice, and discrimination which, for generations, has produced predictability of learning outcomes based on race, class, socioeconomic, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, cognitive/physical ability, diverse language fluency, and religion.
We will exemplify these attributes:
- Respect and empower students through agency and advocacy, to ensure a student-centered approach to decision-making and provide a meaningful learning experience to prepare our students to be community leaders and world influencers.
- Reflect on the diversity of our community and students and the varied interests of our stakeholders.
- Treat our students’ health, personal well-being, and sense of safety as paramount to their individual growth and success.
- Encourage innovative thinking to equitably eliminate opportunity gaps and distribute the public’s limited resources.
- Provide access to high-quality diverse teachers, rigorous coursework and instructional materials (including technology), support services, and extracurricular opportunities.