Equity FAQ's

 

A. Ensuring that resources and opportunities are made available to all students despite their race, socio economic background, sexual orientation or ability level while also intentionally working to dismantle systems of oppression and injustice. 

 

A.    Through focusing on policy and procedures, establishing smart goals and engaging with the community the EDI committee will work to ensure that NHCS is providing equitable and inclusive culture to all students and staff.

 

A. NHCS has already begun to do a wide range of equity work, starting with upper level administration. Emphasis is being put on recruiting, hiring, and retaining teachers of color. The district has employed the support of school personnel, businesses, and the community in order to use a more holistic approach. District wide work is underway to help staff members through professional development consider the role that implicit bias plays in impacting learning. District and community leaders are looking at disparate impact and inequality in partnerships & training with others (i.e. Race Equity Institute, Partners in Equity, CREED Academy -Center for Racial Equity in Education). Opportunities for race work and talk of implicit bias has existed, and continue to exist for school staff in order to participate in conversations and unpack their biases.

 

A. Principals. Assistant principals, teachers and school level staff  are participating in training on implicit bias. The district is using the Groundwater approach, which is designed to help to see reality of living in a racially structured society, and the causation of racial inequity. School staff has had the opportunity to participate in Race Equity Training in phases. They have been made aware of the concern regarding equity, and the need to address it. The work is ongoing.

 

A. NHCS uses data. Data is triangulated from academics, behavior, attendance, school climate, ESL, students with disabilities, student perceptions & input, community conversations, surveys, etc. The data is being used to unpack inequities and create strategies to promote diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the system.

 

A. NHCS is using different modalities to inform community

 

A: Yes meetings are open to the general public. During Covid all meetings are live streamed on NHCS-TV Youtube channel. Additionally all agenda and minutes are available to the public on the Board of Education website.