Policy Statement

To ensure that all of our students receive rigorous, equitable, and research-based educational experiences, opportunities, and outcomes, we will ensure that every student:

• Is able to achieve at high academic levels.
• Feels safe, welcome, sense of belonging, and valued at our school.
• Receives a full, fair share of the opportunities our school has to offer.
• Knows and honors the achievements of their ethnicity, cultural identity, perspectives and tradition.
• Knows and honors the achievements of other cultural traditions they may encounter in our community and later in life.
• Respects and understands that different life experiences lead to different perspectives.
• Is allowed equal access to all school-based programs.

We commit ourselves to annual reflection on how well we are fulfilling this commitment, including review of the following data disaggregated by gender, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability:

• Student performance
• Student participation in our programs
• Student disciplinary referrals
• Family involvement in school activities
• Feedback from students, parents, staff, and community leaders on their perception of our performance in this area

Based on what we learn from that reflection, we will develop and implement the plans needed to address any area of growth to fulfill the commitment made above. We will combine this work with our School Improvement Plan (SIP) process and the School Racial Equity Plan to ensure that our staff members are diverse, caring, and culturally responsive. Additionally, the school’s Comprehensive School Survey (CSS) results and other data will be used to gauge actual student perception and facilitate our decision making.

We will maintain a Racial Equity Committee. This committee is in response to the Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) District Commitment to Racial Educational Equity policy.

Date of First Reading: 11.15.2023  

Date of Second Reading: 3.20.2024

Date Adopted: 3.20.2024

Reviewed:________________________________________________

Signature:_______________________________________________

SBDM Council Chairperson