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Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

Spring 2024

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Nondiscrimination and Equality of Educational Opportunity Self Evaluation Update.

Mark Inouye (Director of Student Services)

Summary of Steering Committee Work

VABB (Eye Contact, Proximity, Kinesthetic, and Collaboration)
Of Boys and Men Discussion
High-Quality Curriculum Is a Transformation Tool for Equity
UW-RF Student Experience Project

Discuss 2024-25 Committee Format

AGENDA

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MISSION: Engage multiple community perspectives in order to help create a safe, welcoming, and academically engaging environment for all students.
VISION: The EID Committee--as a convening body--will serve the River Falls school district by engaging community and school stakeholders in research, learning, discussion focused on improving the experiences of students in our community.

VALUES:

Student and Community Focused
Civil Discourse
Welcoming Host
Keep the focus of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity

EID COMMITTEE

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Non-Discrimination Survey for Staff and Students (Middle and High School)�

HS Students: 807 Responses
HS Staff: (In progress)
MS Students: In Progress (204 so far)
MS Staff: 48 Responses

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Survey Questions�

Responses to harassment are prompt, firm, and effective.�
If I meet the age/grade level requirements for an advanced course (AP, transcripted, honors etc), I am encouraged by staff to register for that course (High School Only)�
Instructional materials (books, websites, videos etc) are representative of diverse students and families, and are free of bias and stereotyping.�
Disciplinary practices are applied to all students in a fair and equitable manner.�

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Survey Questions�

School assemblies and celebrations reflect the diverse nature of the school and community.

Our school environment is welcoming for every student.�
I believe that every teacher and counselor has high expectations for my learning.�
Students have a variety of athletic and extracurricular activities available, with the necessary resources to make them accessible for diverse groups.�
Classrooms, cafeterias, hallways, athletic facilities, and transportation options are safe for all students.

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COMMON CULTURAL BEHAVIORS TO VALIDATE, AFFIRM, BUILD, AND BRIDGE

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RESEARCH

DISCUSSION

What have been your experiences - professionally or personally - with eye contact as a cultural behavior? When have you witnessed or experienced bias around eye contact?
What are your biases (first thoughts) when a student does not maintain eye contact? How have you responded?
In the context of the school day or school culture, do you and/or other staff validate and affirm students who value non-maintenance of eye contact?
In the context of the school day or school culture, where/when/how is it important that we build and bridge students to the maintenance of eye contact as a social or life skill?

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

EYE CONTACT

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RESEARCH

DISCUSSION

What lessons around proximity were you taught? Where were these lessons learned?
What are your biases (first thoughts) when a student does not follow your expectation for personal space? How have you responded? What has been said to the student in the moment?
Do you and/or other staff validate and affirm students have different cultural norms around proximity? If you do, list examples of how so. If you do not, explain why not.
Where/when/how is it important that we build and bridge students to norms around personal space? List your examples.

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

PROXIMITY

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RESEARCH

DISCUSSION

When have you witnessed or experienced bias around kinesthetic?
How do you respond to students who struggle with this classroom expectation? What works? What doesn’t?

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

KINESTHETIC

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RESEARCH

DISCUSSION

What have been your experiences with collaboration as cultural behavior? When have you witnessed or experienced bias around collaboration and its intersection with cheating?
What are your biases when around collaboration in the classroom? How have you responded?
How do we model, scaffold, and prepare for classroom collaboration?
How do we build and bridge students to independent work?

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

COLLABORATIVE

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RESEARCH

DISCUSSION

What have been your experiences with collaboration as cultural behavior? When have you witnessed or experienced bias around collaboration and its intersection with cheating?
What are your biases when around collaboration in the classroom? How have you responded?
How do we model, scaffold, and prepare for classroom collaboration?
How do we build and bridge students to independent work?

CLASSROOM STRATEGIES

COLLABORATIVE

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Dr. Reeves recently spoke at UW-RF on the following topic:

Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened.

Prior to our next meeting, please review the following resources. At our next meeting we will discuss our reflections on this research.

Of Boys and Men Presentation (2-23-23)--> 57 minutes
How to Solve the Education Crisis for Boys and Men Ted Talk → 16 minutes

OF BOYS AND MEN: DR. RICHARD REEVES

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Article discussion: High-Quality Curriculum Is a Transformational Tool for Equity

Please read the article and be prepared to discuss how/where/when the following concepts connect to your curriculum planning.

Concept #1: Integrating Equity-Focused Social-Emotional Learning into Curriculum
Concept #2: Designing Curriculum with Mirrors, Windows, and Doors

How can the district make high quality curriculum scalable and accessible?

CURRICULUM IS A TRANSFORMATION TOOL FOR EQUITY