Equity /

Diversity Team
September 28, 2020 @ 1 pm
 Virtual Learning Space Norms

Mute mic

Active participation
Camera on if you are
comfortable
Team Norms
STAY ENGAGED
01 Resist the inclination to disengage or
disconnect when your own thinking is
challenged or dialogue becomes uncomfortable.

02 EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT

SPEAK YOUR TRUTH

03 Keep it personal, local and immediate.

04 EXPECT/ACCEPT NON-CLOSURE
 Today I come this
meeting feeling
____________________.
(type your response in the chat)
“There’s been so much
reform and so little change.”
Charles Payne
Setting up the WHY

We seek to:

● Learn and grow together as we define the Equity/Diversity

Team’s purpose and goals.
● State and claim our personal why we care about equity
work.
● Understand the differences between equity/equality and
diversity/inclusion.
● Reflect on how our intentions and actions can create
inequitable situations.
● Identify our specific equity challenges.
 Start with your WHY

a l
u r n
t sWhy
do you do
Jo mp What
Pro this work?
How

Why do you Why

care about
equity?
Take a seat, make a friend
With your breakout roomies:

Find something in common

that has nothing to do with
education.
Share a story about someone
who inspires you.
Take a seat, Make a friend
With your breakout roomies:

Share your WHY with your

roomies.
What reflections do you have
in your own ability to build
relationships across
difference?
 Take a seat, Make a friend Debrief
Open
Mic

What actions do you take to

build relationships across
difference?
Working Towards Equity

In the chat box:

What does equity

mean to you?
 WCPSS defines equity as...

...the guarantee of fair treatment, access,

opportunity, and advancement while at the same
time striving to identify and eliminate barriers
that have prevented the full participation of some
groups. The principle of equity acknowledges that
there are historically underserved and
underrepresented populations and that fairness
regarding these unbalanced conditions is needed
to assist equality in the provision of effective
opportunities to all groups. (UC Berkeley Initiative of Equity,
Inclusion, and Diversity)
 Equity Collaborative’s Definition

t Fuller will challenge each child at

W h a
Eliminating the predictability of
success and failure that currently
correlates with any social or cultural
factor.
How Interrupting inequitable practices,
challenging biases, and creating
inclusive school environments for all.
his/her academic level in a safe,
nurturing and equitable environment
where students explore, discover and
grow their unique gifts and talents.
We will collaborate to share
innovative ideas and rigorous
instructional strategies to ensure
students are learning and are college
and career ready.
Fuller’s Vision
 Equity vs. Equality

Equality:
fairness

Equity:
justice
 Diversity vs. Inclusion
Diversity
Psychological, physical, and social
differences that occur among any and all
individuals; including but not limited to race,
ethnicity, nationality, religion,
socioeconomic status, education, marital
status, language, age, gender, sexual
orientation, mental or physical ability, and
learning styles. A diverse group, community,
or organization is one in which a variety of
social and cultural characteristics exist. (The
National Multicultural Institution)
Inclusion
The act of creating environments in which
any individual or group can be and feel
welcomed, respected, supported, and valued
to fully participate. An inclusive and
welcoming climate embraces differences
and offers respect in words and actions for
all people. (UC Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Inclusion, and
Diversity)
Equity Debrief
With your breakout roomies:

How has your understanding

of equity changed?
Begin to brainstorm what
systems and structures need
to be interrupted.
10-minute Break
stretch your legs
Fish vs. Lake
Analogy
Fish
Lake
Groundwater
Student Population by Race/Ethnicity
Fish or Lake?

29 students
Fish or Lake?

74 students
Fish or Lake?
Fish or Lake?
 Open
Fish or Lake?
Mic
With your breakout roomies:

Do you consider student

achievement, suspension,
and students identified as
AIG and/or Spec. Ed. a fish or
lake issue?
There’s a gap between our
intention for quality education
for every child, and the actions
we take and conditions we
provide, that prevent students
from succeeding to their full
potential.
When discussing equitable school spaces,
think about...
Organizational Shared
Routines, Shared values,
attendance, class beliefs, and goals
lists, grading, What is the among all staff
report cards, etc. largest leverage members.
that will directly
impact kids?

Structures
Embedded
How does equity Leadership, SIT,
live out within our Intervention, PLTS
school community? (what ?s do we ask)
 Equity /
Diversity
Team Next
Steps
 Goals for the Equity/Diversity Team

1-minute Think Time

Reflect on: On the Padlet, respond to:
● Your WHY
● WCPSS Core Beliefs and
Fuller’s Vision What equity goal do you think
● The meaning of equity Fuller students and staff could
● Fuller’s lakes
most benefit from?
Remember our WHY
 Potential Meeting Topics

Implicit Bias and

Microaggressions Culture

Race and Systems of Confronting

Racism Inequalities Colorblindness
Defining race and and Neutrality
racism, and
analyzing its history.
Meetings: 1-2 times a month on Mondays
beginning 10/5 @ 8 am
 Extended Learning Opportunity
Read Watch The Danger of a Single Story
● Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity
● Creating Space to Talk about Race in Your School

Reflect on the following quote by educator and author Chris

Emdin:

“The time will always come when teachers must ask

themselves if they will follow the mold or blaze a new
trail. There are serious risks that come with this
decision. It essentially boils down to whether one
chooses to do damage to the system or to the
student.” For White Folks Teach in the Hood, p. 206
 Thank you for
Next Meeting: your time,
10/5 @ 8 am attention, and
participation!
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