Grow the Faculty, Administration and Board of Trustees' Understanding of How DEI Informs How We Teach, Administer, and Govern Our School

Purpose

To acknowledge, understand, and rewire our personal biases; to establish a baseline DEI fluency; to broaden our cultural competency to support authentic, positive interactions with students and each other

Progress

Unboxed Discussion Series: Regular community opportunities to lean into difficult conversations that are necessary for growth (Summer 2020)
2020 faculty and staff required summer reading: How to Be An Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi, with bi-weekly summaries distributed
2019 DEI-themed faculty and staff summer reading options curated by Director of Community and Inclusion
Recognized Affinity and Alliance group advisors as equivalent to Clubs and Service Learning advisors (piloting 2020-21 academic year)
Ongoing attendance by faculty and Board representatives at NAIS People of Color Conference (since 2012) and Pollyanna Conference (since 2018)

On Deck

DEI and Governance workshops with Board of Trustees facilitated by Alison Park of Blink Rethinking Diversity (Fall 2020/Spring 2021)
Faculty Professional Development Allyship Workshop “It’s Not About What You Believe; It’s About What You Do” (August 2020)
Promote gender inclusivity through professional development with Gender Spectrum, including “Dimensions of Gender” and “From Perspective to Practice” (Spring 2021)
Anti-Bias workshop through the Anti-Defamation League (Spring 2021)
Faculty Professional Development “Beyond the Why and Into the How: Practical Steps Toward Inclusive Classrooms” facilitated by Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (March 2021)