Review and Revise Our Curriculum (What We Teach) with Attention to Systemic Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion

Purpose

To ensure that curricular and co-curricular opportunities reflect the experiences of the diverse population in our school, our region, our nation, and our world; to ensure that the experiences, successes, and joys of historically marginalized people are represented in the classroom

Progress

Rebalanced English reading curriculum at every grade level to be more inclusive of voices that are typically displaced by the western literary canon (2020)
Courses added to curriculum: Women’s Literature (2018), African American Literature (2019)
Ethnic Studies Independent Study (Fall 2020)
US History focused on the promises and shortcomings in American history and inclusion/exclusion in terms of who was considered "American" and what is American history (2020)

On Deck

Revise and refine current curriculum auditing practice for each academic department
Adopt process for departments to recalibrate and align scope and sequence with DEI every two years; adopt a protocol for faculty to review their own curriculum with a DEI lens
Identify skills and competencies that empower students to recognize and dismantle systematic racism, bias and discrimination, and adopt them in core 7th-10th grade academic program
Ongoing training of teachers in using classroom instruction that promotes equity
Ethnic Studies Course Proposal for 2021-2022 school year