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Acknowledging that our critical consciousness will develop at different paces. In addition, knowing that black students are being disproportionately suspended, should we be considering a review process in place BEFORE black students are suspended?

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Training around leading - directing the conversation

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Training around leading - directing the conversation

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currently reading " Coaching for Equity" by Elena Aguilar - very helpful to the work...

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Like admins move regularly, move teachers so they all have experience teaching in diverse schools. This will help with unlearning and learning. There are teachers who have taught 10 years in one school with a dominant culture. We see the issue with this when the virtual school started and these teachers had to teach diverse classes and parents had to see diverse teachers.

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How can we support not only our teachers in this work but all the employee groups in the building - secretaries, EAs, ECEs, custodians?

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How can we support not only our teachers in this work but all the employee groups in the building - secretaries, EAs, ECEs, custodians?

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Changing the current DDSB PD cycle of "sit and get" - giving time, space and flexibility to build and implement, with facilitators/knowledgeable others as collaborators with Administrators

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Changing the current DDSB PD cycle of "sit and get" - giving time, space and flexibility to build and implement, with facilitators/knowledgeable others as collaborators with Administrators

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Hiring more black educators in leadership positions.

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Hiring more black educators in leadership positions.

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impact of bias and microaggressions.  Make unconscious bias conscious

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impact of bias and microaggressions.  Make unconscious bias conscious

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trauma informed care cannot occur without integration with anti-oppressive practice and understanding of racial trauma.  

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trauma informed care cannot occur without integration with anti-oppressive practice and understanding of racial trauma.  

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Work with our federation partners too. They have fantastic resources (provincially) we need to highlight and bring them on board. A joint position on this can help with resistant staff.

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Work with our federation partners too. They have fantastic resources (provincially) we need to highlight and bring them on board. A joint position on this can help with resistant staff.

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systemic hiring practices and policies.

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How systems of oppression are tightly interwoven into documents and "best practices"  

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How systems of oppression are tightly interwoven into documents and "best practices"  

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Many of our administrators don't recognize their privilege and biases ex. talking about their cottages, addressing the school as boys and girls, promoting wacky hair day

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Many of our administrators don't recognize their privilege and biases ex. talking about their cottages, addressing the school as boys and girls, promoting wacky hair day

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Include compulsory goals on equity and anti-black racism.

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The Equity Continuum should be at the forefront in guiding schools. It can help focus goals in a school, in a practical and specific manner.

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We need to ensure that people understand the urgency of this work, through human rights education.

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We need to ensure that people understand the urgency of this work, through human rights education.

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Guided plan/suggestions for those that have less background and/or comfort 

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Guided plan/suggestions for those that have less background and/or comfort 

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One must be able to admit they are privileged in order to understand that many other are disadvantaged

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increased conversations for self reflection and understanding of our identities

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increased conversations for self reflection and understanding of our identities

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Adverse Childhood Experiences scale and impact

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Adverse Childhood Experiences scale and impact

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We receive a lot of useful information in Curriculum Currents, but are teachers reading it? How can we get the information to teachers?

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We receive a lot of useful information in Curriculum Currents, but are teachers reading it? How can we get the information to teachers?

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How can instructional facilitators assist with the equity work in schools and classrooms?

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We need to discuss relevant situations more often and not wait for the opportunity to discuss

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Consistency - ensure that the focus remains the same with a switch in administration

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understanding student experience; beyond ACES to understand racial trauma and impact on mental health.

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understanding student experience; beyond ACES to understand racial trauma and impact on mental health.

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We have a ton of resources, training is required to highlight and use the resources

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We have a ton of resources, training is required to highlight and use the resources

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Before we even start with anti-oppression, we need to help people understand oppression.

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Before we even start with anti-oppression, we need to help people understand oppression.

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We need to be able to practice these conversations often, in multiple spaces with teachers, admin teams, parents

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Provide admin with the name of supports available -ex. Indigenous facilitator

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Provide admin with the name of supports available -ex. Indigenous facilitator

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Provide each admin team with census data for their school so they understand their population's needs and gaps

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Provide each admin team with census data for their school so they understand their population's needs and gaps

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Dismantling of structures that support practices entrenching oppression in our classrooms 

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Dismantling of structures that support practices entrenching oppression in our classrooms 

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conversations about structuring of professional learning to maximize learning and growth

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conversations about structuring of professional learning to maximize learning and growth

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Student voice is crucial for this work to be successful. Can we provide an opportunity for students to share their thoughts that is something other than a survey? 

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Student voice is crucial for this work to be successful. Can we provide an opportunity for students to share their thoughts that is something other than a survey? 

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The impact of invalidating someone's lived experiences on their feelings of self-worth, confidence and resulting trauma---and then the impact of negating that trauma

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The impact of invalidating someone's lived experiences on their feelings of self-worth, confidence and resulting trauma---and then the impact of negating that trauma

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Use the OISE Equity Continuum to engage staff

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Use the OISE Equity Continuum to engage staff

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developing and sharing strategies to support greater self-identification for First Nations students and resources 

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developing and sharing strategies to support greater self-identification for First Nations students and resources 

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When transitioning as new administrator, embedding equity focused work, as part of exit/entry plan critical in maintaining/supporting/etc.. direction to ensure momentum

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When transitioning as new administrator, embedding equity focused work, as part of exit/entry plan critical in maintaining/supporting/etc.. direction to ensure momentum

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focusing our staff learning eg. BCIs on moving academic success for black students and indigenous students 

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focusing our staff learning eg. BCIs on moving academic success for black students and indigenous students 

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Expectations and perhaps even criteria for success that specifically support the disruption of oppressive practices

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cross-curricular examples of how to do this work

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cross-curricular examples of how to do this work

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It is not all about the "one" resource, but a compilation of resources by grade to point teachers in the right direction would be helpful

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Opportunities "outside" the box of the school for indigenous and all students to connect with the land and learning that is supported through the land and represents reciprocity.

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Opportunities "outside" the box of the school for indigenous and all students to connect with the land and learning that is supported through the land and represents reciprocity.

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examining ways to intervene upstream to disrupt patterns, biases, and behaviour that impact our students: who else can we have around the table ?

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Parent Engagement leads to better understanding of who we serve

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Parent Engagement leads to better understanding of who we serve

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working through language to use to address 'teachable moments' 

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working through language to use to address 'teachable moments' 

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It is clear that black students and indigenous students are being underserved.   How do we a) identify what is not being met and b) ensure that what these students need they receive.  The underserving must be multifaceted, and complex.  How do we deconstruct this complexity and begin to offer complete education to these groups?

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Using one or two focused resources to help direct the coaching and mentoring for staff leaders.  Then moving forward with specified resources for staff to use directly in the classroom, and as confidence and competence grows, then bring in more resources to help shape and challenge systemic oppression.

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Specific DDSB data and examples that help support the why and directly connects to educators' lived experiences

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Specific DDSB data and examples that help support the why and directly connects to educators' lived experiences

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specific learning opportunities re: bias aware progressive discipline

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specific learning opportunities re: bias aware progressive discipline

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looking at case studies from within our schools

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looking at case studies from within our schools

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Greater understanding of intersectionality and how our students are jeopardized on multiple levels

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Helping staff members and educators understand positionality.  Where they fit and that are not neutral beings in this conversation.

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Helping staff members and educators understand positionality.  Where they fit and that are not neutral beings in this conversation.

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Very difficult data to digest. This should be shared with the parent community to assist with accountability and comparisons throughout the years. Unfortunately, not much has changed.

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engaging educators to share at all levels (admin/ teacher).  

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engaging educators to share at all levels (admin/ teacher).  

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Anti-Oppression learning with Admin teams side-by-side to educators and accessing knowledgeable others who can share their learnings so as to dismantle structures of White Privilege, White Supremacy

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Anti-Oppression learning with Admin teams side-by-side to educators and accessing knowledgeable others who can share their learnings so as to dismantle structures of White Privilege, White Supremacy

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sharing specific examples of ways that barriers can be dismantled 

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sharing specific examples of ways that barriers can be dismantled 

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Understanding of intersectio

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Focused ideas for moving anti-oppression forward

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Focused ideas for moving anti-oppression forward

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There is just so much that sometimes it is hard to know where to start. I think just starting is key, but having some clear, focused goals would be helpful

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Specific examples of ways to dismantle oppressive or inequitable structures in our system

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Specific examples of ways to dismantle oppressive or inequitable structures in our system

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More First Nations, Metis and Inuit learning for the FOS to support new programs.

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More First Nations, Metis and Inuit learning for the FOS to support new programs.

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Anti-Oppression learning that would be beneficial

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Anti-Oppression learning that would be beneficial