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Link to ISS EDC Working Document and Impact Continuum

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Link to ISS EDC Working Document and Impact Continuum

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STAR Strategy For Building A Sense Of Belonging Across School For All Staff Members

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STAR Strategy For Building A Sense Of Belonging Across School For All Staff Members

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S - situation

T - Task

A - Action

R - Result

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It's 3:55 and you are about to board your school bus when you witness one of your colleagues raising their voice at a bus monitor (support staff) when reminded she was late. This is a colleague who is usually very nice and mellow with you and other teachers but in this interaction, you find the tone to be inappropriate and disturbing.

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During collaborative planning meeting, expat faculty are often seen as more "expert" or dominant in conversations, while local teachers or teaching assistants may feel their cultural knowledge or pedagogical contributions are undervalued or overlooked.
This perpetuates a hierarchy of knowledge and can harm morale, innovation, and sustainability of human resource (especially local staff). If we are committed to building belongingness, we need to rethink how we can address this challenge.

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A staff member makes an offhand remark or a passing comment about another colleague or uses inappropriate language and displays a disrespectful attitude toward them, it can negatively impact the workplace culture.

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Building Belonging Across the School Community

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Building Belonging Across the School Community

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Certain pockets of the school (staff members) that refrain from making intentional connections with other members. They do have a prerogative to interact with whom they please but we would like to build on staff comraderies to create and nurture the sense of belongingness within the community.

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Plan social events (bowling, whole day picnic,) that intentionally bring teaching and administrative staff together.

Thursday "Lead your Passion Day" (once a month).

Implement "shout out wall" where any staff member (teacher or admin) can leave a thank you note for another staff member or celebrate achievements

Acknowledge contributions in school bulletins, newsletters or assemblies or school magazine

Pair administrative staff with teaching and support staff for school wide events

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Create a shout-out wall, some place visible to all, in the cafeteria or school reception.

Here we can celebrate successes - student and staff achievements outside school.

Thank you notes.

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Engage with the leadership team and HR to explore replacing the December and end-of-year evening parties with more inclusive and active social events, such as a daytime picnic or group activities like bowling. Once a preliminary plan is agreed upon, distribute a survey to all staff and administrators to gather diverse input and ensure broad representation in the decision-making process.

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After the approval from the LT for social events

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After the approval from the LT for social events

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Send out a survey to the whole staff to identify their choices.

Plan the event before a long weekend so that the staff doesn't feel their holiday is taken away.

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Staff members can form groups to decide and bring a dish to share, creating a diverse and inclusive meal that reflects different cultures and backgrounds. It will foster a sense of community, encourage collaboration, and provide an opportunity for informal social interaction among all members.

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We hope to notice staff becoming more attuned to the impact of their words, actions, and assumptions—whether it's catching moments of unconscious bias, choosing more inclusive language, or simply pausing to consider how to treat staff and student interaction with greater equity.

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Teams would begin to communicate more openly, listen more effectively, and work together with greater trust and mutual respect.

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With a strong sense of trust and openness, staff feels comfortable expressing ideas and concerns related to equity and inclusion without the fear of judgment. Most meaningfully, they now feel more seen, heard, and valued within the school community."

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Creating a DEIB curriculum with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusivity and belonging for 2025-26.