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NAPS is successful at promoting equity, acceptance, and inclusion beginning with its District Mission to provide a "respectful, caring, safe, and supportive environment" for students. Our district provides a variety of learning settings to promote a "culture and climate to support academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of all students."

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The fact that NAPS promotes equity, acceptance and inclusion as part of our mission statement promotes awareness and a common goal for all stakeholders.

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By keeping an open communication amongst staff, students, and families NAPS can create new or better opportunities for equity, acceptance, and inclusion. We could use more opportunities to learn and share about other cultures.

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Keep open lines of communication between students, parents and staff. Provide opportunities for education, discussion and enrichment on topics related to this subject. Having a wellness teacher/program would be beneficial for students.

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NAPS did just provide us all with a collection of books about Diversity, and we have Reading for Meaning books which are somewhat multicultural.

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Remote learning is supported by NAPS by including remote learners in weekly messages, reviewing the 3 R's of respect for Martin School weekly in announcements on video and ensuring that remote learners have equal access to a challenging curriculum.

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Teachers and staff do a nice job of immediately addressing inequities and having open conversations around these subjects through things like open circles, which provides a safe place for difficult topics

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Enrichment Speaker Series for the students.
Yearly cultural night.

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It would be wonderful if NAPS could create a "Wellness Program" curriculum and staff positions at all schools.

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Provide age appropriate storybooks/resources that enable conversations around differences.

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NAPS can create new or better opportunities for equity, acceptance and inclusion by making it possible for students to share their individuality (dreams and goals) on a digitally safe platform such as Flipgrid, StoryJumper and Padlet. Students feel included in digital social media, but it is the District's duty to ensure that their experience is safe and rewarding.

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Jen just purchased a box of books on diversity

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Heavy focus on Literature that promotes equity, acceptance, and inclusion.
Making the curriculum accessible.

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The books sets that were purchased are a great start and resource as we begin to dive deeper into this topic. Our Making Meaning program does offer opportunities for students to see diverse characters, we have concerns about how these characters are sometimes being portrayed.

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Go beyond books and in the curriculum look for opportunities to provide experiences from different perspectives.

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By purchasing a more current curriculum

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The Making Meaning text set includes a wonderful and diverse introduction into multicultural acceptance. This book is titled, "Everybody Cooks Rice" which brings commonality and differences in culture together exceptionally well. Other great books include "Thank You, Mr. Falker", which is part of the District's "Read Across America"initiative.

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NAPS has done a great job with giving us opportunities to discuss SEL tools and strategies to incorporate into our daily lessons. The recent supply of grade level novels and picture books was a welcome and much needed resource!

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Making Meaning. Book Sets. Choice Boards. Readworks

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Naps, specifically Martin School shows acceptance, equity and inclusion each day with a smile, hello and welcome greeting to each student followed by an inspiring message from our principal including how to show respect and kindness to each other and letting all students know we are here for them and care

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NAPS could promote discussions about equity, acceptance, and inclusion by teacher-led classroom discussions and teaching about relevant issues such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks.  Also, all diverse traditions and holidays should be recognized and honored to make students from all backgrounds feel like they are accepted.
The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor to welcome the all people. This history need to be emphasized in NAPS.

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Providing our students with direct learning opportunities by experts and trained professionals.

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Having specialists who teach a vetted wellness program would promote a common vocabulary on this topic across the district. Updated curriculum, library materials and classroom materials that promote concepts of equity, acceptance and inclusion.

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The staff is very welcoming and mindful of this topic. Teachers have grade level appropriate conversations with students. The teachers make classrooms a welcoming, safe environment for all students.

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Providing grade level appropriate books and curriculum. Encouraging family/school communication and involvement.
Providing hands on experiences that teach students about different perspectives.

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Encourage students as well as parents to reach out and ask for assistance if they are feeling insecure, provide confidential communication resources if needed and/or books on these topics for age appropriate prompted conversations between families and naps.

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Storyworks is a great resource with diverse topics and characters and authors. National Geographic includes diverse researchers and experts. Students can see themselves within the texts.

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The box of books that Jen gave to us is AMAZING! We have already been using many of them. The kids, and teachers LOVE them!
Making Meaning is also wonderful about acceptance and inclusion with diverse books included in the curriculum.

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Provide teachers training on responsive classroom -- such a great program with many elements that focus on creating a safe, welcoming environment for all students.
A curriculum focusing on this area

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Hallways full of inspirational bulletin boards promoting equality, acceptance, inclusion, kindness, creating a caring and amazing opportunity for learning in a confident environment.

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Naps could start a program specifically geared toward these subjects, possibly bring back a health/dare type program that discusses and teaches ways of acceptance, equity and inclusion?