West Equity Team: DEIB Commitments Reflection by Iona Masil

We seek to uplift and amplify the voices of those impacted by systemic oppression, colonization, personal or historic circumstances, and those with traditionally marginalized identities.

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We will apply an anti-bias and anti-racist lens to examine our practices for employees and students.

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We will strive to embed diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging into all aspects of student learning, including policies and procedures, in order to increase a sense of belonging for all community members.

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We acknowledge how privilege and power structures impact our learning community.

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We commit to continually develop our understanding of how implicit and explicit biases can impact learning for both educators and students.

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Our community supports efforts to be more diverse, open, and inclusive while standing against injustice and intolerance in the form of prejudice, racism, homophobia, discrimination, and marginalization.

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Directions

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Consider Sturgis' commitment to the goal.
Answer the poll.
Share your thoughts on how the Equity Team can work to uphold this commitment by adding a post below the poll.

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Students should review the student and faculty handbooks to see if they are using an anti-bias lens.

2024-09-18 13:32:33 UTC

Have events like the Fiesta Latina

2024-09-18 13:32:56 UTC

Using land acknowledgements

2024-09-18 13:33:12 UTC

Having events be accessible for people with disabilities

2024-09-18 13:33:42 UTC

We can aim have a shared understanding (definitions) of what these terms mean. We can do review the student handbook for evidence of these.

2024-09-18 13:34:10 UTC

I think we should listen more to each other as a class instead of when someone says something they aren't really heard. We could do that by

2024-09-18 13:34:16 UTC

I would like the Equity Team to examine discipline data to see if students of color are more often subject to harsher discipline such as in-school suspension.

2024-09-18 13:34:34 UTC

We can review syllabi with these lenses

2024-09-18 13:34:52 UTC

Maybe reconsider some of the traditional curriculum, credit requirements that don't work for all students.

2024-09-18 13:35:00 UTC

more events not only for latinos but for all try to show more diversity our community.

2024-09-18 13:35:16 UTC

Visit Department meetings to get all teachers on the same page (since the curriculum can vary so much).

2024-09-18 13:35:23 UTC

We can read and brainstorm what it would look like, feel like and sound like if we were to do this well. Something like a future protocol

2024-09-18 13:35:38 UTC

Think about inequitable access to school-sponsored student trips

2024-09-18 13:35:41 UTC

more events not only after school but even work on them during a class

2024-09-18 13:36:19 UTC