FACULTY GOALS

Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning 

To support the learning needs of all students, we will:

- Strengthen our culturally responsive instructional strategies as classroom teachers and advisors

- Increase our outreach to BIPOC families to further deepen our understanding of our students and help families feel vitally connected – and learn from it

- Build more opportunities for student voice – and learn from it

To support faculty in developing these skills:

- Full Faculty Summer Read – Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain with opening text-based discussion of Culture Tree chapter in Summer Planning

- Two Full Faculty PD sessions with expert in Culturally Responsive strategies (practical and actionable rather than “hearts and minds”)

- Focused Domain-based work on instructional goal (Led by Domain Leaders)

- Focused Divisional-based work on advisory practices (Led by Assistant Principle and Divisional Coordinators)

- Increased outreach to BIPOC parents (Led by Principal and Head of School)

- TBD – student voice/Affinity groups/surveys (Led by Assistant Principal or Principal)

DEI GOALS

• Advise Enrollment Committee regarding BIPOC student recruitment, acceptance, and retention.
• Support, advise, follow progress of school leadership and faculty level Equity in Action work focused on adaptive leadership in the DEI space.
• Identify and facilitate one equity related capacity building activity for the DEI committee and Board of Trustees.