The FPS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee is comprised of administrators, educators, and students. This committee will be meeting 8 times before the end of the year with continued focus entering the 2021-2022 School year.
Purpose:
Grounded in the FPS core value of “Safe and Inclusive School Community”, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will serve as a steering committee to illuminate and address forms of racism and bias within the Franklin Public Schools. The Committee will also review the District’s protocol for responding to incidents of hate and bias when they occur overtly. The D, E, I Committee will share its work with all District committees, including the curriculum committees and leadership teams, in order to embed anti-racist and anti-bias practices within all district goals and initiatives.
Theory of Action:
If the D, E, I Committee reviews district equity data; listens to the experiences of underrepresented students, families, and faculty/staff and includes them in problem-solving; develops and sustains culturally responsive teachers and curricula; promotes inclusive and anti-oppressive school contexts; engages in strategies to recruit and retain a more diverse staff; reviews and revises district policies and practices with an anti-bias lens; and engages the community through communication of progress, then students, families, and faculty members of diverse backgrounds will feel fully included in the Franklin Public Schools.
Additionally, these actions will provide all students in Franklin Public Schools with a foundation from which to realize the Essential Skills of the FPS Portrait of A Graduate: Confident and Self-Aware Individual; Empathetic and Productive Citizen; Curious and Creative Thinker; and Reflective and Innovative Problem-Solver.
