Clerc Center Equity Plan

BIPOC Families: Inclusion and Support

Phase 1: Fall 2020

  • Host a forum for BIPOC families to share their experiences and to engage in a conversation about what supports and gatherings would be helpful to them to support online learning and anti-racist work at home
  • Ensure BIPOC families have access to ASL classes provided by KDES
  • Design Diversity Action Council to create a formal mechanism for BIPOC families to ensure the inclusion of multiple perspectives on school decisions, programs, and ideas 
  • Establish a Virtual Tutoring Center to provide academic support, now during remote learning, and in the long term for homework support after school hours
  • Create a special PAC (Parent Advisory Council) to separately interview high-level position candidates for their input

Phase 2: Spring 2021

  • Host the first meeting of the Diversity Advisory Council 
  • Design the process to include DAC members as a part of the interview process for school leadership positions level Manager and above

Phase 3: Summer/Fall 2021

  • Review progress and establish year two of Equity plan

About the Clerc Center

The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University is a federally funded center with exemplary elementary and secondary education programs for deaf and hard of hearing students and is tasked with developing and disseminating innovative curricula, instructional techniques, and products nationwide while providing information, training, and technical assistance for parents and professionals to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to age 21.

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