Equity at the Center
We want the talents and contributions of all learners and all staff to be available to our communities. However, we have inherited educational practices that systematically afford advantages to some groups while perpetuating inequities for others.
Timeline of recent PPS Equity Centered Initiatives:
- Equity focused professional development for leaders (2016-current)
- Creation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion staff position (2017)
- Cultural Responsiveness Work Group: defined district equity literacy plan (2017-18)
- Meetings between Indigenous leaders, from nations within the Wabanaki Confederacy and PPS, leading to PPS Wabanaki Studies creation. (2017- Current)
- Equity Leaders Cohort launched (2018- Current)
- PPS Equity Hiring Toolkit launched in 2019, and ongoing.
- Educators of Color Insights Report (2020-21)
- Commitment to Equity in current strategic plan (adopted by Board of Education June 2024)