Equity Action Plan
New Mission Statement (Adopted, April 2021)
At Riverside Brookfield High School, we value character as well as achievement. A partnership of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community committed to educational excellence, innovation, and equity, we deliver a rigorous and well-balanced education for the academic, artistic, athletic, social-emotional and civic growth of each student. As lifelong learners, graduates are well-equipped to be responsible members of a diverse and ever-changing world.
At Riverside Brookfield High School, we value character as well as achievement. A partnership of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community committed to educational excellence, innovation, and equity, we deliver a rigorous and well-balanced education for the academic, artistic, athletic, social-emotional and civic growth of each student. As lifelong learners, graduates are well-equipped to be responsible members of a diverse and ever-changing world.
Board of Education Equity Definition (December 2024)
Equity is having high expectations for every student learner and providing the supports and resources so each learner can develop to their full academic and social potential.
District Equity Leadership Team (DELT)
- Founded: September 2022
- Goal: Continued training and engagement in the following areas.
- Systems, Teaching & Learning, Student Voice Climate & Culture, Professional Learning, Family and Community as an Agency.
- Participants: Administrators, Teachers, Para-Educators, Counselors, Social Workers, School Psychologists, Union Leadership, Instructional Coaches, Athletic Coaches, and Club Sponsors.
Equity Action Plan 2024-2025
Professional Development for Staff
- Systemic Education Equity Training, Dr. Ivette Dubiel
- Equity 101: An Overview Completed
- Understanding Implicit Bias: Part 1 Completed
- Social Constructs of Self and Positionality Completed
- Understanding Implicit Bias: Part 2 Completed
- Microaggressions Completed
- Dimensions of -Ism’s: Part 1 Completed
- Dimensions of -Ism’s: Part 2 Completed
- Synopsis and Application Completed
- Assessment Completed
- Restorative Justice Team
- Established, 2019
- PD provided to staff on Restorative Practices in the classroom
- Treatment Agreements to be established as a common practice for 2021-2022 School Year (August Institute Date)
- Harvard Graduate School Seminar
- May, 2019
- Minority Empowerment Club Institute Day presentation (all staff)
- Presentation/PD to all staff presented by members of Minority Empowerment Club
- April, 2019
- Trauma Informed Practices (Faculty Institute 2019)
- Cross-Cultural Cultural Competency Training, Dr. Lourdes Ferrer
- Completed on October 26, 2018
Parental Involvement/Participation
- Equity Committee (Founded Fall, 2020)
- Members include: Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators, Outside educators
- Founded the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) in 2021
- Coffee with the Principal
Curriculum & Instruction
- Transformed the Western Civilization Curriculum to a World History Curriculum
- New class: Latin American History 2021-2022 school year
- Developing curriculum in all content areas to include multiple perspectives and acknowledgments of all races and ethnicities.
- Urban Studies (elective)
- Implementing STAR assessment (progress monitoring) school-wide
- Seal of Biliteracy
District Policies
- 2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure
- 2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure
- 5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited
- 7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities
- 7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited
- 8:70 Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
Human Resources/Hiring opportunities
- Committed to hiring qualified and diverse candidates
- 5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment
Student Handbook
- Updated student dress code - eliminated Hats/Hoods and 2” strap requirement language
- Student Handbook
Students & Extracurricular Programming
- Facilitated Student/Leadership Meetings
- Monthly Office hours with the Principal
- Student Leadership Forums
- Restorative Conversations
- Support & funded culturally based clubs
- Established See Something, Say Something initiative
- Adopted Latin Recognition Honor System (Eliminated Class Rank)
- Begins with the class of 2024
- Plan to implement the Satchel Screener/SEL during the 2021- 2022 school year
- Monthly SEL/Building Community lessons planned for the 2021-2022 school year
- Restorative Justice Team leading efforts in restorative practices in the classroom:
- Building community, restorative grading practices, treatment agreements, restorative conversations