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Our educators need the knowledge, skills and resources to create equitable and inclusive learning environments. This includes ongoing professional development on topics such as culturally responsive teaching, anti-racism, understanding bias, accommodating diverse learners and creating safe and welcoming spaces. Investing in staff capacity is crucial for effective implementation of equitable practices.

Direction

Build staff awareness and capacity: Agility to unlearn, learn and relearn, apply and embody culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy, inclusive design and a decolonized, anti-racist, equity and inclusive lens to create a safe and welcoming learning and workplace culture.

Completed:

  • District is engaged with “critical friends” for ongoing professional development
  • Develop and implement mandatory on-line training modules for new staff on Diversity and Inclusion Fundamentals and Unconscious Bias
  • Develop timelines and begin implementation for engaging central and district staff in foundational cultural competency training (including anti-racism and anti-oppression)

Completed

  • Develop training modules on Indigenous Knowledge and rights, anti-racism, anti-oppression and human rights
  • All staff have engaged in mandatory on-line training modules on Diversity and Inclusion Fundamentals and Unconscious Bias
  • Develop annual capacity building series and multimedia campaign on Indigenous Education, Equity and Human Rights
  • Implement foundational cultural competency training

Completed:

  • Engage system staff  in foundational cultural competency training (including anti-racism and anti-oppression)

In progress:

  • Develop and implement District Tracking System for professional learning - 20% complete