Equitable Access ensures that opportunities for support are clearly identified and aligned with the school’s holistic vision for readiness. Decisions prioritize student strengths, interests, aspirations, and needs, promoting fairness and inclusivity. A transparent and widely known process identifies students requiring support consistently. Decision-rules for placement, progress, and exit are firmly established and consistently applied, fostering equal opportunities for all students.
Statements Depicting the Ideal Pursuit of a School
- Opportunities for support are clearly identified and aligned with the school’s holistic vision for readiness.
- Decisions prioritize student strengths, interests, aspirations, and needs.
- A clear and consistent process to identify students requiring support is well-defined and widely known.
- Decision-rules for placement, progress, and exit are firmly established, widely known, and consistently applied.
Key Resources
Quotes
“That’s what equity is about. It’s about having what you need, in the way that you need it so that you can become successful in whatever it is that you’re trying to do.”- Tara Cooper
“The right to have access to opportunities and resources- a fair and equitable society provides equal opportunity for all.”- Dr. Palto Datta
“In my travels all over the world, I have come to realize that what distinguishes one child from another is not ability, but access. Access to education, access to opportunity, access to love.”- Lauryn Hill
“Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners.”- E.D. Hirsch Jr.
Reflection Prompts
- How do you create an environment where students enjoy learning because it feels purposeful and valuable to them?
- Write down thoughts on how your team is engaging students to share their experiences and what they need from school.