OUR VISION of the Oyster River Cooperative School district's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Group is to create and sustain a school community that acknowledges, integrates, and honors a diversity of histories, identities, and lived experiences.
OUR WORK centers the concepts of anti-racism, equity, and justice within the K-12 educational experience and shapes compassionate and humanizing polices, practices, and procedures within our school systems and culture.
GOALS
- Recognize and acknowledge the historical centering of dominant histories, lives, and experiences in our school district’s culture and curricula;
- Dismantle discriminatory systems and policies and establish ones that are equitable and inclusive;
- Disrupt instances of interpersonal discrimination and work to repair relationships among consenting parties;
- Prioritize the development and support of all faculty, staff, and administration in gaining the skills necessary for engaging in and sustaining this work;
- Communicate, collaborate, learn, and grow with the wider community around this work;
- Develop ongoing assessment, evaluation, and reflection tools that support us to maintain our vision, mission, and goals.