December Envision Equity

for gathering support from the community, and strategies for
addressing the challenges from those who resist using race to
highlight inequities. Materials and resources that support the
policy development and implementation will be shared with
the participants.
Above, an audience member asks a question about the JCPS Racial Equity Policy.
Dr. Marshall and I presented the Racial Equity Policy to one of
the largest breakout sessions at the conference. The audience
was energized and stimulated by the topic and the bold steps
Jefferson County Public Schools have taken to ensure equity
for African-American students. Many participants indicated
that they were facing some of the same challenges as JCPS:
low expectations of students, opportunity gap, digital divide,
high concentration of African-American students in Special
Education and alternative schools, and high suspensions.
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