Institutional Racism

Worksheet for Policy Development
• Develop a Universal Goal that a wide range of people can aspire to together.
• Since different groups of people need different supports to reach that shared
goal, what will each different group of people need?
• Are there subgroups within each group that have particular circumstances that
need to be addressed in a targeted way?
Universal Goal:
Joyful and meaningful education for all children
Targeted Strategies
Group: Middle class children of all races
o Resources and supports to cultivate, retain and nurture good teachers &
administrators
Group: Low Socio-economic status children
o Resources and supports to cultivate, retain and nurture good teachers &
administrators
o Nutritious meals, stable housing, medical care
Group: African American children
o Resources and supports to cultivate, retain and nurture good teachers &
administrators
o Nutritious meals, stable housing, medical care
o Curriculum and pedagogical approaches that counter unconscious impact
of pervasive negative stereotypes on decision making and assumptions
Group: Recent immigrants
o Resources and supports to cultivate, retain and nurture good teachers &
administrators
o Nutritious meals, stable housing, medical care
o Curriculum and pedagogical approaches that counter unconscious impact
of pervasive negative stereotypes on decision making and assumptions
o English language supports, First language supports,
interpretation/outreach in parent’s first language
Group:
Developed by Connie Heller
Grassroots Policy Project Race, Power and Policy Page 29