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Students: Children as young as two years use race to reason about people's behaviors. (Hirschfeld, 2008) Students can begin to have grade-level appropriate conversations about race, power and privilege with a trusted adult or peers.
Students
Families and Caregivers can include their perspectives in decision-making to ensure leadership and ownership is shared equitably across lines of difference. This can happen formally through PTAs and town halls or informally during day-to-day interactions in your school and community.
Caregivers
Educators can ensure that BIPOC students and staff as well as other marginalized groups, are supported, without an expectation for them to assimilate. This can be done by participating in professional learning opportunities such as Antiracist Educator University and Courageous Conversations About Race.*BIPOC - Black, Indigenous and People of Color
Educators
School & Central Office Leaders can consider how daily experiences affirm BIPOC students, families and staff experiences, perspectives and values. A Racial Affinity Space is a brave space to share openly, build community, authentically engage, listen, and grow in our collective journey of DCPS becoming anti-racist, whole-child centered school district. *BIPOC - Black, Indigenous and People of Color
Office Leaders
*BIPOC – Black, Indigenous and People of Color
Additionally, everyone can learn and grow using the resources below.
FOR STAFF, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOOLS
Learning for Justice Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans
From film kits and lesson plans to the building blocks of a customized Learning Plan—texts, student tasks and teaching strategies— Learning for Justice provides resources that will help you bring relevance, rigor and social emotional learning into your classroom—all for FREE.
HRC’s Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools for LGBTQIA Students K -12!
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals.
Preparing to Discuss Race and Police Violence in the Classroom
A lesson guide created by the Equity Strategy and Programing Team to support educators in facilitating discussions regarding race and police violence.
Talking to Young Children about Race, Racism, and Antiracism
This collection of resources provides some helpful guidance for parents and educators who want to talk with children about racism and violence. We’ve also included resources for adults who want to learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, the history of racism in America, and anti-racism and anti-bias.
Recommended Readings and Resources for Race, Racism, and Antiracism
Resource guide curated by DCPS’ Equity Strategy and Programing Team to support facilitating culturally responsive conversations surrounding race, racism, and antiracism.
Anti-Defamation League Equity & Justice Classroom Resources
Age-appropriate lesson plans curated by the Anti-Defamation League to support educators in instructing surrounding topics of equity and antiracism.
Teaching about Racism, Violence, Inequity and the Criminal Justice System
Age-appropriate lesson plans curated by the Anti-Defamation League to support educators in instructing surrounding topics of race, racism, and police violence.
DCPS Leading with Pride Classroom Guide
Resources created by DCPS LGBTQ and Sexual Health Program Team to support educators in instructing on LGBTQIA topics.
Preparing Staff for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Getting teacher buy-in is the most important step, and laying the groundwork for frank conversations will help administrators get started.
Exploring Your School Landscape From An Equity Lens
Worksheet for school leaders to leverage in exploring their school’s culture, policies, systems, and mindsets via the DCPS Equity Lens
ADL Responding to Bias Incidents at Schools
This toolkit is a resource to help educators and school administrators strengthen their responses to school-based incidents of bias and bigotry. Whether it be a racist “joke,” slur, stereotype or some other manifestation of implicit or explicit bias, all school community members must be committed to addressing bias-related incidents in our schools.
This policy conveys DCPS language access requirements to ensure limited and non-English proficient stakeholders can access information delivered by DCPS.
This resource created by The Racial Equity Tools networks provides general lists and bibliographies from different organizations, including curated references for educators, faith-based groups, and specific issues (e.g. Ferguson uprising, somatic), as well as syllabi and curricula, plus other multimedia content (e.g. videos).
Antiracism for All Ages
The Primary School’s collection of resources provides some helpful guidance educators who want to talk with children about racism and violence.
Recommended Readings and Resources for Race, Racism, and Antiracism
Resource guide curated by DCPS’ Equity Strategy and Programing Team to support the ongoing development of educators around equity and antiracism
Flagging Culturally Insensitive Curriculum and Content
Please use this form to flag curriculum and content for the Office of Teaching and Learning. A representative from the content team will follow-up with you within 10 business days to address this concern. Changes to the curriculum or standards may take longer due to additional input required from DCPS and non-DCPS stakeholders. However, short-term recommendations and changes can be made to meet the immediate needs of your classroom.
REPORTING INCIDENT OF HATE / BIAS
DCPS does not tolerate incidents of hate or bias among or towards students, staff or the community. For more details on responding to incidents of hate and bias in DCPS, review the DCPS protocol for responding to incidents of hate and bias and watch this Title VI: Race-Based Discrimination Training. This video must be accessed using a DC Public Schools staff email account.
What is a bias incident?
Conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or in part, by bias or prejudice. (Source: Teaching Tolerance)
What is a hate crime?
Refers to a crime—vandalism, physical assault, arson, etc. – motivated, in whole or in part, by bias, and the targeted individual or group must be listed in the statutes as a protected class. If you suspect a hate crime, please report it here. (Source: Teaching Tolerance)
What should I do if I experience, witness or hear about an incident of hate or bias within my school community or team – either virtually or in-person?
No matter the intent, report the incident. You should report the incident to your principal if it is school-based or to your supervisor if it is Central Office-based.
You can also report the incident directly to the Comprehensive Alternative Resolution & Equity (CARE) Team if it involves a student or the Office of Labor Management & Employee Relations (LMER) if it involves a staff member.
FOR STUDENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILIES
ADL: Parent, Family, and Caregiver Resources
Resources by ADL that provide strategies, tips, guiding principles and resources to help families impart positive values and principles to the children to addresses bullying, opposes bias, and in small and large ways, challenges those injustices.
Recommended Readings and Resources for Race, Racism, and Antiracism
Resource guide curated by DCPS’ Equity Strategy and Programing Team to support parents, families, and caregivers around equity and antiracism
Recommendations for parents and families who are interested in furthering their own understanding of race and identity.
Learn more about the various cultural heritage months and conversations to continue at home
DCPS LGBTQIA Resources for Parents
DCPS is working to make schools safe and inclusive for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ+) students, staff, and families. These resources are provided by DCPS LGBTQ and Sexual Health Program Team
Somos Familia (LGBTQIA+) Parent Resources
Y Ahora Que? is a Spanish-language interactive web experience that guides families through a series of videos, articles, and personal accounts about what it means to have a child who identifies with the LGBTQ+ community. Walking through this experience will remind you and your family that you are not alone in this journey.
Antiracism and Race for Young Students
This collection of resources provides some helpful guidance for parents, families, and caregivers who want to talk with children about racism and violence. We’ve also included resources for adults who want to learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, the history of racism in America, and anti-racism and anti-bias.
DCPS Parent University is a workshop series for families facilitated by the Communications and Engagement Office. Each session is designed to help families play their important role in supporting student learning and growth. Read More
Learn More about the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board
The Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board serves as a mechanism for parent leaders to directly inform the Chancellor about their perspective on the vision and direction of DCPS, with a focus on equity, race and diversity in DCPS, and the role of parents in schools. The application process for the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board opens in late spring of each year and is posted on DCPS’ website and social media accounts.
Student Equity & Justice Learning
Explore these interactive, online resources designed for you to learn and engage in topics about bias, bullying, identity, social justice and allyship. Learn on your own or with classmates or share with friends. You can move at your own pace, pausing and resuming as needed.
This document provides students, families, and community information on How To Report Incidents of Hate/Bias at DCPS
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This protocol is designed to support central office staff and school leaders in facilitating a conversation
regarding the recent racial events.
Providing support, resources, and opportunities for LGBTQ+ students, families, and staff.
