CSHS Weekly Bulletin
October 23-28, 2017
Being a Place of "And"
Dear Cougar Family,
During August's staff development we engaged in the beginning of our ongoing dialogue regarding Culturally Relevant Teaching. We are now nine weeks into the school year, and I would like all of us to take a moment to reflect on how we are doing regarding our implementation of CRT strategies. Please take a moment to discuss the following questions with a group of colleagues this week:
1) Which CRT strategies have you implemented? (See the 3 pics below for the complete list. These were also featured on the handout that you highlighted/underlined during PD.)
2) How has implementing these strategies helped to provide equity and access to your curriculum?
3) What are some systemic barriers at CSHS that may create inadvertent inequity? How can we address these barriers?
We want CSHS to be a place of "and," a place where students from all backgrounds feel welcomed into the Cougar family, regardless of race, gender, religion, ability-level or any of the other identifiers that sometimes become points of division rather than inclusion. We have the unique opportunity to work together to show our students that despite what the news often portrays, the vast majority of Americans have great respect and love for one another. Our differences make us stronger, for as the poet William Blake said, "Without contraries is no progression."
Thank you for taking a hard look at your own classroom and our campus as a whole to create a culture and climate that serves ALL of our students. Please let me know if you have suggestions for things we need to address as a campus regarding being a place of "and."
Have a fabulous week! And, as always, COUGAR PRIDE!
Tiffany
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