To Promote Equity in Mesquite ISD
January 2021
New Books to Read in 2021
Picture Books to Celebrate MLK
Project READY (Reimagining Equity and Access for Diverse Youth) is a free, online professional development curriculum that includes modules for educators interested in improving their knowledge about
race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy. The primary focus of Project READY is on improving relationships with, services to, and resources
for youth of color and Native youth. All Mesquite ISD librarians have been going through the Project READY modules as our PLC focus for the year, and we have found them extremely powerful and worth our time. While the first module focuses on some issues specific to libraries, it is still worth viewing. However, the LET highly recommends that our district teachers and staff spend some time in
Module 2: History of Race and Racism. The video below gives an overview of Project READY. Ask your campus librarian for more information.
Articles and other Resources
These resources have been curated by Mesquite ISD Librarians
The Leadership and Empowerment Team (LET) is committed to consistently sharing resources with all staff members of Mesquite ISD to remove any cultural-, gender-, and race-related obstacles to ensure our students become the leaders that they want to be. We value your feedback as we move forward with this important work. Please click
here to give suggestions for future LET's Learn Resources.
