Draft of equity policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

"The Chief Equity Office will design and execute an Equity plan-with an accompanying framework-to build capacity in the skills and dispositions of cultural proficiency which are necessary to create and nurture equitable educational and work environments."

Could someone please translate this for me?

LOL. I'm not laughing at you but with you. It's DEI word salad. What a waste of taxpayer money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some excerpts:

"The Equity Policy centers those students who data show have been underserved. It is this data that will continue to drive our decision making and goals. This policy applies to all FCPS policies, programs, and practices..."

"Provide differentiated distribution of resources and access to facilities based on students’ needs and driven by the elimination of predictability of outcomes."

"[T]his policy will guide the language and intent of all other policies within FCPS."

"The Chief Equity Office will design and execute an Equity plan-with an accompanying framework-to build capacity in the skills and dispositions of cultural proficiency which are necessary to create and nurture equitable educational and work environments."

"The Chief Academic Office will prioritize inclusivity, diverse representation, and the development of all students as critical thinkers and independent learners in all academic and social-emotional learning curricula, professional learning, and resources."

What kind of word salad crap is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some excerpts:

"The Equity Policy centers those students who data show have been underserved. It is this data that will continue to drive our decision making and goals. This policy applies to all FCPS policies, programs, and practices..."

"Provide differentiated distribution of resources and access to facilities based on students’ needs and driven by the elimination of predictability of outcomes."

"[T]his policy will guide the language and intent of all other policies within FCPS."

"The Chief Equity Office will design and execute an Equity plan-with an accompanying framework-to build capacity in the skills and dispositions of cultural proficiency which are necessary to create and nurture equitable educational and work environments."

"The Chief Academic Office will prioritize inclusivity, diverse representation, and the development of all students as critical thinkers and independent learners in all academic and social-emotional learning curricula, professional learning, and resources."

What kind of word salad crap is this?

The kind FCPS specializes in these days while neglecting teachers, academics, families, facilities, etc.

And if you promote people like Cohen, Keys Gamarra, and Pekarsky to state office, or re-elect Anderson, Frisch, Meren, and Sizemore-Heizer to the School Board, you’ll get even more of it. Encouraging such pablum is pretty much all they know how to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some excerpts:

"The Equity Policy centers those students who data show have been underserved. It is this data that will continue to drive our decision making and goals. This policy applies to all FCPS policies, programs, and practices..."

"Provide differentiated distribution of resources and access to facilities based on students’ needs and driven by the elimination of predictability of outcomes."

"[T]his policy will guide the language and intent of all other policies within FCPS."

"The Chief Equity Office will design and execute an Equity plan-with an accompanying framework-to build capacity in the skills and dispositions of cultural proficiency which are necessary to create and nurture equitable educational and work environments."

"The Chief Academic Office will prioritize inclusivity, diverse representation, and the development of all students as critical thinkers and independent learners in all academic and social-emotional learning curricula, professional learning, and resources."

What kind of word salad crap is this?

The kind FCPS specializes in these days while neglecting teachers, academics, families, facilities, etc.

And if you promote people like Cohen, Keys Gamarra, and Pekarsky to state office, or re-elect Anderson, Frisch, Meren, and Sizemore-Heizer to the School Board, you’ll get even more of it. Encouraging such pablum is pretty much all they know how to do.

I'm the PP who asked for a translation. Of course, I know it is word salad. The question is: why is there a word salad? Answer: because they do not want us to know their intentions.

If you look at some of the document on SB, you will see that there are some policies listed that may be affected--several of these policies include discipline. I've no idea what they intend, but I suspect it won't reflect common sense.

[Anonymous]

interesting---equity apparently means feeding teachers, too

The Chief Operations Office will guarantee safe and well equipped facilities, safe
and efficient transportation, and nutritious meals for all students and staff while
also fostering a culturally responsive working environment that offers continuous
opportunities for g

[Anonymous]

Chief of Schools/Regional Assistant Superintendents/Executive Principals will set
expectations and monitor data to ensure equitable access to opportunities across
school buildings. Will offer and engage in coaching, training, and support, to
ensure that school leadership teams create and maintain systems and structures
that promote safe, productive, and culturally responsive environments for every
student, family, and staff member

More specialists to come in and "train" teachers and staff. More paperwork for teachers and less planning time while the "experts" tell them what to do.

[Anonymous]

Policies that will be affected:

Proposed Policies & Regulations to be created or revised will consider the
priorities and responsibilities in this policy. Examples of such might include, but are
not limited to:
School Fees (5810, 3860, 5920)
Discipline (2602, 2603, 2606, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2616, 2620

[Anonymous]

n. Students will act in support of their school environment by honoring the identities
of all members of their community, investing in their learning, empathizing with a
broad array of experiences and, recognizing and appreciating all perspectives.

Translation: more Pride flags

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chief of Schools/Regional Assistant Superintendents/Executive Principals will set
expectations and monitor data to ensure equitable access to opportunities across
school buildings. Will offer and engage in coaching, training, and support, to
ensure that school leadership teams create and maintain systems and structures
that promote safe, productive, and culturally responsive environments for every
student, family, and staff member

More specialists to come in and "train" teachers and staff. More paperwork for teachers and less planning time while the "experts" tell them what to do.

Teachers time is already a zero-sum game and many teachers don’t feel like they are winning. I don’t like the idea of more requirements for them which will reduce actual time teaching.

It’s amazing how much time monitors and IAs have to ‘sub’ because teachers have to deal with the current requirements.

If you have an average child that is meeting the standard, they aren’t getting much attention now, but they likely going to receive even less.

[Anonymous]

More garbage and money spent on dei trash rather than education. Good job voters, maybe a trans day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

n. Students will act in support of their school environment by honoring the identities
of all members of their community, investing in their learning, empathizing with a
broad array of experiences and, recognizing and appreciating all perspectives.

Translation: more Pride flags

Yeah, the last thing they really want is for students to appreciate all perspectives. If kids come from conservative households and share their families’ values, their views will be unwelcome, not appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

n. Students will act in support of their school environment by honoring the identities
of all members of their community, investing in their learning, empathizing with a
broad array of experiences and, recognizing and appreciating all perspectives.

Translation: more Pride flags

Yeah, the last thing they really want is for students to appreciate all perspectives. If kids come from conservative households and share their families’ values, their views will be unwelcome, not appreciated.

Not true in all cases. You can hold conservative views so long as you aren't white and practice a conservative non-Christian religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chief of Schools/Regional Assistant Superintendents/Executive Principals will set
expectations and monitor data to ensure equitable access to opportunities across
school buildings. Will offer and engage in coaching, training, and support, to
ensure that school leadership teams create and maintain systems and structures
that promote safe, productive, and culturally responsive environments for every
student, family, and staff member

More specialists to come in and "train" teachers and staff. More paperwork for teachers and less planning time while the "experts" tell them what to do.

FCPS is so tone deaf on what students and teachers need to be successful. It's certainly not coaches....ugh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"The Chief Equity Office will design and execute an Equity plan-with an accompanying framework-to build capacity in the skills and dispositions of cultural proficiency which are necessary to create and nurture equitable educational and work environments."

Could someone please translate this for me?

Sure. “We didn’t get the message over the last few years (or rather, we refused to listen) that parents are sick to death of the focus on “equity” rather than actual academic excellence for all. We will continue to waste hours putting out ridiculous verbiage that means nothing but signals to our “stakeholders” how virtuous we are. You’re welcome.”

Yep. that's what I thought it said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On this "equity policy." What are they going to do when the "cultural background" of the child means parents who do not value education? How do they intend to address that?

Nobody's culture discards education. There are however parents of very low socioeconomic levels that cannot fathom the value of education because they literally live on different planes of existence. The kids of blue-collar, manual labor, and retail workers should not be destined for the same lives solely because their parents did not have the capacity or money to go to college.
That is what equity tries to fix with supports and programs for first-generation college-bound kids.

Kind of elitist, aren't you?

No kidding.