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REAL (Racial Equity and Learning) brings together NPS teachers, staff, students sixth-grade and older, and caregivers who are committed to developing an anti-racist school district.
Those of us involved are deepening our understanding of how race, racism, and whiteness operate in Northampton Public Schools and beyond. We are working together and across our community to create a district that actively opposes racism and promotes racial equity.
Check out a glossary of terms relevant to anti-racist work.
Currently, the active members of what is known internally as REAL’s coordinating team include Jen Bernache-Stiles, Kristen Elde, Leigh-Ellen Figueroa, Amy Martyn, Kara McLaughlin, Noel Raley, and Soledad Thorman Vargas.
We are working toward a district where:
♥ Educators and administrators are racially diverse
♥ School curriculum, policies, and practices emphasize the voices and contributions of people of color
♥ Perspectives and recommendations of students of color are solicited, heard, and acted upon by leadership
♥ Conflict resolution is about repairing and improving relationships among people, not punishing individuals
♥ Conversations about race and race equity are integral to school culture
♥ People value their interconnectedness, and all people feel they belong
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