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District equity office reports student ‘belonging’ conferences and implementation steps for EDI work
Summary
The district’s equity, diversity and inclusion team reported outreach activities, middle- and high-school belonging conferences, professional learning offerings and next steps for an equity implementation plan, including multilingual communications and digital accessibility pilots.
The district’s equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) team gave an annual update summarizing outreach events, student belonging conferences, professional learning and implementation steps for the educational equity framework.
What staff reported: EDI staff highlighted student-focused events held this year, including high-school and middle-school “belonging” conferences that featured restorative circles, author sessions and high-school-transition workshops. Presenters shared student-feedback word clouds and summarized survey responses indicating strong student and parent interest in inclusive programming and multilingual communication.
Professional learning and policy work: the EDI office described district training initiatives, including a Colorado Department of Education‑approved English learner professional-development pathway, restorative-practices training, and district-wide teacher supports for culturally responsive instruction. The office also updated one of its five equity “moves” language to “inclusive multilingual communication and digital accessibility” to stress compliance and access for families and people with disabilities.
Pilots and operational steps: staff said pilots for instant language assistance and a specific tool (referred to as “PapaTalk” in the presentation) were tested in Title I schools and will be expanded. EDI also worked with communications to update interpreter/translator request processes and with finance and learning services to introduce an equity-minded site-by-site budget review process.
Data and next steps: EDI reported results from family and student surveys conducted at events (for example, 103 respondents at a Latino/Hispanic community event) and said next steps include continuing to scale professional learning; embedding warm welcomes and classroom agreements as expected practices; and finalizing an equity implementation plan that links to budget decisions.
Board reaction: trustees asked for data and listening-session results and encouraged EDI to align training for bus drivers, food service and other staff who regularly interact with students. Trustees requested survey instruments and more detailed implementation milestones for the equity plan.
Ending: EDI staff said website materials and prior board presentations are available online and promised to return with the equity-implementation milestones and more detailed survey/listening-session data.
