Northshore School District spotlights racial and educational justice work; students credited with leading change

Superintendent Irish and district staff presented progress on Parameter 9 — the Northshore School District’s racial and educational justice framework — focusing on systemwide training, student leadership and new data tools to track incidents of discrimination and microaggressions.

Dr. Thomas, who led the presentation of a 20-page REJ report, said the district will concentrate this year on three priorities: building and sustaining leader and staff capacity; creating structures of support; and strengthening cohesion across schools. "We are trying to make this part of the DNA of the organization," Dr. Thomas said, describing work spread across departments and schools rather than isolated in a single office.

Rena Harb, the district’s specialist for organizational change and student advancement, opened the presentation with a land and people’s acknowledgment. "We are currently on unceded Coast Salish lands that have been…