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Quincy school committee adopts DEI program plan, highlights teacher pipeline challenge
Summary
Quincy Public Schools presented a DEI Program Improvement Plan that emphasizes partnerships, scholarships, internships and an apprenticeship pathway to recruit and retain educators from diverse backgrounds; committee members praised the work and approved the plan by voice vote.
Presenter opened by thanking Mayor Koch, Superintendent Mulvey and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Perkins and described the district’s DEI Program Improvement Plan and its four goals, which aim to increase workforce diversity, close opportunity gaps for underserved students, build DEI networks and refine internal policies.
The presenter flagged a statewide drop in teacher-preparation enrollments, citing a Learning Policy Institute figure that “Massachusetts experienced a 34.6% decrease in enrollees” to teacher-preparation programs over the past five years and warned the trend could compound shortages of educators from diverse backgrounds. To address the shortfall, the district…
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