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Superintendent presents educational equity task force report; district highlights recruitment and retention work

KIRKWOOD R-VII School Board · December 16, 2025
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Doctor Mapp summarized the education equity task force report focusing on effort 11 (recruitment and retention of diverse staff). The presentation noted about 15.41% of staff identify as staff of color, data limitations in systems, retention rates above 90% for certified staff, and action steps including affinity spaces, restorative practices training and a January recruitment event.

Superintendent Doctor Mapp presented the education equity task force report during the Dec. 15 board meeting, focusing on efforts to retain, recruit and build a more diverse workforce.

Mapp said the report centers on “effort 11,” which targets expanding efforts to attract and retain diverse staff in positions that are less diverse. He cautioned that data systems (including Infinite Campus and other HR systems) limit…

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