Red Clay board workshop outlines equity audit, expands educator affinity groups and maps HB198 rollout

Marquia Davis, Red Clay’s supervisor of equity, told the board at a March 4 workshop that the district has completed an internal staff equity audit and is working with a contractor, Equity and Beyond, to analyze results expected by May.

The audit—administered Feb. 1–23 to administrators, teachers, counselors and district office staff—asked about school culture, equitable practices and hiring and served as a baseline for district goals, Davis said. “This equity audit was internal…this was staff,” Davis said, adding that building leaders and diversity champions will receive school‑level results with identifying comments redacted as needed.

Why it matters: the district is tying the audit to measurable KPIs—discipline proportionality, professional‑development participation, staff attrition and student outcome data—to set multi‑year targets for representation and student success.

Presenters described several…