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Bellevue School District launches ‘Beloved Community’ campaign, mandates microaggressions training
Summary
Board presentations on Jan. 8 introduced a districtwide "Beloved Community" five-year plan focused on belonging, equity, updated policies and required microaggressions training; board members pressed for measurable metrics and broader community engagement.
The Bellevue School District on Jan. 8 unveiled a five-year “Beloved Community” initiative aimed at strengthening belonging, interrupting discrimination and improving accountability across schools. Superintendent Kelly Aramaki told the board, “We are doubling down on building what Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. calls the Beloved Community,” and said the district has updated policies and expectations to back the campaign.
Why it matters: District leaders said the campaign is intended to improve student outcomes by reducing incidents that undermine belonging and by measuring progress over time. The…
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