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District equity team lays out student-centered plan after survey shows gaps for Hispanic students
Summary
Superintendent Presta and the district's Equity Design Team outlined a multi-year equity strategy focused on student listening, data review and "safe-to-fail" pilot projects; a student experience survey found Hispanic students disproportionately reported feeling unseen. Board members expressed support and asked for accessible messaging for families.
Superintendent Presta and members of the Jefferson Union High School District Equity Design Team presented a multi-year plan to address systemic inequities, saying the work centers student voice and iterative, data-driven pilots.
"The purpose of the presentation tonight is to provide information about the broad work going on in our district in service of our commitment to dismantle the systemic inequities," Superintendent Presta said. The team emphasized a partnership with the National Equity Project and the use of "liberatory design" practices to shape district policy and school-level projects.
The team said it conducted a student experience survey that drew about 2,400…
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