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Colton Joint Unified outlines three-year equity, AI and student-voice plan to board
Summary
Coordinator Dr. Nyrie Clark told the board about a three-year equity-and-access plan, completed AI guidelines and family AI workshops, student-voice findings for students with disabilities, and the Footsteps of Freedom study tour used to reshape instruction.
Colton Joint Unified School District leaders presented an equity-and-access review on Oct. 2 that lays out a three-year implementation plan to embed culturally responsive instruction, student voice and data-driven resource allocation across the district.
"Equity is not a one-time initiative," Dr. Nyrie Clark, coordinator of equity and access, told the board. Clark described Year 1 (2024-25) as foundation building, Year 2 (2025-26) as implementation and alignment, and Year 3 (2026-27) as scaling and consolidation. She identified five equity pillars: measures of growth and shared understanding; responding equitably to student needs; elevating student voices; proactive supports and relationships; and cultural proficiency and inclusion.
Clark reported completion of district AI guidelines, an AI action plan in progress, an AI syllabus toolkit for teachers and an AI citation guide for students; the district also held an initial AI parent workshop. She said the district is sharing student-voice findings for students with disabilities and will provide site-level training to act on those findings.
A video highlight and remarks from educator Maurice Severs accompanied the presentation. Severs said the Footsteps of Freedom Underground Railroad study tour reshaped his curriculum: "I returned from this 8-day Underground Railroad study tour with a fire to do something to help change the world for the better," he said.
Board members praised the work, recounted personal participation in Footsteps of Freedom and emphasized the importance of preserving historical curriculum and continuing equity work across schools. The presentation closed with an invitation to follow the districts CJUSD Chats podcast for ongoing equity conversations.
