Equity Department
Student achievement cannot happen without equity and excellence
WE BELIEVE...
- Race and culture exert a powerful influence on policies, practices and interactions in every aspect of Montgomery County Public Schools and can lead to the racial predictability of achievement and success.
- This racial predictability is not simply a factor of individual beliefs and actions, but is institutionalized.
- To eliminate this racial predictability we must remove institutional barriers and demonstrate culturally proficient policies, practices and behaviors.
Our Mission
We will advance racial justice and cultural proficiency by interrupting systems of bias (implicit and explicit), oppression, and inequity in our policies, practices and procedures by challenging every MCPS employee to be courageous, persistent and effective in confronting and resolving racial and cultural issues that impact everyone but disproportionately impact the academic and social emotional success of students of color.
Resources Resources and materials to meet your equity needs. Contact the Equity Department if you can not find what you need.
Professional Learning Multiple opportunities for professional learning.
- Courses previewed during our December Equity Symposium will be launched in the Spring semester.
- The following courses are available through PDO:
Equity Updates #90211
Education That is Multicultural #50265
Education That is Multicultural (CANVAS) #91755
Understanding Muslim Students #92492
Ethnic Groups in American Society #50264
Understanding LGBTQIA+ Students #92713 - Contact the Equity Department for professional learning personalized for your school or office.
Hate/Bias Consultation and coaching to address and prevent hate and bias incidences.
Contact the Equity Department for support.
Leadership Team Support Support to school and office leadership teams to develop relationships and structures to lead for equity.
- The Equity Department helps school and office leadership teams develop relationships, communication and structures needed to lead for equity.
Click here for more information - Contact the Equity Department for support in implementing Attachment D (Equity) in your School Improvement Plans
Study Circles Facilitators and structures for schools and offices to develop relationships, awareness, and skills necessary to engage in productive dialogue around challenging issues
- Learn about the different formats to engage leaders, parents, students and staff
- Fact Sheet on how schools are using Study Circles to develop their leadership teams and PLCs.
- Video of High School Students Addressing a Contentious Issues
- Video of Middle School students talking about their Study Circle experience
- Article about the different ways schools have used Study Circles
- Facilitator Training for Students and Staff
Equity Department
Overview
Learn about all the programs, trainings and supports that the MCPS Equity Department offers to schools, teachers and the community. The goals of the EIU are to bring equity to all MCPS students, staff and families by promoting cultural proficiency, to stop hate bias incidents and foster positive relationships with the members of our diverse population.
MCPS Equity Student Dialogues
Watch and learn how teachers and elementary schools can empower students to become upstanders and not bystanders, to learn more about culture and the negative effects of stereotyping, as well as how to become more culturally proficient. The MCPS Equity Department offers a series of 4 lessons called Equity Student Dialogues to teach students these concepts and practices. The Unit also offers trainings for school staff to enable them to teach these lessons as well.
Equity
Resources
Equity Matters! Newsletter
EquityMatters! is a newsletter produced by the MCPS Equity Department. It provides resources and stories to help MCPS staff use an equity and antiracist lens in all decisions, practices, and policies.
Equity Resources Padlet
This padlet provides updated tools, modules, and other resources for staff and leaders. Keep checking back for the latest materials.
The Counter Story
The Counter Story features the voices of our students, families, and staff who are often marginalized in the media, curriculum, and our classrooms. Counterstories help us to interrupt our explicit and implicit biases.
MCPS Antiracist Audit
MCPS is engaged in a comprehensive Antiracist Audit. Click the button to get updated information about the audit.
Contact Us
Equity Department
850 Hungerford Drive, Suite 200
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-740-4070