- Essex High School
- Values and Goals
Values and Goals
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- Integrity
- Set goals we can reach
- Evaluate how we are doing
- Fidelity to process (flexible consistency)
- Responsiveness
- Timeliness for student experiencing harm (balanced with need to be intentional and giving student choice in shaping next steps)
- Straightforward communication (that eliminates complexity)
- A community approach that prioritizes continuous education and growth
- Healing & Repair
- Center the person that has been harmed in everything
- Trauma informed practices
- Safety (create a safe space for people who are in the process)
- Adequate and appropriate consequences
- Respect
- Believe people’s experience
- Listen to everyone’s opinions
- Understanding intentions from all involved
- Being Proactive & Anti-Racist
- Inclusion
- Decrease disproportionate impact of bias experiences on BIPOC students, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ community or any group that is harmed based on an identity that they hold
- Finding and understanding people’s stories
- Cultural sensitivity
- Systemic reduction of harm due to bias
- Integrated with broader efforts to create an inclusive culture