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Actions for Equity

The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks opened eyes across the country to systemic problems, and pushed schools and organizations—including GFS—to better understand their role in dismantling racism. While equity has long been a part of the GFS mission and a core priority of our strategic vision, this awakening across the country and within our own community inspired us to adapt and improve, creating an even safer, stronger GFS. Thank you to the courageous students, families, faculty, and staff who shared their stories of aggressions and microaggressions, and provided voices and ideas to ensure our plan is implemented with love and care. 

We are bringing our renewed commitment to anti-racism to life through an ongoing process that includes:

  • Community Conversations 
  • Statement and Values 
  • An Action Plan 
  • A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report 
  • Accountability Checks

Actions for Equity Working Plan

Plan Updates, Reports, and News

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

During the summer of 2020, we invited GFS parents, alumni, faculty, and staff to share working plan feedback. Over 600 people joined our Community Conversations and we heard important feedback, ideas, and reflections, on topics including:

  • Accountability and transparency 
  • Student/Family and Employee handbook updates
  • Clear policies and processes for enforcement 
  • Bias incident reporting procedures
  • Curriculum updates and consistency 
  • Mental health support for the BIPOC community
  • Faculty and staff support, recognition, and advancement
  • Intersectionality
  • Recruitment of BIPOC faculty, staff, and students
  • Restorative justice
  • DEI program and initiative support

 Sessions Held:

  • Faculty and Staff of Color
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Alumni: Graduation year before or including 1979
  • Alumni:1980-1999
  • Alumni: 2000-2019
  • Alumni (All alumni)
  • Alumni of Color Host Committee
  • Parents: Early Childhood
  • Parents: Lower School
  • Parents: Middle School
  • Parents: Upper School
  • Parents of Color Session (2 sessions)
  • US Students/Class of 2020
  • Multicultural Parents Alliance Executive Committee

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