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The mission of the Monona Grove School District is to enhance achievement for all students by cultivating a desire for learning and instilling social responsibility.
We will achieve this by:
- Building positive relationships among students, staff, parents, and community.
- Working together to inspire and engage students in meaningful learning opportunities by using research-based practices to address individual academic and social/emotional needs.
- Providing a safe and healthy environment that fosters respect and culturally responsive practices.
- Attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse, high-quality staff.
- Using resources efficiently and effectively.
Despite decades of educational reform and federal mandates, the United States continues to see growing inequities among students. The Monona Grove School District has been working for several years to disrupt the systems in place that allow these inequities to persist in our own schools. There is always more work to do--the job of creating equity for all students is never complete.
The guarantee of equitable opportunity, access, and outcomes is a focus of our strategic plan: "Staff will recognize and effectively respond to personal, implicit, and systemic biases and barriers that limit access and opportunities in order to ensure an equitable learning environment and school community for all students and families." The District has an equity framework for K-12 curriculum, and the School Board has a Teaching, Learning, and Equity committee. There is also a District Parent Equity Council, a District Equity Leadership Team and Equity Leadership Teams in each school building.
We want to hear from you! Your experiences, feedback, and questions about equity in the Monona Grove School District are important. Please contact equity@mgschools.net to share with us. This email inbox is monitored regularly, and we will make every effort to respond as quickly as possible.
District Parent Equity Council
The Parent Equity Council is a group that meets regularly with district staff and is comprised of family representatives that have students of color attending Monona Grove schools. The mission of the council is to "continue to improve the experience of students and families of color in the district by offering support, feedback, and ideas.
Members:
Ann Ahearn, in memoriam
Jim Ahearn
Lupe Cachiguango
Loan Dang
Raquel Diaz
Julie Elfers
Loreen Gage
Caroline Israel
Bobbi Jones
Anna Neal
Justin Neal
Kishia Peters
Michelle Wahe
Jade Fea (District Bilingual Resource Specialist)
Dan Olson (District Superintendent)
Shelby Steel (District Equity Coordinator)
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