The Pennsbury School District is committed to fostering an inclusive educational environment that understands, respects, and embraces individual differences as assets that serve to enhance our school community. Educational equity-- the practice of distributing resources, access, and opportunity based on fairness and justice regardless of race, ethnicity, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, language, disability, or socio-economic status-- will serve as the foundation of all decision-making to ensure equitable outcomes for every learner.
Equity Strategic Goal Areas
IF WE:
Lead with cultural proficiency to implement a multi-tiered system of support with the strategic use of data for equity and access built on a foundation of high-quality core instruction and professional learning,
THEN WE:
Then we will reach our vision of: Equity for every learner.
Institutional Practices
Center the District's equity lens approach to ensure equitable opportunity and access to resources.
High-quality and Culturally Relevant Instruction
Reduce achievement, discipline, and opportunity gaps by using culturally responsive, universally designed, standards-based curriculum and instruction.
Inclusive School Climate
Foster an inclusive environment and school climate through collaboration with family and community.
Learning Culture & Professional Development
Ensure employees receive ongoing professional development in cultural proficiency, cultural responsiveness, implicit bias, explicit bias, anti-racism, diversity, and inclusive practices.
Data-focused, Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Use multiple measures of quantitative and qualitative district-wide and school-level data as the basis for instructional decision-making and continuous improvement.
Workforce Diversity
Identify and address barriers to the recruitment, hiring, retention, development, and promotion of District employees from diverse backgrounds.
PSD Executive Summary
PSD Educational Equity Audit Report
Educational Equity Policy