Equity Terms

Critical Terms in Discussing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Diversity is a representation of a range of groups in a given setting.  Schools will be diverse if they contain students and staff from the range of racial/ethnic groups in a community.

Inclusion is the active acceptance of and respect for all participants in a setting.

Equity:  Raising the achievement of all students while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest achieving students and eliminating the racial disproportionality of which students are in the highest and lowest achieving groups.

Equity is the approach that consists of using extra and different measures to bring about the condition of same status - the state of equality.

Equity does not mean treating everyone in the same way.  It means doing whatever it takes to get everyone to the same place.

Equitable outcomes for each student is the purpose for having an equity plan of action.