| DIVERSITY EDUCATION & PROGRAM EQUITY
Diversity and Student Academic Success
Newport News Public Schools provides a multi-faceted program designed
to establish and maintain an organizational climate that maximizes
the benefits of the diversity in the school division. The
structure of this initiative reflects philosophically the following
assumptions regarding diversity awareness:
- Personnel who acquire skills to interact effectively with diverse
populations will create an organizational climate that fosters
greater academic success for students.
- Personnel who value diversity and utilize its strength will
contribute meaningfully to the creation and maintenance of a safe
and orderly school environment.
- A systematic program of training for diversity awareness requires
three to five years to accomplish significant organizational change.
An effective diversity awareness training program becomes an ongoing
facet of staff development.
- A training program that is designed internally, with the support
and participation of the policy-making body and the senior administrative
personnel, offers the greatest potential for success.
Diversity Education Goals
The goal of diversity training for Newport News Public Schools is to help personnel
learn to appreciate and better understand diverse cultures and races so that
they can work together better and realize the academic goals envisioned for
our students. Personnel who participate in this training program will:
- develop strategies for maintaining an educational environment that nurtures
and motivates the academic success of the diverse student population
- identify instructional strategies that address performance and participation
disparity
- develop strategies for communicating effectively with parents
- assess the success of their work group team in capitalizing on its diversity
- assess the success of school/division efforts in achieving pluralistic particiation
in all facets of school life.
The Newport News School Division
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its
programs, activities, or employment practices as required by
the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations.
Regina Harris, HR Compliance Supervisor, Human Resources, Newport
News Public Schools, at 12507 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA
23606, (757-881-5061), is responsible for coordinating the division's
efforts to meet its obligations under Section 504, Title IX,
the ADA, and their implementing regulations.
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