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    Livingston Public Schools’ Equity Goal seeks to improve the culture and community with LPS by enhancing inclusiveness, cultural awareness, anti-racism, and acceptance of individual differences through mandated curricular programming, extracurricular programming, and district operations.

Harrison Equity Team FAQs

  • What is the Harrison Equity Team?

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    Livingston Public Schools’ Equity Goal seeks to improve the culture and community with LPS by enhancing inclusiveness, cultural awareness, anti-racism, and acceptance of individual differences through mandated curricular programming, extracurricular programming, and district operations. We are in the very early stages of our work and with each day we realize how much more we need to do in ensuring each of our students know they belong and are sure they are valued in our schools. 

    In response to this goal, LPS created District and Building Equity Teams to put “equity into action” at every level across the school community through:

    • Data analysis and planning
    • Coaching educators on equity, anti-racism and inclusion in the classroom.
    • Planning and facilitating community conversations

    The Equity Teams continue to work with teachers to make instruction more responsive to diversity, and inclusive of various cultures. The teams also work to strategically implement professional development and school-based programming focused on diversity, anti-racism, and cultural inclusivity in teaching and learning in order to create a common language and set of expectations for the school community.

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  • What are the goals of the Harrison Equity Team this year?

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    The Equity teams continue to work with teachers to make instruction more responsive to diversity, and inclusive of various cultures. The teams also work to strategically implement professional development and school-based programming focused on diversity, anti-racism, and cultural inclusivity in teaching and learning in order to create a common language and set of expectations for the school community.

    This school year, the Harrison Equity Team's goals include:

    DISTRICT GOAL: Community and Culture - Engaging all stakeholders, especially students and their families and guardians, in educational programs is essential to creating a community of equity in our school district. Ensure just outcomes for each student, raise marginalized voices, and challenge imbalances of power and privilege. 

    • Review School and District-Wide Equity Data
    • District-Wide Equity Audit
    • Community Survey from 10/26
    • HIB Data from 2022-23 School Year
    • Provide Educational Opportunities for Students, Staff, and Community Members to Increase Positive Student-Student and Student-Teacher Interactions around Culture and Equity
    • Continue Curriculum, Assessment, and Instructional Audit beyond the Social Studies discipline
    • Continue to use Talents of Faculty/Staff to facilitate our Equity Work
     
    The Harrison Elementary School's Equity team supports the district goals and has individualized our work towards the achievement of these goals as indicated below:
     
    1. Continue to develop lessons highlighting a variety of diversity topics through the use of grade specific picture books which incorporate the 100%'s which was started last year.
     
    2. Develop a more ‘formal’ system of communication with school to the parent community to create more awareness of the natural daily activities and discussions focusing on diversity and inclusion.
     
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  • How can I get involved?

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    If you are interested in learning more about and/or joining the Harrison Equity Team, please reach out to Daniel Garcia at 973-535-8000, ext. 8111, or Christine Siti at 973-535-8000, ext. 8351.

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Harrison Equity Team Members

Name Email Address
Coleen Caulfield ccaulfield@livingston.org
Jodi Frohnapfel jfrohnapfel@livingston.org
Daniel Garcia dgarcia@livingston.org
Parul Aneja
Runa Deshmukh
Christine Siti csiti@livingston.org
Deborah Craig dcraig@livingston.org
Janine DeMarsico jdemarsico@livingston.org
Stephanie Siu ssiu@livingston.org
Rachel Tobin
Hannah Viera
Yara Rivera yrivera@livingston.org
Lyndal Khaw
Dominique Cluen
Amy Hertz
Saloni Patel
Sumerah Bakhsh
Marjorie Tovar
Sandy Garas

Upcoming Meeting Dates

  • October 22, 2024
    November 19, 2024
    December 17, 2024
    January 21, 2025 (Canceled)
    February 25, 2025
    March 18, 2025 (Rescheduled to March 24, 2025)
    April 22, 2025
    May 20, 2025
     
     
  • Last Meeting: February 25, 2025

    • Review of Norms and Events (Lunar New Year, Black History Month, Lunar New Year, Talent Show- 25 Years)
    • Upcoming Ramadan/Eid- Parent Involvement
    • 100%'s Alignment- Hawk Talk Planning- Future Planning and Feedback
    • Pilot Lessons about Justice (Bullying)- Us2