At Respect Academy, we pride ourselves on meeting the needs of our students so they can thrive. Our work with our Black Excellence Plan focuses on black students’ needs and brilliance. We ensure they feel a deep sense of belonging in our school and excel with their academics. Our work includes deepening and acting on student-powered improvement efforts, connecting with parents, and ensuring that students connect their identity in their classes. Respect will disrupt racist mindsets, beliefs, behaviors and systems so that our Black & African-American students, families, and staff feel valued and honored for their perspectives and contributions to our school. We hold additional time and space to continue to have courageous conversations and build knowledge about equity and bias among our community.
As a community, we are committed to:
Getting to know each individual student and providing them with instruction that meets their needs by using individualized data driven instruction.
Supporting our students with their social, emotional, and wellness needs.
Inspiring all students to engage in meaningful learning and reach beyond their potential.
Providing flexible schedules that work for students with responsibilities outside of school and extended after-hours learning supports.
Supporting students to explore, prepare and succeed in post-secondary goals.
Ensuring that every student has the opportunity to earn college credit prior to graduation.
Embedding transformative social emotional learning strategies.
Celebrating black culture through advisement lessons, community meetings, and visual representations.
As a staff we will:
Create instructional tools that are accessible at all times for students.
Complete DPS Equity Experience Modules & Debriefs (Differentiated for Year 1 & 2 DPS staff).
Commit to continuous change as we develop as Anti-Racists and work to dismantle the racist systems in our community.
