Bethlehem Area School District Plans to Unveil New Equity Roadmap For 2022

The Bethlehem Area School District has begun work on incorporating new DEI and SEL programs into the school and curriculum starting in 2022. In their 2021-22 Vision Plan, the District included this Equity and Anti-Racism Statement:

The District has spent at least $10,000 on consultants from US² to train staff in Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The group states their core principles as follows:

The School Board has also adopted a policy wherein they state that they are prioritizing the “principle of educational equity and antiracism” and continue to say that they will be holding annual Equity Audits:

In regard to the curriculum, the district will:

The full set of documents and presentations from the District are linked below:

References:

• Vision and Strategy Plan
• Excellence Through Equity Plan
• SEL Presentation
• Full Dropbox List
• Consultant Forms:
  • CISEPA
  • IIRP
  • US²