What is Our Equity Goal?
Committing to the development, implementation and maintenance of employment and promotion policies, practices and procedures that result in and sustain a workforce that, at all levels, reflects, understands and responds to our diverse population.
How Have We Started To Achieve It?
- Developed the 2017 Staff Census and Well-Being Survey and launched it to staff in November 2017.
- Recommenced a leadership and mentoring program for Racialized and Indigenous staff.
- Reviewed the current Principal & Vice Principal hiring process from an equity perspective
- Developed “look-fors” to support Equity as a Leadership Capacity which will support further accountability across the system
- Engaged Senior Team in specific professional development to deepen understanding of hiring with an equity lens.
- Launched a new selection process format for Central Administrator positions to identify people who exemplify the leadership attributes – including the ability to identify and remove systemic barriers to students’ achievement and well-being – necessary to move the system forward
What Have We Learned?
We must be intentional as we work across the system to improve hiring practices – to make sure our processes are free of systemic barriers.
What’s Next?
- Develop promotion processes that are aligned with the Framework to promote equity and inclusion.
- Review hiring processes and ensure Equity “look-fors” are embedded in all processes.
- Establish a complementary tool to support the Ontario Leadership Framework with an equity lens - to build capacity and support accountability.