OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY During the 2013–2014 school year, the SPASD endeavored to rewrite the District’s vision and mission statements and to develop a Strategic Plan. After more than 60 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis meetings with community members and community groups and a three-day community visioning event, the District boldly proclaimed its commitment to Every Child, Every Day, a shared vision that drives our work to this day. In 2018, the SPASD Board of Education supplemented our vision and mission statements with a School Board Policy Preamble, which also serves as the District’s Equity Statement. This document further defines the School Board’s dedication to the students and families of the Greater Sun Prairie Area. The SPASD vision and mission statements, coupled with the School
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2020–2021 A REPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY
Board’s equity statement, are the founding documents that drive the development and execution of the SPASD Equity Framework, which was also formalized in 2018. Today, this comprehensive framework covers all aspects of District operations, from the Board to the Strategic Plan, from site excellence to our community partnerships. It represents our plan to support students who struggle to reach their full potential, students who deserve the very best from all of us because they are the leaders for our future, and students who have been marginalized and lack access and opportunities to fully thrive as scholars in our public school system. Simply stated, our SPASD Equity Framework helps us get to “Every” in our endeavor to achieve Every Child, Every Day.
