  {"id":12,"date":"2019-12-13T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:58:07","slug":"diversity-equity-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe it is our moral responsibility to welcome, celebrate and affirm the full spectrum and intersections of human differences in, and beyond our community. We will create a culture that celebrates advocacy and pursues justice for all, especially those from historically marginalized communities. We will practice risk-taking, and challenge one another to continuously examine systems of privilege and bias, and work collectively to disrupt and dismantle inequity in all its forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jorge Allen<\/strong>, <strong>Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Carla Lumley,<\/strong> Secretary, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong>:&nbsp;781-446-6200<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dei@wellesleyps.org\">dei@wellesleyps.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em> \u201cEquity is more than a list of practical strategies. It is a lens and an ideological commitment. There are no practical strategies that will help us develop equitable institutions if we are unwilling to deepen our understandings of equity and inequity.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Paul Gorski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>View the District&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IEdNCRTja0Vbn7V7HbAw4UbGrUAHWp4j\/view?usp=sharing\">Equity Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>无尽资源采集 METCO<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years-150x150.png\" alt=\"METCO logo\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/12\/METCO-50-years.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>METCO\u2019s mission is to provide, through professional leadership and voluntary citizen action, the development and promotion of quality integrated educational opportunities for urban and suburban students in the Greater Boston community, and to work toward the expansion of a collaborative education program with the Boston and suburban school systems.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-4-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcoinc.org\/\">METCO, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/metco\/\" title=\"\">WPS METCO Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/staff-directory\/\">Meet the METCO Team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/metco\/enrollment\/\">Enrollment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Family Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellesleyfreedomteam.org\/resources\" title=\"\">无尽资源采集 Freedom Team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metcoinc.org\/resource\/metco-university\/\" title=\"\">METCO University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>无尽资源采集 Initiatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/metco\/family-friends-program\/\">Family Friends Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofwellesleymetco.org\/\">Friends of 无尽资源采集 METCO, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mentoring<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in serving as a mentor for our youth? Please complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/oBJK7CFwtGL5QbJR8\">interest form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Website-header-3.jpeg\" alt=\"METCO logo\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Website-header-3.jpeg 168w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Website-header-3-150x120.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Partnerships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpde.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/cropped-65431_original.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/cropped-65431_original.png 648w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/cropped-65431_original-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/cropped-65431_original-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metcoinc.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/METCO-website-header-1-1024x258-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/METCO-website-header-1-1024x258-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/METCO-website-header-1-1024x258-1-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/METCO-website-header-1-1024x258-1-150x38.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/METCO-website-header-1-1024x258-1-768x194.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellesleyabc.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"无尽资源采集 A Better Chance Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1364\" style=\"width:183px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/310954763_467250462105817_6740518990146246831_n.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission We believe it is our moral responsibility to welcome, celebrate and affirm the full spectrum and intersections of human differences in, and beyond our community. 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