Commitment to Equity

We are committed to creating an educational landscape where every student has an equal access and opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances. By championing equity, we are not only improving the lives of individual students but also strengthening our communities and building a brighter future for the region .

Near & North Star

North Star – Create a Central Coast Region in which socioeconomically disadvantaged students achieve their goals within K-16 education and local industry, and secure high-wage, high-impact careers that advance opportunities for upward mobility.

Near Star – The Collaborative will co-design, with all educational partners, an equitable, aligned, and effective educational system across the region by prioritizing systemic changes that benefit socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Building on community strengths, assets, and aspirations, we will ensure fair representation of community and student voices. Over the next three years, utilizing data-informed practices, the Collaborative will eliminate systemic inequities and enhance the equity of outcomes for our region’s socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Equity Statement

As K-16 educational leaders from across the six counties of our Central Coast, our collective integrity is upheld through transparency, accountability, and bidirectional communication. We recognize and affirm the deep value and positive impact that diversity of perspectives, experiences, and identities have within our schools and campuses. Across all levels of education, our Collaborative is committed to creating more diverse, equitable, and inclusive educational experiences for our economically disadvantaged students. 

To promote equity in the midst of increasing sociopolitical and cultural resistance, we commit to authentically examine how we serve and support our students. We will address systemic racism and inequities through purposeful expansion of partnerships and educational and workforce pathways. Uplifting student and community voices will drive our systems change work to improve economic mobility and prepare successive generations of leaders to promote and uphold a just society.

Values

The collaboratives key decisions are shaped by the following values: 

  1. Identify, disrupt and eliminate systemic inequities

  2. Commit to data-informed practices

  3. Build upon community strengths, assets and aspirations

  4. Collaborate with our communities to ensure fair representation of voice and self determination