Equity Action Plan

In the Fall of 2020, Wellington Catholic embarked to review and renew our dedication to equity and inclusive education.

This involved a variety of measures including educator professional development, full-staff in-servicing to help bolster understanding of a variety of issues affecting equity-seeking groups, creating a board-wide Equity Committee, and seeking input from the community at large.

To listen deeply, we used methods including both in-person dialogue and public forum through Thought Exchange. Through this platform, we asked students, staff and community stakeholders, “What do we need to know to continue to build a culture that promotes diversity, inclusion & belonging.” From this we learned of the importance of this to our students, with 66% of respondents being from this group. A variety of themes arose, and the top thoughts challenged us to ensure that racism is taken seriously, that supporting a culture of welcome is necessary, and that we teach and espouse equity and equality as paramount.