Through the 5 Phases of YES, students will gain the skills, training, and empowerment necessary to help recognize educational disparities and become active contributors to bottom-up school improvement efforts.
More than any other initiative or goal, equity initiatives require strong leadership, commitment, and courage from stakeholders at all levels of a school system. Our free strategy paper, "Building a Foundation for Achieving Deep Equity: Evidence-Based School Change," guides K-12 education leaders in understanding what it takes to lead the charge on equity, social justice, and anti-racism to create truly inclusive school environments.
The foundational 5 phases underpins the Deep Equity process to:
The Restorative Practices model that Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Dominique Smith have created provides a proactive approach to school climate, discipline, and student relationships. Their work also discusses the importance of equity and the role equity plays in every approach in a school setting, from attendance to engagement to discipline.