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Roosevelt IB Middle School Diversity Council

Roosevelt IB Middle School Diversity Council. Defining Diversity. How do we define diversity at Roosevelt Middle School?. Diversity Data Total students 908. Languages of Roosevelt Students. African – 7 Arabic – 3 Cambodian – 1 Chinese – Cantonese- 1 Chinese – Mandarin – 1

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Roosevelt IB Middle School Diversity Council

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  1. Roosevelt IB Middle School Diversity Council

  2. Defining Diversity • How do we define diversity at Roosevelt Middle School?

  3. Diversity DataTotal students 908

  4. Languages of Roosevelt Students African – 7 Arabic – 3 Cambodian – 1 Chinese – Cantonese- 1 Chinese – Mandarin – 1 Chinese – Other – 1 Dutch – 1 English – 423 French – 2 Hmong – 1 India – 1 Japanese – 2 Korean – 1 Lao – 1 Malay-Indonesian – 1 Malay-Polynesian – 2 Other Non-English – 10 Persian – Farsi – 1 Pilipino-Tagalog – 4 Samoan – 1 Servo-Croatian-1 Spanish – 413 Thai – 1 Vietnamese-7 Total= 24

  5. Students in Transitional Housing

  6. Roosevelt’s Ethnic Groups

  7. English Language Learners • 191 English Language Learners • 21% of the total population

  8. Cultures at Roosevelt IB Middle • Culture defined: an integrated pattern of human behavior including thought, communication, ways of interacting, roles and relationships, and expected behaviors, beliefs, values, practices and customs What are the important ways people define themselves or are defined by others at our school? e.g. Japanese, having a disability

  9. We embrace all students, including: • Students with disabilities • Students from LGBTQ families • Students who identify as LGBTQ • Students who “look different” • All others!

  10. What is cultural diversity? cultural diversity = having different cultures respect each other's differences

  11. Taking diversity further: Diversity must be prevalent and valued before one may be considered culturally competent • What does a culturally competent classroom look like? • How are parents involved in supporting students in a culturally competent school? • How do students learn and behave in a culturally proficient school? • What does a culturally competent administrative team do?

  12. Goals Accomplished This Year: • Anti-Bullying Week • Diversity Survey • Parent Workshop on Anti-Bullying • Homeless Awareness Campaign

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