The Whitman Racial Equity Team (RET) is made up of a small group of SEA and non-SEA school staff to
focus on implementing the district’s Racial Equity Policy #0030. Whitman’s RET participates in racial
equity literacy trainings twice per month to support the analysis of individual, institutional, and
structural racism that is contributing to school wide disproportionality. In addition to our Racial Equity
Team’s work, Whitman’s administration team works closely with other school teams to center racial
equity in school wide initiatives including ASB student events and activities, family and community
gatherings, and whole staff professional development sessions.
Whitman also has a “Whitman Equity Team,” a group started by Whitman families. The Whitman
Equity Team supports and partners with the Staff RET, as outlined in the draft mission-vision statement posted here.
Seattle Public Schools’ Strategic Plan "Seattle Excellence" is described on the SPS website here and states the plan is
"focused on supporting students of color who are furthest away from educational justice, beginning
with African American boys and teens. Our work is not about changing students. This work is about
changing broken systems and undoing legacies of racism in public education. By actively addressing
racism in our educational system - and ensuring students furthest from educational justice thrive -
conditions in Seattle Public Schools will improve for all."
The following is a partial list of activities of our equity teams at Whitman. Please check the Whitman Calendar for opportunities to participate and support our efforts.
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June is Pride Month!
Celebrate virtually: VirtualPride | Seattle Pride
Stay tuned for safe in-person celebrations later this summer!
Learn about the origins of Pride Month and important transgender activists Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
Find youth-related resources and ways to get involved, here
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Library Support
At Whitman, we recognize that antiracism takes ongoing work and conversation. In partnership with
librarian, Shelly Macer, the Whitman Equity Team has started a book club and has assembled resources to support Racial Equity. For more information visit the Library page here.