Re-Centering Schools Initiative

Return & Recovery Toolkit for School Leaders

Culturally-Responsive

Behavior Systems

Strengthen and revise behavior systems to promote culturally-responsive and restorative practices that minimize disruptions to academic, social, and emotional learning opportunities.

High Quality Instructional Materials (Present)

If high quality instructional materials are already in place: Strengthen implementation of externally-vetted, rigorous, and culturally-relevant curriculum through developing or intensifying instructional systems and educator content expertise.

SEL Programming (Not Present)

If SEL programming is not already in place: Adopt and implement dedicated SEL that is culturally-responsive and acknowledges the social and emotional impacts of the pandemic.

SEL Programming (Present)

If SEL programming is already in place: Strengthen and deepen integration of SEL practices within academic instruction in culturally-responsive ways that acknowledge the social and emotional impacts of the pandemic.

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An Initiative of Boston Schools Fund

Founded in 2015, Boston Schools Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that leverages grant-making, partnerships, data, and policy work to advance educational equity in Boston by providing opportunity and access to high-quality schools, particularly to those most underserved. We envision a Boston where every child, regardless of race, ability, income, or neighborhood, attends a high-quality school that meets their needs as learners and allows them to lead choice-filled lives.