I. PURPOSE
The purpose of the policy is to establish and maintain an inclusive educational program as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 3500.0550.
II. GENERAL STATEMENT
It is the intent of the Moorhead School Board to establish and maintain an educational program for students and staff which is inclusive of the diversity of the United States and which reflects the historical and contemporary contribution of persons, including but not limited to persons of American Indian/Alaskan Natives, Asian/Pacific Americans, Black Americans, Latinic Americans, and Americans of European ancestry; and persons with disabilities.
III. EDUCATION PLAN
A. The Inclusive Education Plan will provide a framework and process for the integration of multicultural, gender-fair concepts throughout the educational program. A program which is multicultural and gender-fair will:
1. Foster understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity that will reflect the wide range of contributions and roles open to Americans, irrespective of race/ethnicity and cultural/linguistic background.
2. Emphasize the historical and contemporary contributions to society of people of all genders and gender identities.
3. Emphasize the historical and contemporary contributions to society of persons with disabilities and reflect the wide range of roles open to individuals with disabilities.
B. The Inclusive Education Plan will:
1. Provide an educational system sensitive to the "whole learner." Therefore, all aspects of the student's social, emotional, physiological, cultural, and religious needs must be considered in order to provide quality education.
2. Provide for staff development programming to assist staff in understanding and providing strategies to meet the needs of all students.
3. Provide for curriculum development/review and instructional strategies crucial to the delivery and implementation of this plan.
4. Enhance, rather than replace, the traditional subject matter disciplines.
5. Be accommodated within the present structures of the Moorhead Area Public Schools.
6. Be a continuum that begins at early childhood and extends into adult life.
7. Promote wholesome attitudes toward all people.
8. Include motivation and rationale for Moorhead Area Public Schools staff to model behavior and attitudes leading toward competence regarding multicultural, religious, gender-fair, and dis/ability-conscious issues.
C. The Instruction and Curriculum Advisory Committee shall review the plan annually and recommend to the Superintendent a process for its implementation and a monitoring system. The committees will be made up of staff, community members. They will include substantive involvement by people of all genders and gender identities, persons of color, and persons with disabilities.
Legal References:
Minn. Stat. 3500.0550 (Inclusive Educational Program)
Cross References:
Moorhead School Board Policy 102: State and Federal Law Prohibiting Discrimination
Moorhead School Board Policy 103: Philosophy of Education of Moorhead Area Public Schools
Moorhead School Board Policy 402: Grievance Procedures for Equal Opportunity
Moorhead School Board Policy 446: Staff Development
Moorhead School Board Policy 502: Student Disability Nondiscrimination
Moorhead School Board Policy 490: Prohibition of Harassment and Violence
Moorhead School Board Policy 601: Instructional Goals of Moorhead Area Public Schools
Moorhead School Board Policy 604: Extended School Year for Students with Individualized Education Programs
Moorhead School Board Policy 620: Selection of Textbooks and Instructional Materials
Moorhead School Board Policy 613: Moorhead Area Public Schools Graduation Policy
Moorhead School Board Policy 908: Family Involvement