Newark Academy Diversity Team: One Page Strategic Plan

Newark Academy Mission Statement: Newark Academy will contribute to the world engaged individuals with a
passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit.
Diversity Mission: The mission of the NA Diversity Team is promote diversity, justice and equity in all aspects of NA
life
Objectives:
Purposefully promoting diversity and cultural competency throughout the community by: 1) continued reliance on
proven activities; 2) implementation of initiatives that involve various stakeholders in the community 3)
Strengthen Newark Academys role as a leader in diversity and inclusion work
Strategies: All of the strategies are created in accordance to the four imperatives in the 2013-2018
strategic plan
CULTIVATE A CONSISTENTLY
EXPAND PROGRAM INITIATIVES
HIGH-CALIBER, DYNAMIC FACULTY AND
GEARED TO 21ST CENTURY
STUDENT BODY
CHALLENGES

NURTURE AN INVOLVED,
MULTIDIMENSIONAL
EXTENDED COMMUNITY

SUSTAIN NEWARK ACADEMYS

INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH

1. NAIS People of Color Conference:4. Diversity in the Curriculum

7. Families of Color GroupRecommendations:
a) Newark Academy will continue to send
a) Maintain the global vision for Upper a) Maintain FOC group with
students, faculty, staff, and administration
School curricula
Fall and Spring meetings
-Faculty/Staff Development
to the conference
b) Have the diverse backgrounds of our b) Establish Family-to-Family
b) The cohort will present to the faculty students reflected in the curriculum across
mentoring program to help
-Curriculum and Experiential
AND to the entire community (either
academic areas
new families transition
Learning
in a Morning Meeting or breakout group)
c) Have more consistent
c) Establish and expand the budget to send
5. Local Immersion and Social Action
meetings and have more
-Newark Relationship
more students to the conference
a) Educate students on issues of local proactive initiatives
importance
2. Faculty Development :
b) Explore the legacy of the 20th century8.
and
Alumni Affinity Group
-Alignment with recruitment
a) Diversity and Inclusion workshops during
their role in making improvements to Programming
efforts of diverse students
August Faculty Meetings
issues of social concern in the
a) Intentional and targeted approach
and faculty
b) Establish a series of programming to c) Promote cultural competency and fluency
to engage diverse alumni groups
equip faculty members with the skills within a local context
b) Promote events and activities that
necessary to navigate complex issues
go beyond traditional class year
around diversity
6. Expand Middle School Program designation
a) Incoming Student Orientation
3. Student Diversity Council:
b) Expand the curriculum
9. Strengthen Relationship
a) Establish a student-led council where c) Faculty and student led workshops with Newark
students engage in the work
d) Middle School representatives to the a) NJ Seeds space rental
b) Students facilitate workshops around Diversity Council
b) Middle School field trip
diversity and inclusion) Students will control
to Newark as an established and
a small budget to fund events aimed at
b) Active relationship with
promoting
a Newark School through community
cross-cultural understanding
service programming
c) Curricular link