Made up of Holden administration, teaching staff, and counselors, Holden’s Equity Team: processes current DEI issues alive for staff and students; prepares content for student engagement; reviews school policies; creates topic frameworks for monthly DEI meetings; generates new initiatives; and much more. Meetings are open to all staff to bring any concerns or questions to the space.

Once a month, all staff are invited to attend and participate in a DEI meeting. Discussion questions, presentations, and other collaborative activities are prepared by Holden’s Equity Team. Past topics have included racism, misogyny, restorative justice, and student submissions. 

Holden is proud to carve out time in our schedule to address important DEI topics for student education, engagement, and discussion. Past topics have included disability, racism, neurodivergence, misogyny, and a myriad of other student submitted topics. Students participate in both whole school discussions and small group activities with staff support.

Holden’s teaching staff is committed to providing a culturally responsive education for our students. Curricula across subjects takes deliberate care to provide a diversity of: perspectives, topics, important figures, and reading selections.

Holden is committed to using restorative justice practices whenever possible in lieu of a disciplinary framework. Students are supported in taking accountability and responsibility for their actions without shame and judgment. Examples of Holden’s restorative practices include circles for processing, student input on appropriate community restitution, conflict mediation, and more.