Equity Organizations & Movements
The following is a list of organizations and movements that we believe either promote, advocate for, and/or are essential in creating more equity in our district:
Union Organizations & Movements
- SEA Center for Racial Equity (CRE)
- Description: The Mission of the Center for Racial Equity is to empower educators, both individually and collectively to dismantle racial injustice in the SEA, our schools, our community, and our profession.
- Main Contact: Marquita Prinzing, MPrinzing@washingtonea.org
- Website: http://www.searacialequity.com
- SEA Ethnic Minority Affairs Commission (EMAC)
- Description:
- Main Contact:
- Website:
- SEA Social Equity Educators (SEE)
- Description: “Social Equity Educators is a rank and file caucus of Seattle Education Association educators that focuses on democratic, anti-racist, and anti-oppression policies and practices in our classrooms, schools, and communities.”
- Main Contact:
- Website: https://socialequityeducators.org/
District Organizations & Movements
- SPS Culturally Responsive Teaching Cadre
- Description:
- Main Contact:
- Website:
- SPS Department of Racial Equity Advancement (DREA)
- Description: “The mission of the Department of Racial Equity Advancement is to maximize culturally responsive instruction & leadership to transform educational opportunities, access and outcomes for every student, in every classroom, everyday.”
- Main Contact: DREA@seattleschools.org
- Website: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/department_of_racial_equity_advancement__drea_
- SPS Ethnic Studies Curriculum
- Description: “Ethnic studies is a curriculum program and a discipline of study in all grades and content areas focused on the experiences of people and communities of color with an emphasis on indigeneity.”
- Main Contact: Tracy Castro-Gill, tlgill@seattleschools.org
- Website: https://www.seattleschools.org/academics/curriculum/ethnic_studies
- SPS Equity & Race Advisory Committee (ERAC)
- Description: “Seattle Public Schools created the Equity and Race Advisory Committee to the Superintendent to address educational equity practices in our schools and central office.”
- Main Contact:
- Website: https://sites.google.com/site/eracseattle/
Other Organizations & Movements
- Black Lives Matter at School (BLM)
- Description: “Black Lives Matter At School is a national coalition of educators organizing for racial justice in education.” If you are looking for a more specific to SPS, contact us (CRE) or SEE.
- Website: https://blacklivesmatteratschool.com/
