What is DEI?
DEI is a collection of Lietz staff, family and community members who come together monthly to discuss different events and activities at Lietz. The goal of DEI is to ensure that all activities at Lietz are accessible to all and all students and their families feel represented and respected while at Lietz.
How Can I participate?
DEI is open to all members of the Lietz community. No membership isrequired, you are welcome to join any of the meetings you are interested in participating in. All meetings are accessible online through Zoom. You can find the link on the Lietz HSC page or also connect here:When does DEI meet?DEI meetings typically happen on the third Thursday of every month from7:30-8:30pm. In the case of holidays/vacations the meeting is moved to the following Thursday. Listed below are the topics for each month:
Monthly DEI Meetings
3rd Thursday each month from 7:30-8:30pm
What can I expect to happen at a DEI meeting?
There are two main forms of DEI meetings, those that have pre-designated topics and those that are open to staff/community input.
Pre-designated Meetings
In the pre-designated meetings different event/activity leads will present an overview of their upcoming or ongoing event/program. We will then open the floor for public comments, questions or suggestions. There are norms set for these meetings and the focus of all discussion is around increasing the accessibility for all community members. Examples of what may be discussed include: getting signs translated into different language, ensuring traffic flow for wheelchair users or offering varying activity times to accommodate different family schedules.
Open Forum Meetings
In the open forum meetings there is no set agenda and the floor is open to anyone who might want to bring something forward. Examples of things people may discuss include: a teacher asking for potential book titles to represent students from a variety of cultures or a family suggesting a way to for the school to communicate more effectively with families who speak
languages other than English. On these nights once all new topics are brought forward and discussed the meeting is called to a close. The one other meeting form happens only in December. That is a brief meeting where we open the floor to discussion with regards to our own processes and look for ways to be more inclusive to all. It is also open to all Lietz community members.
For more information, please contact dei@lietzhsc.com.