Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

In partnership with stakeholders across and beyond Shaker Heights Schools, the staff of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is committed to advancing its mission to ". . . provide leadership, expertise and resources for the purpose of achieving and sustaining an environment that exemplifies inclusive excellence throughout the Shaker Heights City School district.”To achieve this, we recognize the urgent need to understand, disrupt and dismantle systemic barriers that inform historic and persistent racial disparities in academic achievement.

These barriers also function to prevent all members of the District community from experiencing a sense of belonging. We stand together as staff, students and families in affirming that educational equity is not simply an idea, but a strategic and mission-driven imperative to which we are resolute in our determination to achieve for all students