Thank you, WPS
Dear Editor,
As a group of engaged Winthrop community members, parents, educators, and allies, we wanted to publicly thank and commend the Winthrop Public School system for their work on a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resource guide. This expertly researched and wide-ranging website is an invaluable resource for teachers, staff, administrators, parents, and the community at large. It can be found at https://tinyurl.com/WPS-DEI
This document was created specifically to meet the current needs of the Winthrop community. Among other virtues, the website helps classroom teachers to have difficult conversations. It assists school administrators in finding needed resources for training staff, many of whom have asked for additional education. Parents and community members now have vetted resources they can use to learn and grow personally and to guide them in conversations with children, if they so choose.
This resource guide should also be understood in its totality, namely, as an academic resource that furthers the educational mission at large. We would ask that the Winthrop community recognize the good intentions and hours of labor that went into making a guide which is accessible to everyone, but not mandated for anyone. In the spirit of open inquiry, we hope the community will join us in thanking WPS for sharing this valuable resource.
Suzanne Leonard
Lisa Schad
Alexis Teevens
Katie Belle
Elizabeth Pufall Jones
Julia Wallerce
Chris Wallerce
Leah Tennen
Stephanie Recchia
Amy Johnson Carroll
Bob Carroll
Sarah Jane Fourness
Alyssa Gamble
Justin Gamble
Alan Billing
Heather Engman
Nicole Bishop
Jeannette Roy
Samantha Bracy
Lara Van Lannen
Rosie Mott
Alyson Dewar
Michael Bacon
Timothy Burgers
Diana Beaudoin
Nicki Bonanno
Carina Campobasso
Maryalice Sharkey
Gary Skomro
Nic Smith
Kelly T Gaule
Julie Clark
Kristin Gilzean
Nichole Vatcher
Donelle Bucholtz