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Chris Vergatos
When looking back on my Diversity Action Plan, I am happy with the goals I set and the
steps to attaining those goals which I hope will serve as a constant reminder of the progress that
can be made throughout my teaching career. My Diversity Action Plan is broken down into
seven distinct categories that all have to do with diversity and how to create a more inclusive
classroom and school environment for the students, staff and faculty. The seven categories
include Race & Ethnicity, Culture & Language, Poverty & Socioeconomic Status (SES),
Exceptionality, Gender, Sexual Orientation and Religion. The vision I have for my Diversity
Vision: I want my students to feel safe and comfortable and that they can express
minded can open them up to an education that goes beyond the classroom and translates
Some of the goals laid out for these categories can be more subjective than others. For
example, one of my goals for Race and Ethnicity is to have more dialogue on the topic between
my students in the appropriate context, without feeling uncomfortable or awkward. That can be
hard to measure and can vary depending on the racial and ethnic makeup of the classroom.
Essentially, I want students to be able to discuss issues surrounding race and ethnicity and use
their own experiences to impact the perspectives of their classmates and myself, while harboring
a classroom environment that is comfortable and safe for all students. One of my goals for
Culture and Language is providing more resources for English Language Learners (ELL), which
is more of an objective goal. If I can provide tangible or accessible resources that help students
understand material and can directly impact their ability to read, write and produce work in
English, that can be quantified more easily. The difference in objectivity and subjectivity
regarding my Diversity Action Plan will change depending on the school and community I teach
in. Access to resources, overall diversity of the school population and support from
administration, teaching faculty and parents can play a huge part in how much of my Diversity
Most of the goals set forth in my Diversity Action Plan have to do with respect for others
and the idea that everyones voice will be heard within the classroom, regardless of the
characteristics that make every student uniquely diverse. Setting up my rules and expectations at
the beginning of the year and remediating behaviors or actions towards others that are deemed
within the classroom that can lend itself to informing and educating students about the different
perspectives, qualities and talents that students of all diverse backgrounds bring to the table.
When I look back on how my Diversity Action Plan has changed over the past year and will
continue to changing in the coming years, I am confident that my vision for my Diversity Action
Plan will reinforce the steps I take to reach certain goals within my classroom and school. As a
teacher who is entering a dynamic and changing education system, it is hard to visualize the
specific school environment that I will start my career in or even the one that I will end up in.
However, being open-minded and accepting of diversity is the first step to influencing students