The multicultural curriculum gives both added dimension to each student's identity and enables students to cross ethnic and cultural borders freely. The path to inclusive and multicultural schools is two-fold. First, schools must address the diversity within the student population as well as within the faculty, staff and administration. Schools must also assess the program, asking whether it is multicultural, recognizing and including the experiences of the many different peoples who make up the school community, our American society and our world. Each school will find itself in a different location on the path to becoming an inclusive school.
Diversity refers to the quantifiable differences that are observed in a given population.
Wherever a school finds itself along the dynamic continuum for diversity and multiculturalism, the single most important parts of the journey are to make the effort to identify where the school is currently located on the path and to develop a plan to proceed further down the road. Evaluating demographic data and recruitment practices in terms of diversity. Revising recruitment and admissions practices. Including multiple voices on the admissions committee and initiating practices for achieving greater diversity. Evaluating print and visual materials for attention to diversity.