Community partnerships include leadership from all facets of the community. Alliances among people of different backgrounds are fostered. Collaboratives and coalitions are sought with diverse business and industry partners. Too many students view serious academic study as foreign to their everyday world, seeing little practical use for the subjects and considering an interest in them to be strange. Curriculum revisions should take into consideration the different learning styles of students from diverse backgrounds and avoid stereotyping and bias.
Equity is addressed as a component within the curriculum framework.
Teaching strategies support learning for all students from diverse backgrounds. Most of the time, instruction occurs in heterogeneous classes. Learning is a lifelong process. Teachers are prepared and receive appropriate support to teach diverse populations of students. Leadership development programs include participants from all segments of the professional staff.