MSDE may request additional information from local school systems to support this report. The LSS has a written mission or vision statement that includes issues of diversity and ETM 2. The LSS has developed and submitted to MSDE its 5-year plan 2. The 5-year plan meets the criteria listed in the MSDE Plan Evaluation document 3. The 5-year plan's contents and focus have been communicated to LSS policy makers including the superintendent, central office staff, and local board of education members 4.
Planning involves educators.
No NI C A. Climate 1. The LSS promotes the grouping of students to reflect cultural diversity 2. The LSS ensures that a student may not be denied access to equally rigorous academic instruction on the basis of cultural background 3. The LSS uses data disaggregated by race and gender to assess inequities in course participation, student placement, and grouping and to make adjustments to assure equity 5. The LSS assures that student organizations and extracurricular activities are open and accessible to all students 6.