

It’s the lens through which we look at all things.” “Equity is not something added to the plate,” she said. The breadth and totality of Rowe’s functions are aligned with how she thinks about equity.

Some of those duties include working with human resources to ensure that the district’s hiring practices are equitable, working with the director of curriculum on professional development for teachers and staff, and facilitating community outreach. Waterman said she’ll work closely with other senior administrators on a range of responsibilities. “The next step was to find a person to develop it.”Īs director of equity and belonging, Rowe has a position on the superintendent’s district-wide administrative leadership team. “In January, our board adopted an equity statement that underscored the commitment to this work,” Waterman said. (Alex Rogals/Staff Photographer)ĭistrict 204 Superintendent Brian Waterman said Rowe’s hiring is the culmination of work that’s been done by the school board in the area of equity over the last year. The far-reaching nature of our discipline requires us to include aspects of each of the three educational domains: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective.Jennifer Rowe (center), the director of equity and belonging for Lyons Township High School, stands for a photo outside the North Campus in La Grange with junior Noor Hassan (left) and senior Ali Guerrero on Aug. the development of interpersonal skills necessary for successful living.the acquisition of physical competency and the knowledge of the rules and strategies of individual and team sports as well as recreational activities and.the exposure to life long sport and fitness activities.

