“The heart of equity work is that we’re all at the table together doing this work. That is the heart of it,” said Catherine Ross Cook, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator for District 233. After 12 years in the classroom at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Cook stepped into the[Read More…]
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Trainings helping staff recognize, incorporate cultural differences into H-F High
A teacher in the hall sees a swastika hung from the inside of a student’s locker. How should that teacher respond? Teachers, administrators and staff at Homewood-Flossmoor High School have been discussing that and other scenarios in training sessions led by a team from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as part[Read More…]
Video cuts to the heart of what Flossmoor residents love about their town
Flossmoor’s commitment to diversity rings loud and clear in a recently-released promotional video highlighting the community’s many faces and positive attributes. The three-minute video features clips from events in town, such as National Night Out and Martin Luther King Day of Service, and interviews with Flossmoor residents who talk about their[Read More…]
International organization names Flossmoor recipient of diversity award
The Village of Flossmoor’s commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized on an international level. Flossmoor is receiving the 2018 Community Diversity and Inclusion Program Excellence Award from the International City and County Managers Association (ICMA). This year’s award is being given to just three municipalities out of the organization’s 11,000[Read More…]
