Diversity and racism hot topics for KISD conference

Students with diverse cultures, ethnicities, and languages fill the classrooms of Kent Intermediate School District schools, and teachers and administrators will lead the way to understanding teh differences with new initiatives and goals to be presented at the KISD's annual diversity conference. This year, students, teachers, and administrators will receive diversity training in six cross-cultural competencies.

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Knowledge of teaching and learning in a diverse society is essential today, say area administrators.

And everyone in the Kent Intermediate School District –students, teachers and administrators—will receive training in the areas of diversity and racism this year.

Kent Intermediate School District is bringing together area school leaders to speak about new initiatives and countywide goals in diversity for the annual Diversity Kick Off Aug. 16 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at East Grand Rapids High School in the Performing Arts Center.

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