About Us

We Are A coalition of Organizational partners

Centered in ground truth and the lived experience of students and families, the Worcester Education Equity Roundtable is a visionary coalition that leverages the collective impact of partners to interrogate, reimagine, inform, and help enact systems, policies, and practices that impact education.

WEC serves as the Administrative Backbone for the Roundtable

The Education Equity Roundtable is a coalition of institutional partners from the education eco-system (colleges, universities, cultural, nonprofits, businesses, youth-serving and family serving organizations) working to align key programs, outreach, and advocacy efforts with a commitment to equity for historically marginalized people in the PreK-12 public education system in the City of Worcester.

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Our Priorities

• Social-Emotional Health & Learning — Addressing youth mental and emotional health needs and explores social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practices in education and our community.​

• Superintendent Search / Transition / Accountability —Working to influence and inform the superintendent search for the Worcester Public Schools, supporting the selected candidate through their on-boarding and transition, holding the hired Superintendent accountable, and informing the Roundtable on any relevant updates.​

• Strategic Plan Accountability — Supporting the effort to assess the success and challenges of the existing WPS Strategic Plan; helping guide the direction for updates and changes within the plan; and working to hold WPS administration and School Committee accountable to the Strategic Plan.​

• Funding Advocacy — Closely following the funding allocations that impact the Worcester Public Schools and informing the Roundtable on relevant updates; advocate for community participation in determining how funds are allocated; and holding WPS Administration, School Committee, City Council, and the City Manager’s Office accountable to using these funds in the best interest of our students.​

• School Committee Relations — Responsible for building relationships with members of the School Committee to 1) establish an open line of communication between the School Committee and the Roundtable, 2) advocate on behalf of the Roundtable on matters related to educational equity, and 3) build pathways of collaboration between the School Committee and the Roundtable.

The Roundtable advances its Work by:

• Actively providing avenues and platforms for leadership from and capacity building for students and families

• Meeting regularly in an on-going, facilitated community of practice 

• Where possible aligning our work to better serve PreK-12 students

• When possible speaking with one voice on matters affecting the education of PreK-12 students

• Supporting each other’s events and work by sharing information with our boards and constituents

• Engaging the expertise of partners and their constituents through periodic briefings and presentations

• Hosting events and speakers to build the capacity of the Roundtable

• Jointly developing programs and initiatives to support the education of children in grades PreK-12 in out-of-school and in school settings, both in partnership with the district and independently of the district

• Periodically inviting partners of other sectors to join us for discourse 

• Inviting partners of other sector to join or serve as consultants in program development

OUR Accomplishments

OpINION Pieces

The Roundtable publishes Op-Eds on critical education equity matters.

Community Briefings

The Roundtable periodically hosts community events to build public knowledge, will, and capacity for advocacy on important education-related topics in our City.

Roundtable Members

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