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2020-21 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS FROM LATIN'S DEI PROGRESS REPORT We would be remiss if we did not mention the impact the pandemic had on our ongoing work. The pandemic, the resulting quarantine and the structure of the school year did not allow for the typical community-building upon which our work is based. As a result of the very difficult circumstances, while we created and began to work on the institutional DEI goals, we acknowledge that we still have a great deal of work to do. This year we focused on determining which metrics will help us gauge our progress on the goals. Colleagues set specific DEI goals for themselves, and we created all-school DEI meetings to allow colleagues time to discuss and reflect on their goals. This focus allowed us to gauge individual and collective movement. While the 2020-21 school year presented Latin with some unique challenges, it also afforded us wonderful opportunities, especially around our diversity, equity and inclusion work. Guided by our goals, the DEI team partnered with core constituencies to advance the mission. The collective desire and work to keep DEI front and center is a reflection of the communal buy-in and commitment to making Latin a school for all. Like all parts of the school, the DEI team had to adjust to the atypical school year by striking a balance between furthering our DEI goals and meeting constituents where they were (professionally and emotionally). Any story about this year's DEI work has to start with the creation of the Survivors of Latin Instagram account and reactions to it. The account brought into broad relief the long-standing issues that community members faced, and are still facing, that prevented them from feeling a sense of belonging. Spurred by these actions, we developed a transparent protocol to address incidents of bias. The students formed a group, Demanding Accountability (DA), to hold the school accountable to address overarching claims made on Survivors of Latin and partner with the school to develop student-centered solutions to some of the problems raised by community members. Fortunately, the school's strategic initiatives already laid out the actions needed to address demands by DA: specifically, accountability, hiring and retention and changes to the curriculum. A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 2 0 – 2 1 1 5