Goal Area 4: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Goal 1: Design a business model (BM) that embeds and institutionalizes the DEI strategy in Carmel’s comprehensive strategic plan.

• To ensure the DEI strategy is integrated into all aspects of the institution and its planning.
• Align with all Task Forces
• Objectives
  • Conduct in-service DEI business model (BM) workshop.
  • Define Carmel’s DEI value proposition through the lens of Carmel’s mission.
  • Design a BM around the DEI value proposition and align BM into Carmel’s Strategic Plan.
  • Design a BM around the 2050 program and multi-cultural center.
  • Re-evaluate and implement Carmel’s Diversity Recruitment and Retention Plan to invest in hiring and developing diverse and talented professionals to promote a dynamically diverse and inclusive work environment.

students, alumni, parents, vendors, funders) and student support groups for underrepresented student populations (e.g., Black, LatinX, LGBTQ).

• To create channels for representative voices of our community to contribute to the effective implementation of DEI initiatives.
• Align with Student Life and Advancement
• Objectives:
  • Determine DEI advisory committee & student support roles and responsibilities.
  • Recruit DEI advisory committee and student support group members who are the most affected community members and are concerned with or have experience related to DEI issues.
  • Develop a training program for the advisory committee and student support group members to enhance their advisory and support capacity and team-building effectiveness.
  • Conduct an advisory committee and student support group training.
  • Convene advisory committees and student support groups.

communities in the curriculum.

• To ensure students graduate from Carmel with an expanded cultural palate, empathy enabling them to be productive citizens in a global, diverse economy.
• Align with Academics and Catholic Identity
• Objectives:
  • Organize a curriculum audit committee.
  • Convene in-service workshops on curriculum reform approach.
  • Develop curriculum audit criteria.
  • Conduct a curriculum audit to establish a strong academic support program for a diverse student population.
  • Report curriculum audit findings and recommendations
  • Conduct faculty training to implement reforms.
  • Implement curriculum reforms that complement our faith and charisms to support a diverse community.

tools to evaluate the efficacy of Carmel’s DEI policy and procedure practices.

• To ensure effective implementation and intended outcomes.
• Align with Academics and Student Life
• Objectives:
  • Organize a policy and procedures audit committee.
  • Develop protocols/rubrics informed by Carmel’s key stakeholders to guide decisions on policy and procedures.
  • Audit and examine the potential unintended consequences of any existing policies and procedures.
  • Present the policy and procedures audit findings along with recommendations to the Board for their approval.
  • Document and implement new policy and procedures.
  • Conduct an annual review of policy and procedures using the protocols/rubrics informed by Carmel’s key stakeholders.

in-house in-service peer-facilitated workshops.

• To support the ongoing training and development of staff and leadership to fulfill DEI initiatives
• Align with Catholic Identity
• Objectives
  • Use Equity, Advocacy, and Diversity: New directions for Catholic Schools (Martin and Litton) as the basis for developing in-services curriculum.
  • Add a diversity and inclusion component to our on-boarding and integration materials for new employees.
  • Convene quarterly in-house, in-services workshops on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Convene quarterly in-house, in-services and workshops for CCHS Board of Directors on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
  • Evaluate the efficacy of in-house, in-service workshops.

• To ensure a prompt, accurate, and confident response during an emergency or hostile situation improving Carmel’s public perception through transparency in the handling of the incident.
• Objectives
  • Develop a risk assessment process to identify scenarios that would require crisis communications with Carmel’s community.
  • Review all crisis communication language to ensure that it is mainly inclusive and consistent with all communications.
  • Systemize and codify inclusive processes and language for use in all crisis communications.