Inherent to the excellent education students receive at MKA are two values that are central to our Diversity and Inclusion work:

• That MKA has a responsibility to prepare our students’ cultural competencies for a society that is growing more complex and global
• That all students work best when they – and their families – are seen, known and truly accepted for who they are. In order to be your best self, you must first be able to be yourself.

We continue to build our cultural competency as a framework for our interactions with one another and for the work that we do together, which relies on our ability to empower our students, families, faculty and staff to create a more inclusive MKA community.

MKA’s Pre-K-12 team of Diversity and Inclusion practitioners helps to take the pulse of the school community. Our Diversity and Inclusion Parents Committee provides guidance and feedback on our goals and planning. This committee was an instrumental partner in developing our Statement of Purpose and our Parents of Students of Color affinity group, in addition to other policy and programming recommendations. 

MKA is committed to exploring a variety of important identifiers, fully understanding that conversations about some identifiers may be especially challenging. 

As guided by MKA’s Strategic Plan, MKA is committed to making its curriculum more multicultural. This work has a main focus of professional development and curricular conversations at MKA.

Multicultural education at MKA is a constant process of inquiry, reflection and engagement that transforms students and faculty, school culture and curriculum, community and society. It is grounded in ideas of equity, anti-bias education and social justice.

To create a truly multicultural curriculum that helps students reach their full potential as learners, MKA faculty:

• Honor their students’ narratives
• Provide multiple perspectives within their disciplines
• Provide all students opportunities to understand themselves, other members of the MKA community and the global society.
• Ensure that MKA is a safe environment in which to explore and discuss multiple perspectives, ask challenging questions and create positive social change.

In accordance with the School’s Mission Statement, MKA is committed to providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment for all students. Our Gender Inclusivity Guidelines are intended to ensure that all students have equal educational opportunities and equal access to MKA’s educational programs and activities. No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of gender, gender identity, or gender expression.  

The Gender Inclusivity Guidelines address the following  key areas of school life: 

• Names and Pronouns
• Student Records
• Privacy
• Restrooms and Locker Rooms
• Physical Education Classes and Athletics
• Gender Segregation in School Activities
• Dress Codes

The following groups have been established at MKA as a way to foster the D&I principles among students and parents:  

• Diversity and Inclusion Parent Committee
• Affinity Groups
  • Parents of Students of Color
  •  LGBTQ Parents
  • Black Girls; and African- American Males
• Student Clubs
  • Student Diversity Leaders
  • Middle School Diversity Club
  • Shades of Color
  • MS BU (Be Yourself!)
  • Gender Sexuality Alliance

MKA continues to build our cultural competency as a framework for our interactions with one another and for the work that we do together, which relies on our ability to empower our students, families, faculty, and staff to create a more inclusive MKA community.

Section 504 Policy

Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Policy

Title IX Grievance Procedure