Commitment to Equity

Equity is ensuring that opportunities, resources and services are distributed to students based on individual needs. We believe that all our students and families have dignity and worth and we value their unique cultures and traditions.

Commitment to Diversity

Bloomington Public Schools is comprised of families and staff with a wide range of heritages, experiences, cultures, perspectives and talents. Diversity is one of our core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and helping them on their path to college or career readiness. We integrate diversity into all aspects of our mission and culture in order to provide the best quality education to our students and foster lasting relationships with families and the community.

Commitment to Inclusion

An inclusive environment leverages diversity and creates an environment where students, families, community members and employees feel welcomed, valued, supported, listened to, and able to do their personal best. A culture of inclusion increases student engagement, retention and performance by acknowledging that students may learn differently from one another.

We believe that...

• each person has inherent value.
• diversity enriches a community.
• all people have the right to be treated with respect and dignity.
• a safe environment is essential to the well-being of the entire community.
• high expectations promote higher achievement.
• families are the most important influence on the education of their children.
• each family has the right to receive/request important educational information about their student(s) in their native language.

Office of Educational Equity
Educational Services Center
1350 West 106th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431-4126

oee@isd271.org
952-681-6420
Fax: 952-681-6411

Radious Guess
Interim Director of Educational Equity

Alejandra Gutierrez
Program Secretary

Language Assistance Line: 952-681-6412

The language assistance line is a voicemail service checked on a regular basis by Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese speakers. Parents can call this line to leave a message that needs to be translated for a particular school building. Staff can call this line and press the language they need and leave a message. A Spanish, Somali or Vietnamese speaker will call them back with translation assistance.