Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Committee is comprised of parents, teachers, school administrators and trustees.

Together, the committee supports the work of our Board of Trustees in ensuring that our school represents diversity not only in our students, teachers and trustees, but in our program, curriculum and lives.

Conferences for Educators, Administrators and Board of Trustee Members

Our teachers and administrators attend conferences and workshops through the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE), and Dr. Sandra Chapman, Ed.D. that engage in important discussions of racial identity, racial anxiety, white privilege, representation of diversity in our classrooms and curriculum as well as within our school community. 

Reading Requirements for School Leadership and Faculty

In 2020, the Board of Trustees advanced their individual understandings of racial identity and the ways this impacts each of our daily lives, by reading Waking Up White by Debby Irving, a racial justice educator. Faculty members engaged in similar reflection by reading White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, an academic and lecturer whose work has influenced our national dialogue on race.

Tower School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, handicapped status, sexual orientation, nationality, or ethnicity in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.