Equality of Opportunity

Equality of Opportunity

Measures to bring about equality of opportunity in education all Fresno City and County residents
Position In Brief: 

Equal opportunity for high quality education for all students in Fresno County Schools through: 

  • Long-range significant innovative planning utilizing the total resources of the community 
  • Improved communication between the schools and the public 
  • Broad public involvement in implementing racial and socio-economic integration 
  • Support of a funding system which is adequate, flexible, equitable, reliable; derived from a combination of revenue sources; distributed fairly to insure that all students have equal access to public education 
  • Integrated schools that recognize all students as cooperating equals assured of equal status in the school system  
  • Some techniques to be considered:  In-service training of school staff in multicultural values  Increased multi-ethnic content in the curriculum for all students 
  • Provision of effective human relations committees com posed of students, teachers, staff and parents at school site 
  • Availability of quality preschool programs for all children
Position History: 

Adopted 1962; Amended 1970, 1977, 1987

Issues: 
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Fresno