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Ruby Bridges Elementary School

Ruby Bridges Elementary School, nominated by The Center for Learner Equity, is a elementary school in Woodinville, Washington that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily suburban area.

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Location Woodinville, Washington

Governance Public district school

Grades Elementary

Students 485

Locale Suburban

Principal Cathi Davis

Demographics

Percentage of students*

22%

English Learners

11%

Free/Reduced Lunch

17%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black —

American Indian/Alaska Native —

Asian —

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander —

Hispanic or Latino —

White —

2+ Races —

Why Ruby Bridges Elementary School was nominated

Ruby Bridges is a school that focuses on disrupting ableism and promoting inclusivity and its practices and among its staff. The school utilizes flexible staffing, scheduling, and use of physical space to provide individualized yet fully-inclusive learning experiences to all students.

Student experience design

Ruby Bridges Elementary is a fully inclusive school community centering on our commitment to each student: YOU ARE A LEARNER. YOU ARE A LEADER. YOU BELONG HERE. We are a school community focused on creating the conditions for our students to experience all of the dimensions of belonging in a supportive, universally designed learning environment. We utilize inclusionary principles and practices to bring this vision to life including: * Inclusive Mission and Vision * Universal Design for Learning * Flexible Service Delivery * Core Master Schedule * Collaborative Planning * Co-Teaching. Our work to ensure learning, leading and belonging for each member of our community is grounded in a belief in the competence and potential of each student as a member of the general education classroom when given supportive, relevant and universally design learning experiences. Students experience the full range of learning supports and extensions as members of their classroom community and as a school community, we actively work to disrupt injustice in all forms. Our students experience community learning with learner variability is the constant and the development of understanding of self, learner attributes and the tools for learning best is just a part of each and every school day. As our students experience learning in community they are encouraged to welcome differences, to explore how they learn best and are given the necessary support to thrive. The Ruby Bridges Elementary community and culture is often described a “special” in its positivity, warmth and the genuine feeling of possibility brimming from each classroom. Our school is a family of diverse members, each coming with unique backgrounds and experiences, and our goal each day is to amplify the strengths of our community and affirm our students along their pathway in elementary school. We believe that students who learn together learn how to live together.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

All Courses Designed For Inclusion
3-4 years

Universal Design For Learning
3-4 years

All Practices

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Community And Business Partnerships

Culturally Responsive Practices

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Hiring For Equity And Inclusion Values

Interdisciplinary

Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies

Individual Learner Profiles

Mental Health Services

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Peer To Peer Support

Reallocation Of Resources For Those Most In Need

SEL Curriculum

SEL Integration School-wide

Social Justice Focus

Trauma-informed Practices

key reasons for innovating

Systemic inequities

Models Implemented

Ages 3-12

IB Primary Years Programme

Date Updated: 4/1/2024

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.