📋 Anti-Racism Commitment Cards

Instructions: Choose the commitment card that resonates most with where you are in your anti-racism journey. Fill it out thoughtfully and specifically. These cards are for you—to clarify your intentions and hold yourself accountable.

Options:

Personal Growth Card: For deepening your own understanding and awareness
Classroom Action Card: For making specific changes in your teaching practice
Institutional Change Card: For addressing systemic issues in your school
Accountability Card: For ongoing commitment and reflection

You may fill out more than one card if you'd like to commit across multiple areas.

Personal Growth Commitment

My Learning Commitment

I commit to deepening my understanding of racism and its impact on students.

In the next 30 days, I will: In the next 90 days, I will: One uncomfortable conversation I'm willing to have:

I will revisit this commitment on:

Classroom Action Commitment

My Teaching Practice

I commit to making my classroom more equitable and inclusive.

One specific change I will make to my curriculum: One classroom practice I will examine for bias: How I will respond differently when racial issues arise:

First action step by:

Institutional Change Commitment

Beyond My Classroom

I commit to addressing systemic issues in our school community.

One policy or practice I will advocate to change: Who I will collaborate with to make this change: My first concrete step: How I will use my privilege/position to create change:

Accountability Commitment

Staying Committed

I commit to ongoing reflection and accountability in this work.

My accountability partner(s):

I commit to:

Engaging in regular self-reflection about my biases and assumptions

Speaking up when I witness racism, even when it's uncomfortable

Accepting feedback about my blind spots with openness and grace

Continuing this work even when it feels hard or I feel defensive

Seeking out perspectives and voices different from my own

How I will track my progress: What I'll do when I fall short or make mistakes:

First accountability check-in: