MILESTONE DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL INC

What they do

ESTABLISH and MAINTAIN A SECONDARY SCHOOL for THE EDUCATION of ESPECIALLY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS of THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUTH IN POVERTY, MIGRANT and IMMIGRANT YOUTH, YOUTH RACIALIZED INTO OPPRESSED IDENTITIES, YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, LGBTQ+ YOUTH, and YOUTH LIVING WITH TRAUMA, THAT: is FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPLES of RESTORATIVE, CONSENSUS- DRIVEN, PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; PROVIDES A CURRICULUM DETERMINED BY THE ITERATIVE DESIGN of STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, and COMMUNITIES; CONSIDERS THE RESPONSIBILITIES of GOVERNING THE SCHOOL to BE A CORE LEARNING COMPONENT of THE SCHOOL, to BE SHARED DEMOCRATICALLY AMONG STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, and REPRESENTATIVES of THE COMMUNITY; and MAINTAINS A CRITICAL, ITERATIVE APPROACH to ITS STRUCTURE WHICH ALLOWS ON- GOING INNOVATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION.