WASHINGTON, July 23 – Dr. Tracey L. Durant, senior executive director of equity for Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools), was recently presented with the “Championing Equity” Urban School District Equity Leader Award at the Council of the Great Schools’ Curriculum, Research and Instructional Leaders Conference in Chicago.
Sponsored by Amplify, the award honors an equity leader in a Council member district who has demonstrated leadership in developing strategies designed to dismantle inequities within their district.
Durant has served City Schools since 2018, where she is responsible for leading systemwide initiatives designed to promote the utilization of equitable practices, systems, and structures that ensure positive educational outcomes for students. She led a strategic equity task force charged with developing City Schools’ Equity Policy, which was unanimously approved by the Board of School Commissioners in 2019. Dr. Durant has more than 25 years of experience in the educational and nonprofit fields.
"Dr. Tracey L. Durant is a heart-led and value-driven leader who has dedicated the last five years to expanding equity across Baltimore City Public Schools with a strategic focus on improving student outcomes and schooling experiences,” said Farah Assiraj, the Council’s chief of teaching and learning. “Her work demonstrates the impact of equity when woven across the system with intentional collaboration, family engagement, and community partnerships.”
A proud graduate of City Schools, Durant is a founding partner of Equity in Education Partners, an equity instructor with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, a Licensed Consultant with the Standards for Excellence Institute, and a Certified Professional Diversity Coach.