The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) maintains its commitment to equity and inclusion as ever-present goals, critical responsibilities and moral imperatives. Our three-year Equity Action Plan is a renewal of our promise to ensure equity at all levels of our system as we strive to close the achievement gap, enhance student physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, and ensure equity of opportunity and outcomes for all.One of the most important goals of education is building relationships. Equity, in its basic form, is a concept for understanding, respect and relationships. Simply put, equity promotes relationships through fairness and inclusivity. While fairness encourages us to acknowledge that everyone has a story and to appreciate the beauty of that story, inclusion challenges us to accept and fit each of our stories into the wider story of our common humanity. We understand the our school community is a varied tapestry of experiences and we continue to look to reflect these experiences in our day to day practice.