The Segue Institute for Learning, founded in 2009; is a K-8 full service public charter school and is creating more opportunities for students and families from the urban core communities of Rhode Island by establishing and opening the “Legacy High School for Education.” Their expectation is to be a part of the solution to the state’s teacher/educator shortage; specifically those who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). Legacy will support 400 additional scholars in a high school program where staff and instructors will not only work towards educating and training young adults on the tenets and foundations of education, but also will embed the construct of understanding and conquering educational inequities as part of its everyday work.
The Legacy High school for Education, although just in its primitive stages of exploration, is already garnering support from many non-profit organizations and educators in the state, seeing it as a potential exemplar for how educators must be prepared to function in a multicultural environment with special attention to working with diverse populations.
