Milton Academy

On March 11, 2021, Milton announced that, "Students gathered virtually on Wednesday for Community Day, during which they attended sessions focused on equity, justice, and anti-racism."

In Spring 2021, Milton announced that, "White Milton faculty and staff have gathered weekly since 2017 in a voluntary k–12 group called aware (Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators) to discuss issues of white privilege and supporting students and colleagues of color. Another opt-in group, seed (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity), part of the National seed Project, has been a k–12 effort to create classroom and workplace practices that promote equity and justice."

Milton held a virtual panel discussion on "diversity and equity initiatives."

Each year, Orientation Mentors from the Department of DEIJ train up to "40 juniors and seniors with demonstrated interest in DEIJ programming and welcoming new students."

In 2023, the school launched its "required, developmentally-appropriate orientation programming for all new students K–12 to foster understanding of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice goals and a sense of belonging. Include affinity opportunities across a wide range of social identifiers." The initiative is still being monitored for its progress.

The school hosts "DEIJ-related events, discussion opportunities, speakers, and fireside chats" for students, family members, alumni, and more.

In Spring 2021, Milton stated that, "Mindset shifts and commitment are the first steps toward effective changes to curriculum and policies at Milton."

On June 25, 2020, Milton stated that the school will "expand the teaching of systemic oppression and create connections between the social effects of racism and the lived experience of individuals."

On June 25, 2020, Milton plans on "dedicating time throughout the academic year to engage the entire School in anti-bias and anti-racist education."

In the Middle School, students are required to take a "Common Ground course, "a DEIJ class that teaches students about social justice.

There are several DEI "principles and practices" that "inform community programming, courses, co-curriculars, and professional development." For example, the school integrates examining "internal biases," persisting "through the discomfort of unpacking and unlearning biases," and "interrogating unfairness" into its community.

The school has implemented and is monitoring progress on its initiative to "reconfigure and expand the K–12 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) structure in order to establish clarity of communication, alignment, and organization." In 2023, it also implemented an initiative to "develop DEIJ learning goals" for K-12.

The Lower School (K-5) has a "comprehensive DEIJ curriculum" that "focuses on several key areas of elementary DEIJ learning, including anti-bias concepts and skills, racial literacy, and social justice." Time is set aside each week for the curriculum and faculty work to incorporate "the DEIJ curriculum with students’ learning experiences in social studies, special classes, reading, writing, and mathematics."

Milton states that, "In an effort to be an anti-racist institution that values each member of our community, Milton has created a forum for sharing grievances/and or complaints of bias incidents that impact the well-being of our community."

The school has a "Bias Incident Report" forum, process, and protocol, which "is designed to address any interaction, intentional or unintentional, that impacts someone in a harmful way due to their marginalized identity in the context of the United States."

In Spring 2021, Milton announced that, "All employees will have regular, in-depth training on diversity topics going forward, which is crucial to building a community that supports BIPOC students and adults at Milton." Such training used to be optional but has now been made mandatory.

Milton anticipates "full- and part-time roles created in the Upper School Office of Multiculturalism and Community Development to train and support students and adults."

On June 25, 2020, Milton stated that the school will work on "deepening our diversity and equity training programs for all faculty and staff, including expansion of anti-bias training for all new faculty and staff to ensure that all employees practice inclusion, understanding, and empathy across differences." The school will "continue to train employees in critical roles, such as Campus Safety officers, to increase their ability to engage with all members of our community."

Lower school faculty, staff, and administrators engage "in several forms of professional development designed to prepare them to facilitate student affinity groups and implement DEIJ curriculum effectively in the classroom."

The school requires "regularly scheduled DEIJ conversations and learning and development for trustees." It also requires the "Administrative Council to participate in in-depth DEIJ learning and development."

On May 30, 2020, Milton released a statement responding to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd by stating, "In the face of the injustices around us—including the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, and the incident in New York City involving Christian Cooper - we must reaffirm Milton’s long-standing commitment to building an inclusive community, the strength of which rests on our shared appreciation for culture, diversity, and identity."

In 2023, an initiative to "Create developmentally-appropriate, optional Lower and Middle School Transition Programs for new students of color" was launched. As of 2025, the program's progress is being monitored.

Milton provides numerous resources "on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, white allyship, and anti-racism, as well as on advocacy and action."

In Winter 2022, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission released its recommendations. It made 64 recommendations, which the Board of Trustees adopted in the Fall of 2021. The school is monitoring progress with live updates on its website.

The Middle School has several "Affinity, Cultural, and Training (ACT) Spaces" including an "Alphabet Soup (LGBTQIA+)" group, a "Trans/nonbinary" group, and several groups based around racial identity.

In Spring 2021, Milton stated that, "The School has contracted with Diversity Directions, a consultancy that performed an assessment of diversity and justice issues at Milton in January. The assessment provided an opportunity for members of the community to talk with consultants about their Milton experience."

In a statement in Spring 2021, Milton paraphrased Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to Be an Anti-Racist," stating that Milton must be anti-racist.

In January 2020, Milton created a Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

In a Facebook post on June 5, 2020, Milton highlighted how the Valedictorian speech discussed "racism and injustice." This post was also featured on its Instagram account.

On June 2, 2020, Milton participated in Blackout Tuesday on Facebook, stating, "We decry racist violence, a manifestation of pervasive, systemic injustice, and condemn bigotry in all its pernicious forms." This post was also featured on its Instagram and Twitter accounts.

The school states that "diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice" are "fundamental" to the mission of the school.