Building One of the Nation’s Most Comprehensive School Equity PoliciesImpact Story 1:

Restorative Investigations for Identity-Based Harm in a 1,000+ Employee Organization

A large government organization with over 1,000 employees was experiencing tension, mistrust, and fear around workplace investigations involving identity-based harm. Traditional HR procedures were not equipped to hold the emotional weight or equity-centered nuance that these situations demanded.
Intentional Evolution led the development of a restorative, legally sound, and ethically aligned investigation parallel process. Working closely with the organization’s HR, legal, and compliance teams across departments, we created a trauma-informed, equity-grounded model for navigating complaints that humanized all involved—without sacrificing due process or procedural integrity.
The result? Employees who had experienced or were accused of harm reported feeling seen, supported, and respected. Relationships that once felt irreparably strained were transformed. Several participants shared that the process restored their trust in their colleagues and the system itself. The organization has since embedded this model into its broader strategy for psychological safety and inclusion.

The result? Employees who had experienced or were accused of harm reported feeling seen, supported, and respected. Relationships that once felt irreparably strained were transformed. Several participants shared that the process restored their trust in their colleagues and the system itself. The organization has since embedded this model into its broader strategy for psychological safety and inclusion.

Impact Story 2:

The Nation’s First Identity-Responsive Policing Procedure

In partnership with law enforcement agencies, Intentional Evolution created the first known identity-responsive policing procedure in the United States—an innovative approach to public safety that integrates identity-based equity into every step of officer response, assessment, and community engagement.

This project drew upon cross-sector insights from policing, human rights, and workplace harm frameworks, resulting in a procedural model that equips officers with real-time tools to assess and respond to incidents involving racial or other identity-based tension. Officers and community members alike have praised the model for its clarity, usefulness, and fairness. One officer remarked, “It helps me know how to show up better—accountably and humanely—even when tensions are high.”
The model has since informed additional statewide reforms and inspired community advisory councils to co-design implementation plans.

This groundbreaking work was published in Race and Justice, a ranked and prestigious, peer-reviewed journal recognized for advancing scholarship on racial equity and criminal justice reform. Access the online article here.

Impact Story 3:

The Nation’s First Identity-Responsive Policing Procedure

In a multiyear partnership with a public school district, Intentional Evolution facilitated the development of one of the most robust equity policies in the country. The policy addressed systemic inequities in discipline, curriculum, hiring, student support, and community engagement—and included clearly defined structures for accountability, measurement, and reflection.

But policy alone wasn’t enough. We led a district-wide effort to build capacity at every level. Through customized training, equity-centered coaching, and leadership mentoring, school staff developed the confidence and skills to carry the work forward.

Outcomes included:

• Every school developing a site-specific equity action plan aligned to district goals.

• Increased student belonging scores and staff confidence in interrupting identity-based harm.

• Curricular changes that reflected the district’s diverse student population more fully and affirmatively.

This project reflects what’s possible when policy, practice, and people-centered strategy align to drive transformation.