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Meeting Date:
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12/17/2020 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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6. Report with Possible Action Regarding Black Lives Matter Week Campaign and Planning for the 2020-2021 School Year
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments
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Resolution 2021R-010 (as adopted)
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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At its July 2020 meeting, the Board referred Resolution 2021R-010 by Director Miller to the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation. At its August 27, 2020, meeting, the Board took action to adopt Resolution 2021R-010 as attached.
Since the Board's action, the Administration has started implementing the resolution. The Office of School Administration assembled the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) Week of Action and a Year of Purpose Advisory Committee in alignment with the resolution. The resolution items were identified, addressed with the BLM committee, and sub-groups were created that are focusing on the following areas: Curriculum & Professional Development; Week in Action; and Monthly BLM Projects. All sub-groups include student representation to ensure student voice is heard.
The committee and sub-groups continue to meet regularly, and the first phase of implementation for all schools has been identified. The Administration provided its first updates to the Board during the October and November Board cycles, and will continue to report its progress relative to implementing Resolution 2021R-010 monthly. Below are updates on three key areas of our planning:
Curriculum & Professional Development
• At the December Institutes, there will be a brief mention of upcoming materials and support to acknowledge Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action to take place February 1-5, 2021.
• At the December SST institute, there will be a brief overview of what is to come for January.
Week of Action
• Continuing to plan and finalize activities for February 2021.
Monthly School Projects
• December: International Day Of People With Disabilities.
• Activities will engage students through critical conversations about tolerance, overlooked history of black disabled people, and examples of what tolerance is, looks like, and can be.
• Prompt: Thinking about some of the black activists we’ve learned about, how does it look when we accept people and work together? What are you proud of that makes you different from others?
• Student submissions can be shared in the following formats: writing, essay, poetry, art, sketch, express, skits, video, group projects etc.
• Due date: December 18, 2020, utilizing Google forms to submit.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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N/A
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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