WSESD Programmatic and Performance Equity Committee
Minutes of February 3, 2025
Meeting via Zoom
WSESD Board Committee present: Ruby McAdoo, Brian Remer, Kim Price
Others present: Liz Adams
I. Call to Order: 5:04pm
II. Review Committee Mission & purpose – in lead-up to the reorganizational meeting:
a. Mission: Monitor school equity and performance, and work with district staff to develop recommendations to increase equity and performance throughout the district.
■ A committee that watches over the district – community might not even know we exist or understand the committee.
■ The existence of the committee is important, though there may not always be something concrete to do.
■ Focus on academic performance – look at this with the lens of equity.
■ Invite Mark or someone else from administration to participate from time to time. Important to have this be a collaborative process.
■ Important to consider duplication of efforts – if an area of focus overlaps with central office work, that is important to acknowledge.
■ We invited Kerry Amidon to participate as the WSESU, which was effective in conversations around the food/nutrition program. It may make sense to formally invite someone from central office/administration to attend at least a few times a year.
■ The WSESD Board meetings rotate from school to school, in large part because of the focus and proposal that came out of this meeting.
III. Future discussion areas:
a. High School Preparedness: How can this committee support equity regarding middle schoolers being prepared for BUHS? – volunteer for reaching out to Mark again.
■ Brian will reach out to Mark – ask if he has anything to share or wants to join in the meeting.
■ Once Brian has brought info back to the committee, conversation can be had at committee level.
■ Important not to exclude BAMS and the other middle schools in the conversation – possibly include principals in discussion.
b. Graduation rates: What are they? How do they differ across groups of kids?
■ This may be something that is being focused on already in the district.
The issue may not need to be a future discussion area for this committee, though it is a very important issue.
IV. Next date & time for committee meeting will wait until after the board reorganization meeting.
V. Adjourn: 5:57pm
