WSESD Social Justice Committee Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
II. Clerk & minutes
III. Updates
IV. Wrapping up the conversation about diversity questions.
V. Bullying and racial slurs
I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
II. Clerk & minutes
III. Updates
IV. Wrapping up the conversation about diversity questions.
V. Bullying and racial slurs
A Family-friendly Community Dance featuring traditional New England dances (squares, contras, circles, waltzes, polkas) will be held at the new Guilford Community Park Pavilion, 24 Church Drive, Guilford VT 05301 (behind Country Store, next to Guilford Community Church) on Sunday afternoon, August 20 from 2:30-4:30 pm. All dances will be taught; no partner needed. All are welcome and admission is by donation with a suggested donation of $10 per person and a family limit of $20 (but no one will be turned away)
Music for the dance will be provided by some of the best in the business: Laurie Indenbaum on fiddle, Carol Compton on keyboard, with Fred Breunig, teaching and calling.
WSESD Social Justice Committee (note: previously the Board’s Diversity and Equity Committee) – Mission: Foster learning environments in which all members of the school community are safe, feel valued and are appreciated, as well as promote policies and procedures that value equity and diversity in our schools.
We will meet without a formal, developed agenda in order to begin the process of discourse. Our goal is to explore ways that the Social Justice Committee can support District-wide concerns and goals. At this initial meeting we will create an agenda that is sensitive to the needs of students, parents and guardians, staff and teachers, administrators, community members, and the Board itself.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – November 1, 2021
III. Discuss Strategies for Making Partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Means of Job/Career Placement.
Elayne always has her finger on the pulse of social justice, women’s rights and gender issues, and she keeps us up-to-date with her clear and incisive writing and commentary. She also talks about the joys of being a birth Doula and how travel connects her with others world-wide in powerful ways.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – May 26, 2021
III. Discuss Strategies for Ensuring that a Wide, Diverse Field of Candidates is Interviewed for the Superintendent Position
IV. Discuss How the Chosen Candidate can Verifiably Deliver a Diverse Workforce as a Necessary Condition of the Position
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – March 23, 2021
III. Assess Progress on Diversifying Staff
IV. Discuss Incorporating the Ongoing Commitment Into the Bidding Process of the Academy Project
V. Discuss the “Groundwater Presentation” and Whether it is Worth Taking Part In
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – February 8, 2021
III. Discuss Plans Arranged for 1st Training Session
IV. Discuss Current SRO Setup and Ideas for the Future
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – January 15, 2021
III. Discuss Next Steps with REI
IV. Discuss Adding Social Justice/Anti-Racist Commitment Language to future Advertising
V. Discuss Having Students Involved in Screening of New Hires
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – October 26, 2020
III. Meet with REI About Possible Training Resource
IV. Discuss All Training Options and Next Step
V. Review Progress on Diversifying Staff
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Board will meet remotely at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 via Zoom:
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AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – August 24 and September 28, 2020
III. Discuss the next steps for implementing commitment, including Andy’s details on initiating union approval of offering diversity incentives to new hires.
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Social Justice Committee will meet remotely at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020 via Zoom:
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NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Social Justice Committee will hold a special meeting remotely at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020 via Zoom:
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast School District Social Justice Committee will meet remotely at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2020 via Zoom:
The Fall 2019 Landmark College Academic Speaker Series opens with disability justice advocate Lydia X.Z. Brown on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium, located in the East Academic Building.
The talk, entitled “Cripping Intersectionality: Neurodiversity and Disability Justice” will focus on how disabled people’s cultural work, community building, and leadership offer necessary interventions for liberation work everywhere, from the streets to the ivory tower, grounded in intersectional theory and practice.
Parenting for Social Justice Chats will be happening at Brooks Memorial Library for three Wednesdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm: March 8th, April 12th, and May 10th. This initial series will focus on race and racial justice.
Parenting is beautiful and it is challenging. One of the things we struggle with as parents is having hard conversations with our kids. Many of us are seeking support and ideas for how to have the hard conversations with our kids about racism and police brutality, about transgender issues, about hatred for Muslims and many other social justice issues. And we are looking to turn those conversations into action.