8-29-11+District-wide+Meeting

Agenda:

Conference Attendance for 2011-12 Summit for Courageous Conversations: Mirah Carmichael and Holly Skiba attending

National Association for Multi-Cultural Education: 9/12/11 [|www.NAMEorg.org] Brad, Jean? Claudia? Brian? to attend...

Review of the Binder Information...

Use of Articles... they align with the Equity Beliefs and Goals of the District - Work in time for reading the articles... this allows all staff to be on an equal footing for the conversations...

Discussion of how to connect the Student Equity Team and the Staff Discussions/Readings...

Discussion of how to use the first reading //Arab Visibilty and Invisiblity (pg. 174)// - How can we coordinate the article with the 9/11 Programming that will take place on 9/10...? - Should it come from the DCs to the staff...?
 * The DC is able to frame it appropriately for the Department... and make the connections to the current work of the Departments...

Flim Clip Review of //Race Matters// //-// Are these good resources for our staffs? - "What Maketh a RACE?" clip - "Can't We Just be Colorblind?" clip - "Respect me for who I am" clip
 * "...classifying and prioritzing based on Race"
 * Sharing from a mixed race family...

How might we best use these clips and plan PD for our staff to make a difference in the classroom...?

Importance of how students self-identify their own race...

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