We Must Intimidate the Ethnic Voice on the School Board (video)
Background Information: Ineffective Teachers > Presentation Part I (video) Ineffective Teachers > Presentation Part II (video) … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
We Must Eradicate The Ethnic Voice on the Board! (video)
GLOSSARY | SPEAKING MY TRUTH
White Dominance: (Social Postionality of Whiteness) Consistent with social dominance theory, Whites in the colonized world established a set of legitimizing myths that characterized Indigenous people as infidels, heathens, savages, and uncivilized, thus deepening the divide of social postionality between themselves and those who they had designated as a negative reference group. White hegemony soon became embedded in systems of privilege and penalty that further legitimized and exacerbated the subordinate position of the minimal group. … Continue reading
CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE | SPEAKING MY TRUTH
Up until now, this blog has mostly consisted of my observations that the current leadership at the Salt Lake City School district has over the years, created an environment that is adult-centered as opposed to child-centered. That focus is contributing to the intolerable disparities that occurs, based on which side of town a student comes from. The intolerable gaps between children of color and white children exist and is often referred to as the “Achievement … Continue reading
Missing Equity Audits
This morning I submitted a GRAMA request to the superintendent asking for copies of the school district’s Equity Audits. I had asked for these two weeks ago with negative results: 16 June 2014 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Mr. McKell Withers Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-1891 Re: GRAMA REQUEST: Equity Audits & Climate Surveys Dear Mr. Withers, On June 3, 2014, the school board was asked … Continue reading
2nd Equity Leadership Team Meeting for 2014!
This past Thursday (06/05/2014) the Salt Lake City School District held its second Equity Leadership Team Meeting for 2014. BACKGROUND: The Equity Leadership Team had its inception in the district, in 2008. The September 1, 2009, School Board meeting the minutes sate the following: “Kathleen Christy and Curtis Linton, School Improvement Network, told board members tonight’s report would provide a brief history of the Equity Leadership Team. Mr. Linton said the group was formed last … Continue reading