Rally at the School Board on Tuesday Night !

NEWS RELEASE Rally organized to protest Salt Lake City School District Reorganization Plan Contact:  Josie Valdez, 801-550-1206 Salt Lake City, 15 November 2015 —  Leaders of various cultural and ethnically diverse groups have come together to voice their concern over the recent reorganization plan which was announced by Superintendent McKell Withers and the Salt Lake City School Board. A rally is planned for Tuesday, November 17, at 6pm to voice concern over this issue. Members … Continue reading

Agenda Modification Request (Letter)

TEXT OF LETTER TO BOARD PRESIDENT: 15 November 2015 DELIVERED: ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Heather Bennett, President ℅ Salt Lake City School District (District) 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111   Re: Agenda Items Request for November 17th   Dear Ms. Bennett, I am pleased to see that you have acknowledged that the Superintendent’s reorganization scheme is indeed subject to Board approval.[1] I am however, disappointed that you did not allow a place … Continue reading

Disparate Treatment of Administrators of Color (OCR Complaint)

Here is the text to the first page of 150 page complaint I mailed to OCR: 6 November 2015 DELIVERED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: 7012 2920 0000 7124 9141 Office for Civil Rights (OCR) -Region VIII ℅ U.S. Department of Education Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582   Re: Disparate Treatment of School Administrators of Color     Dear OCR-Region VIII, Acting under the authority of my elected office, … Continue reading

Response to District Organization Memo (Letter)

5 November 2015 DELIVERED VIA USPS & Electronic Mail Mr. & Ms. Group of Friday Educators ℅ Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111   Re: 11/03/15 – District Reorganization Memo   Dear Ms. Buendia, Ms. Christy, Ms. Kindl, Ms. Mayer-Glen, Mr. Olsen & Mr. Yapias This letter is in response to the memo of November 3, which was addressed to the Board of Education, Administrators and School … Continue reading