Category Archives: Budget 2014

Is the School District Serious About Gang Prevention / Intervention?

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  The latest statistics from the SLCPD tell us that gang membership is on the rise. Those statistics match the concerns that members of the community have expressed to me over the last few months. For the last two decades the school district has used a prevention / intervention program called Colors of Success. This program provides a fulltime case worker in the school that can work directly with a student and their family to … Continue reading →

2nd Equity Leadership Team Meeting for 2014!

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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 →

CREATE: Associate Superintendent of Educational Equity and Diversity

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3 June 2014 Hand Delivered Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake City Board of Education ℅ Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1891   Re: Associate Superintendent of Educational Equity & Diversity    Dear President Swett, On behalf of the residents and students that I represent, I am submitting this letter to express my support for the Salt Lake City School District creating the new position: Associate Superintendent of … Continue reading →

Associate Superintendent of Educational Equity?

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A bold and resourceful way to address the issues facing a Majority-Minority School District is to propose to the school board that they hire an Associate Superintendent of Educational Equity that reports directly to them. The latest enrollment numbers shows the Salt Lake City School District with a student population of 24,723 students, ethnic minority student’s account for 57% of that number. Yet there is reluctance on the district’s part to address the unique issues … Continue reading →

Title I Schools Not Eligible for Class Size Reduction Local Funding?

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16 May 2014 Delivered via Electronic Mail Janet, Roberts, Business Administrator Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: Supplementing or Supplanting Title I Money?   Dear Ms. Roberts, In the May 6, 2014, School Board meeting, during the budget discussion about class size reduction, you distributed two documents: 1.       Salt Lake City School District 2014-2015 Budget Development Salt Lake City School District 2014—15 Spring Staffing Projections Document … Continue reading →