Agenda Request: Permit Mayor to Sit With the Board of Education!

26 January 2016 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Heather Bennett, Board President ℅ Salt Lake City Board of Education 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: Agenda Request to Formally Accept Mayor Biskupski’s Extended Hand of Friendship Dear Ms. Bennett, I am writing to request that you place the issue of accepting Mayor Biskupski’s request to “attend and participate”, [1] in Salt Lake City Board of Education meetings on the agenda for … Continue reading

Mayor Biskupski Should Have a Place at the Board Table !

Text of Letter to Board President:  6 January 2016 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Heather Bennett, President ℅ Salt Lake City Board of Education 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: Mayor Biskupski Dear Ms. Bennett, I am writing to request that you formally invite newly elected Mayor Biskupski to sit in council with the Board of Education, whenever we convene as an elected body.[1]  As you recall, the Mayor expressed her … Continue reading

Invitation to Superintendent McKell Withers

TEXT OF LETTER TO SUPERINTENDENT: 12 December 2015 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Dr. McKell Withers, Superintendent ℅ Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 Re: Equity Leadership Team Meeting Dear Dr. Withers, You will recall, that at the last Board meeting, I asked if you were going to respond to the concerns of the community, in reference to your District reorganization plan. You replied: “…there is no avoiding … Continue reading

ACTION ALERT! State Board of Education set to Dissolve CMAC

As a former Chair of the Coalition of Minorities Advisory Committee (CMAC) – I am angered to learn that the USOE Board is poised to dissolve CMAC  at their at their December 4, 2015 meeting. ACTION ALERT! Contact your State Board of Education member and tell them to VOTE NO to dissolve CMAC. Find your Board member here: Link to State Board of Education: Contact Information Here is the link to the agenda for the meeting on 12/04/15 USOE … Continue reading

Board of Education Votes Down a Diverse Workforce (Letter & Video)

On 11/15/15, in violation of Policy I-10 & G-19, the Board of Education voted to support the Superintendent’s ALL WHITE Reorganization plan. COPY OF LETTER I DISTRIBUTED IN THE BOARD MEETING:  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 … Continue reading