Demand Letter: Full Disclosure of Lunch Debacle

  TEXT OF LETTER TO BOARD PRESIDENT: 26 August 2014 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake City Board of Education 2256 South King Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84109   Re: Demand for Full Disclosure   Dear President Swett,   In reference to the Uintah Elementary Lunch-gate debacle, I am writing to request insist that the findings of the internal and the two external investigations commissioned by the Salt Lake City Board … 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