Meeting monthly with MPS Superintendent to address issues such as:
Improving diversity of MPS faculty and staff
Proficiency gaps and district-wide strategies to address them
Professional development of teaching and counseling staff
Parent engagement strategies
Co-sponsor semi-annual Districtwide Meetings of Diversity Committees on topics such as:
The impact on young students of implicit bias in teachers
Academic performance and student engagement in extracurricular activities
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Recognizing and Respecting Students’ Gender Identities
Local diversity committees’ successes, challenges and upcoming plans
Directly impact MPS hiring processes
Maintain a specific focus on increasing District’s hiring of teachers and administrators of color
Participate in hiring processes for principals, assistant principals and top administrators
Advocate for exit interviews for teachers of color
Engage School Committee about issues affecting equitable academic achievement by all students
Helped write and pass MPS Diversity Policy, one of the first in the state
Monitor MPS Diversity Policy implementation including analysis of the annual MPS Diversity Report
Meet individually with School Committee members and dialogue with full School Committee
Monitor and advise the School Committee’s Cultural Competency Committee
Supported MPS school budget in Prop. 2 1/2 override letter to the editor
Support MPS programs that support high achievement for all students
Awarded $13,208 in diversity grants to teachers, librarians and other MPS staff to engage and benefit students in projects that help put CDM’s vision into practice
Funded “Welcoming New Families Program” for new parents with limited English proficiency
Pushed for Tucker School Pilot Music Program with MPS Music Department and Tucker staff
Worked with Tucker staff, parents, MPS to increase Tucker students’ involvement in sports
Encourage MPS to achieve diversity in school sports, music, drama and all activities
Assist in the development of school-based diversity committees in all 6 Milton public schools
Developed and disseminated guidelines for school-based diversity committees
Secured MPS agreement for school-based diversity committees’ role in hiring teachers & staff
Support and participate in school-based diversity committees
Participate in civic activities that promote diversity, interracial understanding and equity
Promoted Milton’s diversity during Milton’s 350th Anniversary Celebrations
Supported “My Neighborhood: 350 Years Later” photo project celebrating diverse families
Spearheaded local hub of “Milton Reflecting,” multi-cultural project among five Milton towns
Promoted student-organized “50 Years Later: Why the Struggle for Civil Rights is Still Relevant”
Obtained MPS data on suspensions and expulsions by race and gender
