Beaverton School District
Organizing to support Equity in our District
Purpose
Connect community members to organizations, committees and task forces centered around supporting and building upon the equity lens of the Beaverton School District in Oregon. Click to see equity policy.
*Many of these groups are collectives. The views of the individual contacts do not necessarily speak to the views of the community.
BMEC
Beaverton Multicultural Educator Committee
An affinity space for BIPOC educators and white allies. Creates a safe space for BIPOC educators; they also work to create change in the district. White allies are invited to join the BMEC Action Meetings.
Example actions/work focus:
Presented an Anti-Racist District Action Plan to Don Grotting and his Cabinet
Organized Equity Summits
Who to contact:
BEBL
Beaverton Educators for Black Lives
This group formed in June 2020. It is a group of Beaverton educators who are committed to antiracism at the school and district level.
Example actions/work focus:
Review SROs in schools
Instituting BARWEs in BSD schools
Supporting teachers in teaching about the BLM movement
Who to contact:
Gender and Sexuality Alliance
GSA
Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) are student-led groups for those seeking a safe and inclusive environment to be themselves. We empower and educate others to fully express their gender and sexuality. We advocate for equity and inclusivity in our broader home and school communities.
Example actions/work focus:
Student support, empowerment and education
Who to contact:
Please reach out to your local BSD middle/high school main office for a direct contact.
Beaverton High: Email
BEARSJ
Beaverton Education Association Racial & Social Justice Task Force
This group meets through the BSD teacher’s union (BEA). This group is focused on making sure that the union is expressing social justice values, and helps support all union members in doing anti-racism work.
Example actions/work focus:
District wide equity PD
Working to add hate speech protocols to the BSD handbook.
Who to contact:
Affinity Group for Disabled, Chronically Ill or Neurodivergent
ADCIN
The ADCIN group welcomes Beaverton School District employees who identify as disabled, chronically ill, or neurodivergent.
Example actions/work focus:
Foster staff connections across our district
Increase awareness of our strengths and struggles
Share resources and strategies to ensure that all District employees have the tools needed to be successful and fully engaged in their position and in life.
Who to contact:
Beaverton LGBTQA+ Staff Affinity Group
LGBTQA+ Staff Affinity Group
The LGBTQ+ Staff Affinity Group is open to anyone who identifies as LGBTQ2SIA+.
Example actions/work focus:
• Create an inclusive and affirming environment for BSD students, staff, and families
• Inform each other about the challenges and successes of supporting LGBTQ+
students, staff, and families
• Support one another through sharing resources and strategies
Who to contact:
Black Student Unions
Black Student Unions
Student organizations geared towards unifying Black students, and building leaders to empower them with knowledge and a methodology so they can further progress the struggle for liberation.
Example actions/work focus:
Empower with knowledge
Empower with methodology
Progress the struggle for liberation
Who to contact:
Beaverton: Contact main office
Southridge: Email
Sunset: Email
Mountainside: Email
Washington County Ignite
Washington County Ignite
This is a PAC geared towards changing the leadership in Washington County. They are a community of individuals and groups active in Washington County grounded in our shared progressive values. They are dedicated to building power in our community of Black Indigenous and People of Color, LGBTQ+, and young people residing in the most rapidly diversifying county in Oregon.
Example actions/work focus:
Transform Washington County through political organizing by supporting changes in leadership to be reflective of the population they serve.
Developing a leadership pipeline
Who to contact:
MECha
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán
Westview Facebook description: MeCha promueve una educacion superior, retiene nuestra identidad cultural y conserva nuestra historia. Nosotros creemos que la educación es la fuente principal para un cambio en nuestro sociedad. Nos centramos en que nuestra comunidad sea reconicida, además de ayudar a los estudiantes a encontrar una voz y expresar sus talentos y habilidades. Estamos preparandos una nueva generación de fuertes líderes Latinos que se graduarán sabiendo que ellos eran parte de algo grande. MeCha se une en un propósito para exigir el respeto a la dignidad humana. La igualdad real y la justicia para todos los miembros.
Please reach out to your local BSD middle/high school main office for a direct contact.
Who to contact:
Southridge High School Facebook
Beaverton High School
Sunrise Beaverton
Beaverton Hub
Sunrise is a national, youth-led movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. Sunrise provides trainings on many aspects of organizing and direct action planning and empowers you to lead. Justice, Equity, and Anti-oppression are at the center of Sunrise's work and BIPOC, LGBTQ+, poor and folx with other marginalized identities are leaders in this movement. We build connections with like-minded groups throughout Washington County.
Example actions/work focus:
Voice around issue of removing SROs from schools
Advocate for city policy and action to address the climate crisis
Community education events on issues surrounding racial justice and the Green New Deal
Who to contact:
AAPI Affinity Group
Asian American Pacific Islander Affinity Group
This affinity group welcomes all BSD staff who identify as Asian, Asian American, and/or Pacific Islander.
Example actions/work focus:
Talking about shared experiences of being a member of the AAPI community
Creating a safe and trusting environment that fosters community, acceptance, and belonging
Sharing classroom and school resources to help uplift the voices of our AAPI community
Contact an email below to find out more information, or to join the affinity group
Who to contact:
I have a new group I would like to add
If you are looking to add your group to this page please email one of the following individuals below. Please know that you may be asked to show that your group follows the policies around equity outlined on the BSD website. https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/equity-inclusion
Contacts: