Thank you to those who attended the First Building Equity Meeting of this year. Here are some resources and updates:
For staff that is new to SHS/ISD, please find attached a PowerPoint about the District Equity Dept and building expectations for the year.
Words Have Power Flextime Activity: Ms. A-T will run a session during Oct 6 Staff Meeting for staff that need support. Other options:
Small Group and One-on-One Support :
October 4th: Drop-In with Dr. Kamath Location: Office 1410H Time: 3:10-4 pm
October 6th: Drop-In with Ms. A-T Location (Career Center) Time: 7 am-8 am
Please read Alaina's Equity Newsletter for excellent resources on DEI topics including Heritage Months. Here is the link : https://www.smore.com/3cgdf-equity-update
Upcoming Heritage Months : September : Latina/o Heritage Month
October : Disability Awareness Month
It was brought up at the Building Leader Month that in some school staff have used Canvas site as a place to share resources about Heritage Months.
Upcoming Religious and Cultural observances :
Thursday, October 14
Double Ninth Festival/ Chongyang Festival/ the Senior’s Festival –Chinese Community
Some families may not be able to attend evening events.
6. Educators of Color Affinity group : If you are interested in joining the EOC Affinity group, please fill out
: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScivtZHzca5Z_EILFz526vAtFO1lev0xQWQqKb2YcS0ijjkHA/viewform
7. ISD Land Acknowledgement : ISD Land Acknowledgment is now available for access! This Land Acknowledgement was created in collaboration with the Snoqualmie
Indian tribe. ISD staff can access the Land Acknowledgment on Staff Hub at: https://staff.issaquah.wednet.edu/departments/tls/student-support/land-acknowledgement
8. Other meeting minutes : Todd Caffey : Black Students Union and student involvement
ASB Posters in Common aligned with Awareness Month
Kamrica Ary-Turner : Words Have Power presentation
Anu Kamath- Millicent MacKonya: Potential LRC field trips to science classrooms & science labs for LRC students
MS Forms Survey to follow : Building Meeting topic/staff availability.
Please do not hesitate to email me of Ms. A-T with questions, suggestions, and ideas.