Accessibility Icon Painting Project rescheduled for 9/10

The Diversity Council and our community partner, Askin&Hooker LLC, are looking for volunteers to help us with our Accessibility Icon Painting Project. The goal of this 2.5 hour community event is to repaint and rebrand all of the handicapped parking spots throughout the district.

We will be using the "Accessible Icon" which radically reimagines the original 1960s icon. That symbol shows a stationary vision of disability. The new image demonstrates a person in motion and with agency. It represents an individual that is not dependent on anyone else for forward progress.

This event is scheduled for Saturday, September 10th (with a rain date of 9/17). The painting projects will be staggered across the district.

The full schedule is available below.

SHS 10am-12:30pm

SMS 10:30am-1:00pm

MAS 11:00am-1:30pm

HMS 11:30am-2:00pm

AES 12:00pm-2:30pm

Anyone interested can register using this GoogleForm.

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Mission/Vision:

To coordinate the District’s current curricular and co-curricular initiatives that promote diversity and acceptance within our community. These initiatives include: professional development, instructional assemblies and student leadership opportunities. The Council will also access and disseminate bias prevention resources through its continued affiliation with Kean University's Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship.

Who are we?

The Diversity Council will be made up of at least one staff member from each of the district schools, parents from across the District, student representatives, a District Administrator, and a member of Board of Education.

Both Sparta Middle School and Sparta High School will have student organizations that will plan and participate in Diversity Council events and programs.

Please join today!

If you are interested in joining the Diversity Council, you need to have an open-heart, an open-mind, fresh suggestions and be available for one meeting a month.