Meetings
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5 New Strategic Plan Goals for TCAPS
Save the date: The next strategic plan meeting will be on August 11th – and another one will be on August 25th. And you can subscribe to have school board meeting agendas and packets emailed to you once they’re published HERE. *Story by Kathryn in the June 16th Record-Eagle Cute photo of Mrs. Helman and some…
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July’s TCAPS School Board Meetings
Busy week coming up for your school board: • Curriculum Committee (July 8) • Finance Committee (July 10) • Executive Committee (July 10) • Board of Education (July 14) Meeting agendas and packets Questions? Ideas? Concerns? I’m happy to chat anytime. Cute photo of Willow Hill Elementary‘s Princess Brooklynn and Prince Jackson
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Educational Equity, TCAPS and Carrying on Holly’s Work
Tomorrow, we’ll appoint someone to fill Holly’s seat on the school board. Losing Holly still hurts — she was a fierce champion for marginalized kids, and for advancing equitable access to opportunity and inclusive education throughout our district. Most recently, she helped bring forward a request to form an educational equity ad hoc committee this…
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Equity Is the Antidote: A Call for Courage in Strategic Planning
“Your letter paints equity as a threat. But equity is not the threat. It’s the antidote to decades of failure. Equity is what ensures all students have a fair shot. Equity is what makes it possible for a child with a speech impediment to present at the science fair. It’s what helps the nonverbal kindergartner…
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April’s TCAPS Board of Education Meetings
Happy April! It’s a busy month for your school board: – Curriculum Committee (April 1) – Finance Committee (April 3) – Health & Fitness Committee (April 3) – Executive Committee (April 3) – Study Session (April 7 – strategic plan) – Board of Education (April 14) – Sustainability Committee (April 17) – Study Session (April…
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Please keep showing up for all of our kids
This was originally published in my once-in-awhile newsletter. Quick thanks to many of you for writing/speaking in support of school board candidates who stood for a more inclusive, equitable, and compassionate district. While the candidate I voted for wasn’t selected, it was heartwarming to read/listen to many who care about helping all of our kids…
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Six Agenda Highlights for March’s TCAPS School Board Meeting
Six agenda highlights for Monday’s school board meeting: 1. School board appointment 2. New English language arts curriculum adoption for elementary 3. Title I (economically disadvantaged students) policy updates 4. Title IX (sex discrimination) policy updates 5. Acceptance of a $25,000 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 2% Grant for the Student Support…
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A Special Moral And Ethical Imperative
Originally published in the February Newsletter. At last month’s school board meeting, we approved our Standards of Practice which includes this line: “Understand that we have a special moral and ethical imperative to serve each student and that we will equitably allocate resources based on student need.” While this statement is second from the bottom on the document, I was…
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January’s Public TCAPS District Meetings
Upcoming public district meetings: • Curriculum Committee (Jan 7) • Finance Committee (Jan 9) • Executive Committee (Jan 9) • Board of Education (Jan 13) • Full Board Study Session (Jan 27) • Curriculum Committee (Jan 28) • Finance Committee (Jan 30) • Executive Committee (Jan 30) Details and meeting agendas.
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