Equity Committee
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The purpose of the Equity Committee is to advise the District Director of Equity to:
- Express and speak for school community concerns related to equal educational opportunities and multicultural/gender fair education.
- Make recommendations for the school program as it relates to equal educational opportunity and multicultural/gender fair education.
- Relate information about multicultural/gender fair education to the school community.
- Assist in the reviewing of progress reports regarding equity programs in the district and equity legislation applicable to the school district.
- Serve as liaison between parents/patrons and the school district relative to equity issues.
- Relay issues of community interest and concern related to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, equal educational opportunity, and multicultural/gender fair education to the school administration and school board.
- Serve as lay/community resource persons for reacting to the district’s development and implementation of the multicultural/gender fair education and equal employment opportunity/affirmative action plans.
- Relay information on school educational and employment equity activities to community at large.
- Review all District programs and employment policies and practices to assess the degree, which they promote multicultural/gender fair concepts.
- Promote more positive inter-group relations within the community as well as to foster positive inter-group understanding and skills among students, employees, and the community.
- Provide support for the school district’s multicultural/gender fair education program and its equal employment opportunity/affirmative action plan.
Meeting Info
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Location: Zoom
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Dates:- December 2nd
- January 6th
- February 10th
- March 3rd
- April 14th
- May 5th
**Equity Advisory Committee meetings are open to anyone. If you are interested in attending please e-mail Andrea Jayne (jayne.andrea@iowacityschools.org) no less than 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so that you can receive a Zoom link.**
Meeting Agendas
Meeting Minutes
Equity Committee Members
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Jayne Finch, Co-Chair
Dasia Taylor, Co-Chair
Rebekah Tilley, Vice Chair
Andrea Jayne, Secretary
Aala Basheir
Aditi Borde
Ain Grooms
Ali Borger-Germann
Brian F. Brandsmeier
Caroline Barker
Heidi Pierce
Jessie Harper
Karen Nichols
Leslie Locke
Lulu Roarick
Paras Bassuk
Rebecca Michaeli
Reyna Roach
Ty CruceJP Claussen, ICCSD School Board Member
Charlie Eastham, ICCSD School Board Member
Laura Gray, Director of Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness
Jeremy Tabor, Director of Equity and Employee Relations