Equity Committee

  • 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

  • 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.**

     

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Meeting Minutes

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Equity Committee Members

  • Jayne Finch, Co-Chair
    Dasia Taylor, Co-Chair
    Rebekah Tilley, Vice Chair
    Andrea Jayne, Secretary
    Aala Basheir
    Aditi Borde
    Ain Grooms
    Brian F. Brandsmeier
    Caroline Barker
    Heidi Pierce
    Jessie Harper
    Karen Nichols
    Kim Hanrahan
    Leslie Locke
    Lulu Roarick
    Paras Bassuk
    Rebecca Michaeli
    Ty Cruce

    JP 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