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Pinned Reports on: Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)
RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting
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According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."
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2019 and 2020 RPS Data : July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting, 2019-2020 First Semester, Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020
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2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting.
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August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown.
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Great Lakes Equity Center has identified 6 barriers for equity progress.
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The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.
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Diversity and Inclusion Related Event(s) => LINK
Reports on: Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights)
RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting
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According to the district’s data, suspensions increased from 1,224 in 2021-22 to 1,523 in 2022-23, representing a jump of 24.4%."
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2019 and 2020 RPS Data : July 14, 2020 School Board Meeting, 2019-2020 First Semester, Achievement and Integration Plan Updates 2020
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2018-2019 Report presented to RPS school board and comparison with 2018 reporting.
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RPS, ISD 535, entered into collaboration agreement with MDHR.
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August 16, 2018 RPS study group on Equity Efforts and Referral Data.
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July 18, 2018 Commissioner Lindsey of the MN Department of Human Rights Forum with Rochester Community.
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At the 6/19/2018 school board meeting, the following discipline data was presented.
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September, August, July, June and May, 2017 Community Focus Team news and meeting notes.
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"The district is at various points of implementing PBIS at each school, but having more consistency will better allow the district to evaluate efforts, including its latest employee training in ENVoY, a nonverbal communication technique to influence students in the classroom."
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August updating the 2017-06-27 RPS Board Study of discipline data with school breakdown.
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June 19, 2017, Letter from US Department of Eduction, OCR Division to Superindtendent Muroz regarding its review of RPS's May 17, 2017 action plan submission.
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At 2017-04-19 RPS School Board Meeting the following decision was made to enhance the effectiveness of School Board's Community Engagement Committee and RPS's Community Focus Team: deploy a design team (steering committee) to co-facilitate going forward.
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VIDEO
In August 2016, the Community Focus Team brought forward a set of recommendations. Questions from the community: What has happened since then and how do we get engaged?
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4 main areas to make progress toward education equity.
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Great RPS: Equity in Family Engagement Meeting. Following are some notes.
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Great Lakes Equity Center has identified 6 barriers for equity progress.
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This pilot for Early Education being proposed by Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs (MCLA) | www.mcla.state.mn.us is an example of wrapping social services around the public schools to enhance learning environment.
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After attending the January 7 2016 RPS community meeting, I took the time to review the slide deck handed out by RPS at the meeting and found myself asking a number of questions.
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The Rochester Public School District is taking the first steps to address a disproportionate disciplinary rate for black and Hispanic students. A community engagement session to get input and solicit involvement from community members will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Riverside Elementary School. I believe that conversation is necessary but not sufficient. We need to follow up with actions. Here is a 5+1 action plan.
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A couple of days ago, Post Bulletin reports that: "Rochester Public Schools is making changes required by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights after a five-year compliance review revealed that black students were being disproportionately disciplined."
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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:
Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education
 
DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update
Presentation Slides
Video Recording
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Part of Feb 26, 2024 City Council Study Session on DEI
Presentation Slides include actions and measures to City Council Study Session
Link to City Council video
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DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives
Economic Development Incentives for Housing
Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee
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Reorganization : Olmsted County announces changes to advisory boards for human services and human rights.
“This new model positions us to better learn from our residents and address community needs.”
Open Beam Comments : Accountability of actions and results
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1Q 2024:
Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report
Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report
Special callouts
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Due March 5, 2024 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants
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DMCC Board Updates:
1. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC
2. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar
References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees
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Luther College Rochester Immersion internship placements and coursework information:
2023, 2022, 2021 programming information
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2024 Fundraising : Chocolate for a Cause! Get your chocolate bar for a chance to win one of five golden tickets! Order yours today Scan the QR Code or click here: LINK
2018 Information presented to December 18, 2018 HRA.
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Get paid while helping others achieve their homeownership goals!
Referencing BIPOC Homeownership Co-design Report
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The Ignite Cup is a startup competition to connect and grow our entrepreneurial ecosystem. The winner of our pitch competition will be a guaranteed semi-finalist at the MN Cup.
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1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce. We've helped train thousands of workers in the state.
2/ New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations
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(1) 2024 Black History Month Press Release
(2) 2023 Black History Month Press Release
(3) 2022 Black History Month Press Release;
(4) 2021 Black History Month Press Release
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Two parttime roles
Community Connector – Somali Speaking
Community Connector – Spanish Speaking
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Dec 2023 Newsletter
DATA MYTHBUSTERS, part 3
Cost burdened households
Programs and resources to help you with DEI and leadership initiatives:
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