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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/1995 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, March 7, 1995 Maplewood City Hall Conference Room A 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER Al. AGENDA APPROVAL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. OLD BUSINESS V . Final Review of Annual Report -All ✓B. Final Review of Hate Crime Step-by-Step Response - All l Rediscuss Puppets Against Racism and other potential speakers - All V. NEW BUSINESS A. Review letters to award applicants and to schools - All B. Plan Award Presentation & Press Release for Diversity Award -All C. Discuss Open House - All k. D. Residency Update - Mike McGuire E. Interview Candidates for Vacancies on the Commission, 8 p.m. - Commission Members VI. OTHER BUSINESS VII. REPORTS k A. League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission B. City of Maplewood t`C. Grievances D. Agenda items for next time E. Other VIII. ADJOURNMENT C:IWPWIN601HRCWGENDA a 46 = 0\ Yl v 6o(i y,S HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES February 7, 1995 Gordy agreed to take minutes as Carol was absent. Members present were: Marie Koehler, Gail Schiff, Gordy Heininger, and Lynne Croes. Others present: Mike McGuire, City Manager, and Sherrie Le, Human Resource Director. Members absent: Carol Cude. The minutes were approved as presented. Gordy moved approval; seconded by Gail. Ayes: all. The agenda was approved as presented. Gordy moved approval; seconded by Gail. Ayes: all. OLD BUSINESS A. Election of Officers Marie Koehler was re-elected as Chair for 1995. Gordy was re-elected as Vice Chair for 1995. Lynne Croes was elected as Secretary for 1995. B. Annual Report The Commission reviewed and edited a draft of the annual report prepared by Marie. All members are to review annual report and get changes back to Sherrie by February 14. The Annual Report will go to schools, fraternal groups, businesses and churches. A new list of fraternal groups was presented. C. All members are to review Hate Crimes Response Plan and get any changes back to Sherrie by February 14. REPORTS 1. League of MN Human Rights Commission - no report. 2. City of Maplewood -two police officers were promoted to Sergeant to replace two who had retired. 3. Grievances - None Gail announced that she and her family are moving to another city. She would like to finish her term if it is possible. Mike will ask the Council about the residency requirement for membership. 1 THE DIVERSITY CONTEST Posters were judged based on the published criteria. The Commission was overjoyed at the response. We received 41 posters by the deadline and all of the posters were wonderful. Certificates will be given to all participants in the spring along with the prizes to those who won. 1st Place - Mounds Park Academy - Laura Petersen, Laura Brainer, Kwadzo Anelegbe and Leland Barker. Honorable Mention - Mounds Park - Sinem Sen and Sarah Hanson Honorable Mention - Presentation - Kathy Braun. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:46 p.m. 2 CITY OF mApLEwo 4:44 1830 E. COUNTY ROAD B MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA 55109 OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER 612-770-4524 February 27, 1995 Ms. Karla Sand 382 South McKnight Road Maplewood, MN 55109 Dear Karla: On behalf of the Maplewood Human Relations Commission, I'd like to thank you for all your time and dedication spent on the Commission. It has been a great pleasure working with you in your eight years of service on the Commission. Your contributions have been invaluable. We wish you the best in your future endeavors. Sincerely, Michael A. 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Commission members were impressed with the curriculum and with what Edgerton Elementary School is doing to implement Diversity awareness issues within the school environment We believe that the information identified in this curriculum will be interesting and beneficial for all of your teachers to see. We ask that you share it with them. The Maplewood Human Relations Commission will again be sponsoring a Diversity Awareness eti rr 4 - Contest in the 1995/1996 school year. We encourage your participation in this event. We believe it is an effective means of working collaboratively with the local schools and their students to help enhance diversity awareness. Sincerely, Marie Koehler, Chairperson MHRC Enclosures Calk A CITY OF MAPLEWOOD �. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPLICANT INFORMATION FORM re s c A0 _ NAME � �� 1L a6. PHONE NO. 777 57-3 ADDRESS Oc I LT > fit? �z �``d'` —f ZIP 5-57 or- )64L1,t4 &I4-6)a4,-() 1) How long have you lived in the City of Maplewood? 2'- - - ( 7r7 2) Does your employment require travel or being away from the commun y whic��would at meetings difficult? Yes regular attendance 9 3) On which Board or Commission are you interested in serving? (please check) Community Design Review Board Park & Recreation Commission Housing & Redevelopment Authority Planning Commission Human Relations Commission Police Civil Service Commission 4) Do you have any specific areas of interest within this Board's or Commission's scope of responsibilities? je-«'( (JP „{A,(_,G/ar-el,Or' 4j- 5) List other organizations or clubs in the Community in which you have been or are an active participant: • 6) Why would you like to serve on this Board or Commission? ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:cit-4 /23--/Li/ 4,07-1,‘ uv 6, (�,U til 2_ r�,� CITY OF MAPLEWOOD Ire BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 1'-')! APPLICANT INFORMATION FORM Ilj`` I '�� iLi 1 L - LuP NAME r3eir C� ' • i Iv2s 11/� • --- ADDRESS l (.>u pt —V1• ) LALTYA) 10•--) ZIP?yiIC PHONE NO. Work: i ( - 11 Home: `113-0(013 DATE 1) How long have you lived in the City of Maplewood? 5 ld, 2) Does your employment require travel or being away from the community which would make regular attendance at meetings difficult? Yes NoX LSA►cmc& 4-v-cak 3) On which Board or Commission are you interested in serving? (please check) Community Design Review Board Park & Recreation Commission Housing & Redevelopment Authority Planning Commission Human Relations Commission Police Civil Service Commission 4) Do you have any specific areas of interest within this Board's or Commission's scope of responsibilities? :S aur, x l i �+ey b�+c or\ v,snc ,w4--y`%rcs3,Nniv N.3 (b. ckA ` i"�' wtsaut c 5' ; °r ,,:- ttiAs c, l'ci!�s bQ 3 c�rnYvusN�\�� L c\ces� 8e v�stb►\� �eS,,nu+Moors 3, ,e-),(i) 5) List other organizations or clubs in the Community in which you have been or are an active participant:e Alb) g- vv A 6 C PeIcr-t -'vn vvvy �✓�IYC - Com. C""3e-- Yv‘tty tv‘ -50cAL. 1M,v\vle cl<3 . 6) Why would you like to serve on this Board or Commission? C> COrN Ackroccon c ic' vv`wn LADVnD - v,v e-s °� 3. t6- ra°1`a 0.\/ k.\fe vi *AG-k rev , \o\c_��G-ClYrxu,nc9` i n uk6Vt 4142. C - jc .v , c tAE S / dkVYokt i C.M. Sib,�c in J1rc C1 N 'kA'`2- c-x415 -\v 1e -C*Q--* ck�s-e. c.),,wex5A-t G6� ±.)1\JIVA. , `aka- CL10ov.2 CO r; ct_. SN-vbvr� a` u �.t cat- fjobv a , t carkvkizzigpk,ci ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 15 d"(Ve. � 12,1t,ryl, c W u Y-,elit\ , 1bc Cscco - Cs C YwilAkk f4 AUL�i_&,\-LAs e.ac kn -`0A- S csk4:04ukiiics kat, &.\)2360.._ bzDv� c . e 9cvr��, VA c c ° A c aM e rn Ape.-Q v THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC. 2/95 APPLICATION FORM 14 i' JAS/3 1995 DIVERSITY AWARENESS AWARD 'I(j 0/995 MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION �_ r Please complete this form and attach it to your application. The applicaliai is eat_ NO LATER than FEBRUARY 1. 1995. NAME OF APPLICANT(S) Sue Iwan, Building Multicultural Coordinator John Ahern, Principal SCHOOL Edgerton Elementary School SCHOOL ADDRESS 1929 Edgerton Street Maplewood MN 55117 SCHOOL TELEPHONE NUMBER 772-2565 RETURN TO: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE 1995 Diversity Awareness Award Maplewood City Hall 1830 East County Road B Maplewood, MN 55109 RULES 1. Prepare response to A and B. 2. Applicants must be affiliated with one or more elementary and secondary schools located in Maplewood. 3. Applications must be typed and on one side of the paper. Exhibits must be neat and well organized. 4. Applications are due no later than February 1, 1995. 5. Submission must be attached to this application form. CRITERIA Applications will be judged on: 1. CONTENT of the application statement. 2. EFFORTS to involve NUMBERS of school and community groups and/or individuals. 3. CREATIVITY of the effort. F ■ UWE Roseville Area Schools • District 623 MinServing the Communities of Arden Hills,Falcon Heights,Lauderdale,Little Canada,Maplewood,Roseville,and Shoreview Edgerton Elementary School • 1929 Edgerton Street • Maplewood,MN 55117-2198 • 612/772-2565 A. Present Efforts: The staff at Edgerton School has been making a conscious effort to increase our awareness of diversity in our students, our school and our curriculum. Central to our efforts is our belief in multicultural education which encompasses not only race, ethnicity, gender, and disability awareness, but also ageism, classism and other "ism"s we encounter. This belief is exemplified in all areas of our curriculum and is apparent when entering our building where all students have both "windows" which enable them to see the realities of other people and their cultures and "mirrors" which enable them to see themselves and their own culture reflected in a positive manner. Hallways and classrooms provide visual images of people of many races and cultures, famous and ordinary, published and student-made, so that all of our students can see people who look like them. Our school newsletter is being translated into Hmong for some of our parents. Our P.T.A. has placed a sign in Hmong by the main entrance to our building. Special education documents are available in several languages. Our curriculum is continually being modified in all areas to more accurately reflect our multicultural world as we become more knowledgeable. We have progressed from simply "adding on" information about other cultures, particularly holidays, foods, and traditional dress and customs in past times, to incorporating information about various cultures and ethnicities as they are in the present. That way we can learn from them as well as about them. Daily classroom acitivities from kindergarten through grade six incorporate information and activities involving people of different races and cultures. Parents and other speakers are invited to share information about their culture/ethnicity, their occupation (traditional and non-traditional), and their personal stories with students. Information relevant to the cultures/ethnicities of students in particular classrooms becomes part of the curriculum so that each student feels value in his/her own culture/ethnicity as well as learns about the cultures/ethnicities of others. Kindergartners are learning to finger spell the alphabet, and learning counting and calendar skills in Spanish and other languages. Primary students are learning about different kinds of families and how and why different days are celebrated in classmates'families and communities. Intermediate students are learning what culture is, what factors influence its development, and how and why cultures change. In some classrooms poetry cubes which include poems by people of color are read daily by students. Students may memorize a "Diversity Rap" poem, and then make up their own rap poem. Cultural folktales, tricksters tales, and porque tales from many cultures are part of the curriculum and often incorporate storytelling using the oral tradition of many cultures, thus expanding the listening, speaking, and memory skills of our students. Students learn where these tales originated, look at geography, climate, and dwellings, learn games and perform activities relating to cultures they are encountering. Literature by and/or about specific cultural or ethnic groups is integrated into the curriculum at all grade levels. Students write stories about he- roes and she-roes from their own families or cultures thus involving families in the education of their children. One group undertakes research on African Americans, another Latino women. Specific groups are celebrated throughout the year rather than only during "their" calendar month. Cooperative groups and developmentally-appropriate strategies such as whole language, thematic units, process writing, hands-on science and manipulative math, which are beneficial to students with a variety of learning styles and abilities, are present in classrooms throughout the school. Inclusion of all students of all abilities in the regular classrooms,participating as much as possible in the regular curriculum with support and/or modifications as needed, helps all of our students in improved awareness of the needs and strengths of others, self concept, and academic skills as they learn with and from each other. Additionally, classroom teachers, special educators, and instructional assistants work collaboratively at grade levels to provide consistent expectations, integrated curriculum, and multiple perspectives which create conditions which enhance the learning of all students. An Equal Opportunity Employer Audio, video, print, and computer-generated materials relating to both multicultural and global topics have increased significantly in our media center during recent years. The availability of Internet allows students to communicate with people throughout this country and beyond. The media center also subscribes to a variety of local multicultural publications. Music increases the multicultural knowledge of students through singing and playing instruments which originated in other countries such as Conga drums, rainsticks, Japanese school bells, Chinese wind chimes, and incorporating ethnic folk dancing into the music curriculum. Artwork by artists with physical disabilities are used by students as models of line, shape, color and technique. Art materials such as multicultural skin color crayons, markers, and paper are used in classroom projects such as a peace garden poster containing hand shapes of differing skin colors. Student body reflections of many hues which graced our hallways recently were a personal favorite. Last year we started "Physical Education for Everybody" in which social skills are incorporated into the physical education classes and reinforced in the classroom. Peer mediation and conflict resolution have been taught to all students this year. A staff-student mentoring program has been sponsoring group and individual activities for four years. Student support groups for issues such as family change, friendship, and social skills are provided intermittently throughout the year. Connections, a program started last year provides special learning experiences for small groups of students during one-or-two-hour blocks for a three week period several times during the year. Among staff, district and community presenters have been persons who are differently abled in areas of vision, hearing and physical ability. Topics have included Asian culture, Hmong jump rope, Spanish language, Multicultural storytelling, American sign language, cooking, art, music, crafts, math, science and many other educational activities Student Assembly programs have included African-American storytellers, Native American storytellers and dancers, Hmong dancers, Mexican musicians, CLIMB theater programs on sexual harassment, violence prevention, and disability awareness among others. Our school concerts and music programs have become increasingly more diverse and are being spaced throughout the school year rather than just at the traditional holiday seasons of a single group. Classroom parties have changed their focus from a holiday focus. Two years ago we began celebrating a Diversity Week called "Windows and Mirrors". Students participated in a variety of multicultural activities during the week: "What's My Line?" representing non- traditional occupations for each gender; high school students discussing racial issues; "Unlearning Stereotypes" film and discussion; presentations on Migrant Workers, Hmong culture, ageism, racism in sports, people with specific disabilities. This year we are expanding our "Windows and Mirrors" events from March through May so that more extension activities and student involvement can be included. Multicultural education at Edgerton is not implemented to comply with the law. It is a core belief and a process which continues to grow and change each year as we do. A multicultural environment which values diversity provides a safe, healthy,respectful environment for everyone where learning occurs and teaching is fun. B. Use of monetary award: In dreaming of ways to spend the monetary award, Edgerton's staff generated four ideas: 1. Bring Pacer "special needs" puppets to Edgerton for large group presentations; 2. Bring an artist to work with individual classes of students in multicultural art, music or writing; 3. Rent multicultural kits such as one on Native Americans from a North Dakota museum; and 4. Purchase additional multicultural materials such as posters, audiotapes and student books for on-going use, and multiple copies of An Introduction to Multicultural Education by Dr. James Banks ($17.95) for staff use. Specific cost and availability information is presently being obtained for all four areas. All activities will take place during the 1995-96 academic year. Parents and community members are invited to participate in school programs. Fr 7 _ lv' I(CJI_U FEB 10193 InterOffice Memo J \J�To: Marie Koehler Chair Ma lewoouman Relations Co P niY�ss�- Sherrie L. Le, Human Resource Direc or, City of Maplewood From: Gail Schiff, Commission member Date: February 8, 1995 Subject: Certificates for diversity contest participants I have enclosed some samples of certificates that I am able to create on my computer. I have some limitations, letters per line etc., but can edit these to meet our needs. If we want to go with the certificate idea I will need the correct spelling of the students names. Also it would be nice to have certificate or parchment paper for printing. One of the positives of the certificate idea is that the students who participated will be recognized for their efforts. We could do this by presenting them with the certificate of recognition for their participation. The first and second place winners will receive the certificate as well as the cash award. OOPS! Sherrie I am sorry I misspelled your name on the samples, of course the real thing would be correct. I look forward to creating the certificates. 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