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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/1990thr( jA AGENDA MAPLEWOOD HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION Tuesday, October 2, 1990 7:00 p.m. Maplewood City Hall Maplewood Room I . CALL TO ORDER Introduction of District 622 School Board Members 1.,,k r II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES III . OLD BUSINESS A. Essay Contest B. Human Rights Award C. Response to Acts of Bias and Prejudice (see minutes) D. Special Observances IV. NEW BUSINESS V. REPORTS A. Seniors and Others with Special Living Needs - Scott B. PER - Scott C. Desegregation/Integration Workshop - Sister Claire D. City of Maplewood E. Grievance MINUTES Maplewood Human Relations Commission Tuesday, September 4, 1990 7 : 00 P . M. Maplewood City Hall Present : Absent : Karla Sand Dawn Vassar Pat Williamson Sr . Claire Lynch Carol Engel Paul Sand Gail Blackstone Scott Rostron Mike McGuire I . CALL TO ORDER--7 : 10 P .M. A. The District 622 School Board did not send the anticipated representative to our meeting . They have instead asked us to send a representative to their September 13 meeting . Dawn, Paul , and possibly Sr. Claire will attend . Our purpose will be to acquaint them with who we are, what we do, and our goals, especially as they relate to education. We will relay to them our charge from the city to establish contact with them and express our availability . B. Additions to agenda : 1 . Drugs--Red Ribbon Campaign 2 . Need to know more about what is going on in the schools re : racial issues . II . MINUTES--Motion made, seconded, and approved to accept as written . III .OLD BUSINESS A. Essay Contest--It was decided that our past topics have been too abstract and possibly geared to the wrong grade level . This year the contest will be open to all ninth graders attending a public or private school within the 622 School District . We will draft 2 or 3 scenarios from which the students can choose and ask 2 or 3 questions pertaining to each. We will contact the school for imput on topics and timing in an attempt to coor- dinate this with the curriculum. Carol will contact North and Tartan, Karla will contact Mounds Park, Sr. Claire will contact Hill Murray and Scott will contact Kathy Huyen and District 622 ' s MCGF committee . We will still attempt to have a due date of early November so that we may present the award on Human Rights Day in December. B. Human Rights Day--Separate event for this year was tabled unless there is a problem with the essay contest . C . Response to Acts of Violence and Prejudice--Minnesota League of Human Rights Commissions now has a letter to send out to victims of these acts but needs imput on local resources to which to refer people . By the next meeting each of us should come up with one or two resources in Maplewood which are willing to help in this kind of a situation . D. Special Observances--It was decided that as a first step towards increasing awareness of these observances, we will send a copy of our current annual report to each public and private school in District 622 . A cover letter to the principals will mention Multicultural Gender Fair and point out the enclosed calendar of special observance dates . IV . NEW BUSINESS A. This year ' s state League conference will take place on October 13 and we have money in the budget of some commission members to attend . Karla and Pat will go . Paul is also attending and taking part in the program. B. In an attempt to focus what we are going to do in the area of education, Karla will talk to Mound ' s Park and Carol will talk with Weaver Elementary . C . Drugs/Red Ribbon Campaign--We decided that this is riot really within the scope of our commission ' s activities . V . REPORTS A . Seniors and Others With Special Living Needs--Scott and Mike reported that the committee took the summer off but that the staff person is doing a good job . B . PER--Scott reported that the MCGF draft that he distributed last spring pretty much spells out what was approved by the District 622 board on June 19 , 1990 . Scott expressed our willingness to help to that committee . C . MLHRC--Karla reported that the League is working on recommended legislation for 1990 . D. Mediation Training--Karla and Dawn are attending September 8 . E. Grievances--We have a new age discrimination grievance . We will now send quarterly reports on our activities to the city council . F. City of Maplewood--Gail passed around copies of the Minnesota State Council on Disabilities Report , the Urban League Report , and the City of Maplewood ' s Annual Report . Because of Election Day, our November meeting will be on the 13th . VI . ADJOURN--8 : 50 PM NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD-OAKDALE SCHOOLS Office of the Superintendent 770-4601 TO: , Chuck Wiger Lil Johnson FROM: Bill Gaslin likt DATE: September 28, 1990 RE: Maplewood Human Relations Committee Per your request, this is a short update for you on the planning for multicultural education in District 622. This synopsis will be a litany of significant dates and events that have transpired since the District reacted to Superintendent Bennett's metropolitan desegregation plan. December, 1988 - The Board essentially rejected Dr. Bennett's voluntary desegregation plan stating that it believed in equal education for students in St. Paul and the suburbs, but in separate schools. April, 1990 - Board adopted a resolution asking to be involved in discussions related to metro-wide desegregation planning. Summer, 1990 - Under the auspices of Commissioner Tom Nelson, meetings were held with metropolitan superintendents regarding the planning regarding development of a joint integration education grant proposal to the State Department of Education. September 13, 1990 - The Board adopted a resolution stating the District's involvement in a voluntary planning effort known as, "Joint Integration Education Planning." The planning process involves the Roseville, Mounds View, South St. Paul, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, and St. Paul school districts and is under the auspices of the St. Paul School District to provide . . . staff awareness and staff development development of multicultural/gender fair curriculum and materials teacher/staff inservice on multicultural/gender fair instruction student exchanges/leadership workshops community/parent workshops, awareness meetings, site visits, and open houses information media including newsletters, updates, promotion, announcements, and information packets exchanges of students between South St. Paul and St. Paul schools Copy of resolution is attached.) WLG:sjg RESOLUTION PASSED SEPTEMBER 13, 1990 BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School Distirct 622 that District 622 approves participation in the voluntary activities as outlined in the grant entitled, "Joint Integration Education Plan," with the St. Paul, Roseville, South St. Paul, and Moundsview districts to promote the following: staff awareness and staff development; development of multicultural/gender fair curriculum and materials; teacher/staff inservice on multicultural/gender fair instruction; student exchanges/leadership workshops; community/parent workshops, awareness meetings, site visits and open houses; information media including newsletters, updates, promotion, announcements, and information packets; and exchanges of students between the South St. Paul and St. Paul Schools.