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Meeting Date:
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5/11/2021 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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12. Report with Possible Action Regarding the Climate Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee and District Sustainability Team
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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At its February 27, 2020 meeting, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors referred Resolution 1920R-016 by Director Peterson to the Student Achievement and School Innovation (SASI) Committee. At its March 17, 2020 meeting, the Board adopted Resolution 1920R-016. As part of the Board's action, the Administration is providing its regular quarterly report relative to implementing the resolution.
The Board's original action directed that a Climate Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee and a District Sustainability Team be established to carry out implementation of the resolution. The Office of Academics is leading the Climate Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee and the Office of School Administration is leading the District Sustainability Team. To ensure alignment to the resolution and consistency, there is cross-representation between them.
Since the last report, the curriculum writing has moved forward and curated lessons have been linked to science standards across grade levels. The connections will be added to the updated pacing guides that will accompany the new science resource adoption for grades K-8 and most high school courses. The curriculum writing team will move to a support and maintenance role next school year and the writing team will be expanded to bring in additional content areas, with our next focus being to bring in English/language arts (ELA) and social studies connections.
The Climate Justice curriculum advisory committee reached out to the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee (SSAC) to determine how this important work can intersect and the committee can support and amplify the work of the students, particularly in regards to planning for Earth Day 2022. The groups will communicate to develop a plan for this work. The committee also submitted a district position statement, mission and vision for this work, as well as parent letter to address any concerns that may be shared with schools. Both the advisory committee and curriculum writing team will continue to meet through June, take a break for the month of July, and resume meetings in August. The advisory committee will meet quarterly for the 2021-2022 school year. The curriculum writing team will continue monthly meetings.
The District Sustainability Team continues to meet virtually every month. The District Sustainability Team reviewed the sustainability plans from over a dozen school districts from across the country in order to curate a robust inventory of exemplars and garner a functional understanding of the ways in which similarly sized school districts are incorporating sustainability initiatives into their planning and operations.
The most recent meetings centered on creating a template for MPS departments to utilize in drafting sustainability goals. The individual MPS department sustainability plans will eventually be complied into one District Sustainability Plan. In addition, our community partners, ReFlo and Arts and Large, have been working with a dynamic team of MPS high school student interns to draft a student survey designed to capture and give voice to our high school students about their thoughts and interest in sustainability initiatives in their schools, their community, and exploring career pathways to participation in the green economy.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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N/A
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Felicia Saffold, Ed.D. - Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction
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Signed By:
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Jennifer Mims Howell - Director of Specialized Services
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Signed By:
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Katrice Cotton, Ed.D. - Chief School Administration Officer
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Signed By:
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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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