Wake County's Office of Equity Affairs has drafted a new "Equity" policy for the district. It will be on the Policy Cmte agenda this Wednesday.
Yes, there are #CriticalRaceTheory elements in it.
(thread) #wcpss
Wake's OEA is going out of state with one example - Arlington, VA. This one repeats the idea of "inclusion" yet follows the fluid nature of CRT:
"The work of equity is a principle that is constantly evolving, therefore, it is only prudent that the
definition will also evolve."
Another example is Orange County Schools which repeats a few times it seeks the "elimination" of racism in the name of "equity."
Orange County schools, like Wake, has been putting their teachers through 'white privilege' and 'antiracist/antibias' training.
I have an article in the works on Orange County and its 'training' and materials such as "Confronting White Nationalism in Schools - A toolkit," and a guide by teachers Union, the NEA.
And here's part of Wake OEA's proposed new "Equity" policy.
"Rooting out and preventing intentional discrimination is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition of equity."
The second image even uses Glenn Singleton's CRT course, "Courageous Conversations" in the language. #wcpss
There are a series of statements about what the #wcpss "shall" do.
The first one likely links to the plan to assign kids to schools based on their "socioeconomic index score."
Another signals CRT-themed training continues, but it also mentions "curriculum and assessments."
Now's a good time to read my series on Wake County Schools #CriticalRaceTheory problem for more context.
Part One:
Legislator’s ‘equity coaching’ organization involved in Wake County schools’ Critical Race Theory course: nsjonline.com/article/2021/0…
Go back and re-read the proposed "Equity" Policy.
Is it geared to equity of opportunity or equity of outcomes?
NC Supt. @CTruittNCDPI has a true definition of equity.
Look for my interview with her, part one coming this week. #nced
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Last night at the Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS) Board meeting, parents signed up to speak about ending masks in schools.
Speakers included former Miss USA 2009 Carrie Prejean Boller, who used her Instagram account to rally parents to the meeting. 1/3 #ncpol#nced
Parents also spoke against the possibility of forcing children to be COVID-19 vaccinated in order to attend school. The ISS district is not letting parents proctor tests unless they are vaccinated. #nced#ncga
There's a bill (HB572) in the #ncga right now barring vaccine mandates. It passed the House with 10 Democrats voting Yes. It's now up to the Senate to move in it. ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/202… #ncpol#nced
INBOX: The NCAE doesn't like the idea of posting class materials, videos, links, etc on their school's website for parents to see per requirements in SB 755.
Here's their statement, stick around for the thread.
NCAE Pres. says that "The idea of academic transparency is a solution in search of a problem"
Her reason is all materials & texts are vetted, so there is no need to see them.
She leaves out a lot of materials are district sourced or teacher-created. These are not vetted...
Ms. Kelly knows through personal experience that many materials ending up in classrooms are not vetted by the state.
Dem. Sen. Natasha Marcus spoke against the scholarships during floor debate. She said that "public funds should be used for public schools and not for private schools that are completely unaccountable."
She questioned private school teacher qualifications. #ncga
Sen. Marcus then said private schools "don't have to demonstrate what their students are learning."
Sen. Lee countered, "Whenever someone says you should give money to the schools, I think the money should follow the child." #ncga
Here's the NC Dem Party press release, which bizarrely switches to focusing on @CawthornforNC, who was not in office when the consent agreement occurred. #ncpol 1/2
The last part of the NCDP statement, still trying to tie Cawthorn to the agreement Brinson Bell entered into.
SB 326 doesn't prevent collection after election day, but does trim the 3 day acceptance period after election day. #ncpol#ncga
The State Board of Ed is meeting right now.
Coming up soon, NC Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Susan Gale-Perry & Dr. Betsy Tilson have an update.
NCDHHS presentation lists toolkit changes and updates on the COVID testing pilot in schools.
FWIW, I've been trying to get an update on that pilot since January but no response from DHHS.
Last night, the NC Democratic Party sent out this press release mocking Republicans for trying to get schools opened with another override of #SB37, characterizing the motion as "political games." #ncpol#ncga
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Here is a close-up of the cartoon depicting @NCHouseSpeaker and @SenatorBerger as not having a plan but the governor does.
Cooper is holding a leaflet that says Hybrid Learning + CDC. The cartoon went a few hours after Sec. Cohen altered the NCDHHS StrongSchools Toolkit.
The reality is the opposite of the cartoon, starting with Cooper's 2-week delayed school statement last July that said schools could open under Plan B... OR Plan C.
Most chose C, keeping the bulk of NC's 1.5m students at home.