Monthly Reports: Education Committee, ACT-SO, Youth Council, Multiethnic Committee

Monthly Reports: Education Committee, ACT-SO, Youth Council, MultiEthnic Committee Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 6:30pm

Garland NAACP Education Committee Thursday, March 23, 2017, 4pm Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Room 210

Minutes

Present: Dr. Graham, Gwen Clemmons, Joyce Miller

Opening Prayer, Gwen Clemmons

•Monday and Tuesday, April 17 and 18 Excel Awards Program, 7pm, CCCC

•Thursday, May 4, 2017, Scholar/Athlete Recognition * 7pm Garland High Auditorium… Speaker

•Saturday, May 27, 2017, Spring Education Forum

Discipline: Navigating Discipline Policies in Public Schools, Kriss Kemp-Graham Michael Bland, Best Practices (for boys, parental engagement…) Panel of Parents addressing Discipline in the School, Financial Management Tools (Elementary and Secondary Students), Southern University representative, Computer Science, Robotics, Coding

Late Summer: Webinar on GISD Discipline Handbook

Goal: Review District of Innovation Information ~ Grand Prairie ISD is a District of Innovation http://www.gpisd.org/Page/37095

Mary Whitt, Garland ISD

Health Fair- not using the Conference Center; Arena floor and Concourse can be used; No workshops will be held during the Health Fair Interim Supt doing well, coordinating, Excellent job, working on Climate Survey, presented to all principals opportunity to formulate discipline belief statement, training is underway with principals regarding discipline. Mary will provide feedback regarding changes that need to be made regarding the Referral process.

Closing Prayer, Gwen Clemmons

ACT-SO – The ACT-SO Competition will be Saturday, April 8, 2017, Richland College, 8am , Sabine Hall.

Garland NAACP Youth Council - Officers Elected for 2017 -2018

 President, Kyla Anderson

 1st Vice President, Jordyn Whitely

 2nd Vice President, Gracen Abu

 Secretary, Jaedyn Whitely

 Assistant Secretary

 Treasurer, Tiatyana Campbell

 Assistant Treasurer

 Press and Publicity

 Chaplain, Avery Pearson

Multiethnic Committee

The Multiethnic Committee has a presence on the Garland ISD website – under Volunteer opportunities, Committees, and it will be searchable

The Human Resources Department made its annual presentation to the Committee (see handouts).

Report submitted by Joyce Miller