It is simply a part of who she is, just as much as her huge smile, her great laugh, and her wonderful sense of humour are all parts of who she is. "Īchondroplasia does not define or limit Kristie. As this work continues, we commit to revisiting this acknowledgment every day, and revising it as we learn more and grow the values and commitments of this space, together. We acknowledge and commit this space to the work of truth and reconciliation, complex work that we will share with all who will listen. We hold each of these values as essential to learning. This space and the work that we do in this space reflects kindness, values collaboration, seeks understanding, celebrates achievement, supports respect and strives for balance. We gather here to grapple with truths, to uncover stories unlike our own and to learn from the resistance and resilience of the First Peoples of this land. When we gather in this space, we are committed to bringing together diverse ideas, experiences, and histories. We do not call this oppression ‘history’ as that fails to recognize the legacy of government policies that continue to force assimilation and economic and social structures that continue to uphold white supremacy. This community, like so many other communities across Canada, is made up of settlers and their descendants who are here because of a long, deliberate, and sustained process of violent colonization. We would like to extend this gratitude to the Musqueam people who continue their culture, history, language, ceremonies, traditions and spiritual teachings on this land and in this place. We have deep gratitude and respect for the people of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language group for their resistance, their resilience and their stewardship of this land since time immemorial. Eyes on the Early Years Newsletter Archive.Local Control Funding Formula Explained.California’s Homeless Students: Undercounted, Underfunded And Growing.Full Circle: California Schools Work To Transform Discipline.Tainted Taps: Lead puts California Students at Risk.Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn.College And Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted.California’s Community Colleges: At a Crossroads.Adjuncts’ gig economy at CA community colleges."When we gather in this space, we acknowledge that our school community is on traditional, unceded and ancestral territory. Over the past twenty-five years, I’ve attended and watched a lot of school board meetings. Once, during a getaway to a fancy resort in Ojai, my wife returned from the spa to find me lying on the bed raptly watching the Ojai Unified School Board meeting. “You have a sickness,” she said, and I didn’t argue with her. People think school board meetings are dull affairs knee-deep in educational jargon. But every now and then, they transform into the theater of the absurd. I once watched each member of a five-person board repeatedly vote for themselves for board president before realizing they were being mocked on social media. More commonly, during budget cutting and contract negotiating times, they are the bureaucratic equivalent of a shark attack - hours of boring presentations punctuated by a sudden upheaval of public rage that rips district leaders apart. The vast majority of school board members are decent, dedicated public servants doing a difficult job for little or no compensation. But like all politicians, there are some who abuse their power. I’ve witnessed board members serially humiliate the leaders and staff of their school systems, treating them with a level of contempt that is the definition of harassment and toxic work environments. I have seen them allow powerful constituents, particularly labor leaders, do the same without having the decency to intervene on their behalf.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |