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* Lexington Minuteman: [https://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20180629/guest-commentary-school-committee-hire-outside-consultant-to-help-with-discipline-disparities GUEST COMMENTARY: School Committee, hire outside consultant to help with discipline disparities], by Mona Roy (Jun 29, 2018) | * Lexington Minuteman: [https://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20180629/guest-commentary-school-committee-hire-outside-consultant-to-help-with-discipline-disparities GUEST COMMENTARY: School Committee, hire outside consultant to help with discipline disparities], by Mona Roy (Jun 29, 2018) | ||
* Lexington Minuteman: [https://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20180524/lexington-school-committee-revisits-school-discipline-disparities-after-survey-gone-wrong Lexington School Committee revisits school discipline disparities after survey gone wrong], by Heather Beasley Doyle (May 24, 2018) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [https://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20180510/update-advocates-confront-lexington-school-committee-over-school-discipline Advocates confront Lexington School Committee over school discipline], by Diane McLaughlin (May 10, 2018) | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ43P0oF5qQ Mona Roy comments at the May 22, 2018 Lexington school committee meeting] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ43P0oF5qQ Mona Roy comments at the May 22, 2018 Lexington school committee meeting] | ||
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| Issues and Initiatives |
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| Schools |
| The Black Experience at Lexington High |
| School Start Times |
| School Construction |
| Construction Costs |
| School Lunch |
| Urban Design |
| Center Streetscapes |
| Energy and Environment |
| Net Zero |
| Heat Pumps |
| Plastic Bag Ban |
| Natural Gas Service |
| Solar Panels |
| Local Politics |
| Short Term Rentals |
| Affordable Housing |
| Gun Control |
| Medical Marijuana |
| Right of NonCitizens to Vote |
| Teardowns, Traffic Lights, Water Rates |
| Old Issues |
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News and Opinion
- Lexington Minuteman: GUEST COMMENTARY: School Committee, hire outside consultant to help with discipline disparities, by Mona Roy (Jun 29, 2018)
- Lexington Minuteman: Lexington School Committee revisits school discipline disparities after survey gone wrong, by Heather Beasley Doyle (May 24, 2018)
- Lexington Minuteman: Advocates confront Lexington School Committee over school discipline, by Diane McLaughlin (May 10, 2018)
- Mona Roy comments at the May 22, 2018 Lexington school committee meeting
Reports
- Invisible and Unheard: The Black Experience at Lexington High School (June 2020), survey organized by an anonymous group of LHS alums.
- School Committee meeting on Jan 21, 2020: Equity Audit - Johnny Cole, Director of Equity & Student Supports video (starts at 2:30:00), meeting packet (p. 6)
- This was in response to a process started in 2017-2018, before Superintendent Hackett's time, that looked at school discipline disparities for Black & brown students, as well as SPED students
- Summer 2018, Superintendent worked with the Administrative Council to develop the Call to Action - the blueprint on how to address the issue
- July 2019, the position of Director of Equity & Student Support was created at the request of the SC, to address this issue
- The Equity Audit was going to conducted by an external vendor, at the cost of $40,000
- Johnny Cole was new enough that it was decided he would lead the audit
- Admin Council on Apr 24, 2019: Update on Discipline
Email Threads
- Lexington List: Report on the Black experience at Lexington High School (June 2020)