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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation |
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9. Report with Possible Action on Sustainability Collaboration and Climate Justice |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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At its meeting on February 27, 2020, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors referred Resolution 1920R-016 by Director Peterson to the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation (SASI). At its March 17, 2020, meeting, the Board adopted Resolution 1920R-016. In response to 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. The Climate Justice Team will be presenting work completed in partnership with the Department of Public Instruction. We have curated a Milwaukee Public Schools Climate Justice Resource Hub. This will be the future site of the online climate justice resources for the District.
The Climate Justice Curriculum Advisory Team has been reestablished and met in January to begin work on this important Resolution initiative. The District Sustainability and Climate Justice Curriculum Teams, along with a partnering non-profit organization, hosted a delegation from Seattle, Washington to share best practices with Climate Change Initiatives and Sustainability practices. Grant work is being done to look at the health outcomes for students using our Green and Healthy Schoolyards, installing raised-bed pollinator gardens across the district, and implementing new methods to improve recycling.
The District Sustainability Team will present green schoolyard statistics constructed since program inception, including number of trees planted, gallons of water captured and asphalt surfacing removed. $5.6 million in grant funding has been secured for the next cohort of five schoolyards to be transformed in Summer 2023. Applications have been submitted for both federal and state level renewable energy grants. The District Sustainability and Climate Justice Curriculum teams collaborated with School Nutrition Services and the GE Innovation Labs to share their operations, facilities and opportunities for waste reduction. MPS high school students in a local non-profit organized Environmental Intern Program have presented their spring service projects and are working toward spring project completion. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
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Recommendation
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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