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< Back February 2016 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: February 27, 2016 at 3:00:00 PM Previous Next

< Back July 2022 Meeting Who: ​ What: Team presentation by Farmington High School's Social Justice Club. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: July 16, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda Welcome Brief presentation on SBATs Introduction of speakers Farmington High School Social Justice Club presentation Announcements and closing Download Meeting Material Social Justice & Safe Spaces at FHS .pdf Download PDF • 8.18MB July Public Meeting - SBAT, CBAT .pdf Download PDF • 121KB Previous Next

< Back December 2015 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: Breakthrough North - 395 Lyme Street Hartford, CT 06112 When: December 19, 2015 at 3:00:00 PM Previous Next

< Back November 2014 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: Environmental Science Magnet School at Mary Hooker - 440 Broadview Terrace in Hartford When: November 15, 2014 at 3:00:00 PM Join us for a light lunch, following the School Choice Fair at A.I. Prince Tech. The Environmental Science Magnet School at Mary Hooker is located at 440 Broadview Terrace in Hartford. RSVP here to help us get an accurate count for lunch. Previous Next

< Back March 2023 Meeting Who: Wes Horton What: 2023 State Legislative Session Update Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: March 18, 2023 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Introduction of Speaker 3. Sheff Decision Refresher Wes Horton 4. Sheff Movement Updates Open Choice Legislation SBAT/CBAT 5. Legislative Updates H.B. 5204 , An Act Concerning a Needs Assessment and Fair Share Plans for Municipalities to Increase Affordable Housing- Kari Nicewander , Director of Strategic Partnership at Open Communities Alliance H.B. 5003 , An Act Concerning Education Funding in Connecticut 6. Closing RSVP MEETING Previous Next

< Back January 2022 Meeting Who: Speaker: Keith Norton What: Updates on State Data on Voluntary Interdistrict Magnet and Choice Schools Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: January 19, 2022 at 3:00:00 PM Keith Norton (CSDE) will provide updates on State Data on Voluntary Interdistrict Magnet and Choice Schools. Previous Next

< Back Opening Doors for Open Choice Past Event Who: Speakers: Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Martha Stone, Tracy-Ann Johnson When: May 11, 2022 at 11:00:00 PM Where: Virtual Zoom Webinar Discussion on the right to equal education, Sheff v. O’Neill court case, and Glastonbury’s participation in the Open Choice program. Register The Glastonbury nonprofit TALK (Truth in Action with Love & Kindness) invites the public to “Opening Doors for Open Choice: Glastonbury and the Sheff Civil Rights Settlement,” a free Zoom webinar on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Presented in collaboration with Welles-Turner Memorial Library, this community conversation will cover the constitutional right to equal, integrated education, and the Sheff v. O’Neill recently settled lawsuit on Connecticut’s failure to meet its constitutional obligation. It also will focus on Glastonbury’s participation in the Open Choice program, which enables urban students to attend public schools in suburban districts, and suburban and rural students to attend public schools in urban areas. Speakers will include Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Sheff Movement Co-Chair and plaintiff in the landmark civil rights lawsuit; Martha Stone, Co-Counsel for the Sheff case from its inception through recent settlement; and Tracy-Ann Johnson, parent of a Glastonbury Open Choice student and member of Glastonbury’s former Racial Justice and Equity Commission. Sheff will share how she and her then 10-year-old son, Milo, and the nine other plaintiff families, joined together in 1989 to sue Connecticut over the disparities in education available to Hartford vs. suburban public school students. She will explain why the Sheff case and movement continue to be vitally important today, and will describe the role of the magnet and Open Choice programs in helping to ensure access to equal education opportunities. Stone will explain the state constitutional protections at the heart of the Sheff lawsuit, and provide an overview of the case’s three-decade trajectory in the courts. Johnson will discuss why she decided to send her child to a Glastonbury public school through the Open Choice program, and will describe her own and other families’ experiences with the program. Registration is required. Visit https://tinyurl.com/y2hrp5zk to register Previous Next

< Back June 2019 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: Implicit Bias Training Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: June 15, 2019 at 2:00:00 PM The Kirwan Institute for the study of race and ethnicity, located at the Ohio State University, defines implicit bias as “attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases, which encompass both favorable and unfavorable assessments, are activated involuntarily and without an individual’s awareness or intentional control.” During our meeting Jessica Pepin will lead attendees on a journey of self-exploration and honest conversation around implicit bias; most particularity how such affects students, parents, and teachers in our public school education system. Below is a link to the 2017 Kirwan Institute report on implicit bias. This report addresses implicit bias, as researched and identified, with regard to criminal justice; health; education; housing, and neighborhood dynamics. We encourage you to review this report before the training. This meeting is open to the public – all are welcome. STATE OF THE SCIENCE – Kirwan Institute 2017 Implicit Bias Review Previous Next

< Back March 2018 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: March 17, 2018 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

< Back February 2022 Meeting Who: Featured Guest: Renita G. Ezell What: We'll be discussing the Hartford Region Open Choice Program. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: February 19, 2022 at 3:00:00 PM Renita Ezell, a Project Concern/Open Choice alumnus and Open Choice employee for eighteen years, will present the program. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers. The meeting will be held virtually on Saturday, Feb 19 from 10-11:30 am (Onboading will start at 9:45) Meeting Agenda Welcome Introduction of Speaker: Patti Beckett Presentation on Open Choice: Renita G. Ezell Sheff Agreement Update Sheff Movement Update Download Meeting Materials Hartford Region Open Choice Program .pdf Download PDF • 2.15MB Previous Next

< Back February 2012 Meeting Who: Guest: Commissioner Pryor What: SMC Updates Where: Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 When: February 18, 2012 at 3:00:00 PM Commissioner Pryor will be joining us. Previous Next

< Back June 2015 Meeting Who: Come meet Hartford’s mayoral candidates. What: Join Us for Dialogue w/Mayoral Candidates at June’s Monthly Coalition Meeting Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: June 20, 2015 at 2:00:00 PM Come meet Hartford’s mayoral candidates; ask them to support continued expansion of quality, integrated education. The Sheff Movement is pleased to welcome most of Hartford’s mayoral candidates to our monthly coalition meeting on June 20th. We will use this opportunity to provide an update on progress toward achieving access to a quality, integrated education for all students in the Hartford region. We will engage in a structured dialogue with the candidates to learn how their leadership would support our coalition’s goals. To emphasize the positive impact that Sheff programs are having on the Hartford community, we will highlight some of this year’s award-winning magnet school programs, including Breakthrough Magnet School, R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of the Performing Arts, the Connecticut IB Academy, and Academy of Aerospace and Engineering. Mayor Pedro Segarra will be in CA attending the Annual US Conference of Mayors on June 20th, but we have confirmations from candidates Luke Bronin, Joel Cruz, John Gale, Robert Killian, Theodore Cannon, and Giselle Jacobs. We hope that you will join us for this important gathering to make sure the candidates understand the importance of continued support for the region’s magnet schools, Open Choice and other Sheff programs. Read the report of what happened at this event. Previous Next