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SMC Updates < Back October 2015 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: October 10, 2015 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

We'll be discussing Greater Hartford's magnet school system. < Back March 2022 Meeting Who: Speakers: Julie Goldstein, Salvatore Menzo, Sarah Vocca What: We'll be discussing Greater Hartford's magnet school system. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: March 19, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Sheff Agreement Update 3. Introduction of Speakers 4. GH Magnet School System Julie Goldstein Salvatore Menzo, Ed.D Sarah Vocca, Ph.D Download Meeting Materials Goodwin .pdf Download PDF • 1.34MB HPS MSA Sheff Mtg Presentation .pdf Download PDF • 14.53MB Previous Next

SMC Updates < Back June 2017 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: June 10, 2017 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

Lourdes Fonseca, a member of the Sheff Movement organizing team presented on the history, goals and mission of the Center for Latino Progress and her work as a community organizer with this Sheff Movement Community-Based Advocacy Team (CBAT) based at CLP. Sheff Movement Community - Based Advocacy Teams (CBATs) are working groups that develop skills and resources to advocate for the needs of their communities and the wider system. Each CBAT team is designed and led by students and mentors at each organization. < Back September 2022 Meeting Who: Lordes Fonseca and Youth Center for Latino Progress What: Lourdes Fonseca, a member of the Sheff Movement organizing team presented on the history, goals and mission of the Center for Latino Progress and her work as a community organizer with this Sheff Movement Community-Based Advocacy Team (CBAT) based at CLP. Sheff Movement Community - Based Advocacy Teams (CBATs) are working groups that develop skills and resources to advocate for the needs of their communities and the wider system. Each CBAT team is designed and led by students and mentors at each organization. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: September 17, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Lourdes Fonseca, a member of the Sheff Movement organizing team presented on the history, goals and mission of the Center for Latino Progress and her work as a community organizer with this Sheff Movement Community-Based Advocacy Team (CBAT) based at CLP. Sheff Movement Community - Based Advocacy Teams (CBATs) are working groups that develop skills and resources to advocate for the needs of their communities and the wider system. Each CBAT team is designed and led by students and mentors at each organization. Meeting Agenda Welcome Sheff Updates School-Based Advocacy Team (SBAT) Update Community-Based Advocacy Team (CBAT) Update from Center for Latino Progress Announcements & Closing Download Meeting Materials https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wYXlk3Cz3QxdlW8poxLI7e2nKTcCdluQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114786722874030366303&rtpof=true&sd=true Previous Next

Learn about the work happening at CT River Academy. < Back January 2016 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: Learn about the work happening at CT River Academy. Where: CT River Academy - 9 Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118 When: January 16, 2016 at 3:00:00 PM This is our first time meeting at one of the Goodwin College magnet schools, and we’re excited to learn about the work happening there! Since CT River Academy is hosting an information session that same day, a student-led school tour is an option for coalition members who’d like to stick around after the meeting. CT River Academy 9 Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118 (parking is best done in the parking garage connected to the school) Previous Next

Stipulations STIPULATIONS Sheff v. O’Neill is a civil rights lawsuit that sought to vindicate the rights of students in Hartford, Connecticut. Filed in 1989, the lawsuit resulted in a landmark decision regarding civil rights and the right to education, decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1996. The plaintiffs continue to advocate for the State of Connecticut to uphold the constitutional rights of children in Hartford to an equal educational opportunity. Order (January 27, 2022) Proposed Judgment (January 27, 2022) Joint Motion for Final Judgment and Order (January 26, 2022) Stipulation and Order (January 10, 2020) Memorandum of Decision (August 7, 2017) Stipulation and Order (June 10, 2016) Stipulation and Order (February 23, 2015) Stipulation and Proposed Order (December 13, 2013) Stipulation and Order (April 30, 2013) Stipulation and Order (April 4, 2008) Sheff v. O’Neill Comprehensive Management Plan (December 2008) Sheff v. O’Neill: Stipulation and Order (January 22, 2003) Sheff v. O’Neill: 1996 Decision Original Sheff Complaint (April 26, 1989) To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. OTHER MATERIALS Quick Summary of 2008 Settlement Agreement (April 4, 2008)

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SMC Updates < Back October 2014 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: Capital Prep Magnet School - 1304 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 When: October 25, 2014 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

An update on Open Choice < Back February 2023 Meeting Who: Speakers: Callie Bostic-Gardner What: An update on Open Choice Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: February 18, 2023 at 3:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda Welcome Introduction of Speaker Capital Region Education Council (CREC) Callie Bostic-Gardner, School Choice Operations Manager Sheff Movement Updates, Advocacy Work Download Meeting Materials Sheff Coalition Meeting 2.18.23 .pdf Download PDF • 130KB Previous Next

Integration Matters: A Conversation on Connecticut’s Cities, Towns, and Schools < Back November 2018 Meeting Who: Speakers: Erin Boggs, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Dennis Parker, Robert Cotto, Jr., Frantzy Luzincourt, Sarah Zapiler ("Zaps") What: Integration Matters: A Conversation on Connecticut’s Cities, Towns, and Schools Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: November 17, 2018 at 3:00:00 PM About Our Panel Erin Boggs , Executive Director, Open Communities Alliance Erin Boggs has worked on issues of equity, particularly in the context of housing, for almost 20 years. After dedicating six years to a range of fair housing issues, such as the foreclosure crisis, the housing challenges faced by people with disabilities, and housing discrimination based on a range of characteristics such as the presence of children, the use of government housing subsidies, and race and ethnicity, Ms. Boggs recognized the need for an organization specifically focused on the intersection of inequality and geography. Elizabeth Horton Sheff , Co-Chair, Sheff Movement Coalition Elizabeth Horton Sheff is a justice seeker. Throughout her many years of community activism, she has advocated on many civil rights fronts, including championing the rights of persons who reside in public housing; those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS; families marginalized by economic challenges and grandparents raising grandchildren. Horton Sheff is also known for her role as named plaintiff of Sheff vs. O’Neill, the successful landmark civil rights lawsuit, with mandate to provide equal access to quality, integrated public education in Connecticut. Dennis Parker, Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program Dennis Parker is director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, leading its efforts in combating discrimination and addressing other issues with a disproportionate impact on communities of color. Prior to joining the ACLU, Parker was the chief of the Civil Rights Bureau in the Office of New York State Attorney General under Eliot Spitzer. He previously spent 14 years at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Parker has also worked with the New York Legal Aid Society. He teaches Race, Poverty and Constitutional Law at New York Law School. He graduated from Harvard Law School and Middlebury College. Robert Cotto, Jr., Director of Urban Educational Initiatives, Trinity College Before his work at Trinity, Robert Cotto, Jr. was a Senior Policy Fellow in K-12 Education for CT Voices for Children where he published reports on Connecticut’s testing system, public school choice, and K-12 education data and policy. He taught for seven years as a social studies teacher at the Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies (MLC), an interdistrict magnet school intended to provide a high-quality education and promote racial, ethnic, and economic integration. Born and raised in Connecticut, Mr. Cotto was the first in his family to go to college and he earned his B.A. degree in sociology at Dartmouth College and his Ed.M. at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Frantzy Luzincourt, IntegrateNYC Frantzy Luzincourt is a Junior studying Political Science and Legal Studies as a Macaulay Honors student at The City College of New York. He currently serves as a the Vice President of Student Affairs of the Undergraduate Student Government, is a CUNY Futures Initiatives Undergraduate Leadership Fellow, and a Stanford University University Innovation Fellow. Ever since high school he has dedicated his life to uplifting youth voices, fighting against injustice and advocating for an equitable public school system in New York City. He carries these values with him as the Chief of Staff of an education non-profit called IntegrateNYC and serves on the Department of Education’s New York City School Diversity Advisory Group. Moderator Zaps, IntegrateNYC Zaps is the Executive Director and Coach at IntegrateNYC. She has founded, designed, and delivered multiple youth elevation and development programs. In 2011, she founded Taxi to Tomorrow, a mutual mentorship program that paired recently immigrated high school students with college students studying their languages and cultures. Starting in 2014, she served as a Dream Director with The Future Project where she trained in facilitating project-based learning and student coaching. She has been working with INYC since 2015 and is thrilled to bring her experience in youth development to an organization committed to systemically transforming how schools serve students and our democracy. Previous Next

SMC Updates < Back September 2018 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: September 22, 2018 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

SMC Updates < Back October 2018 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: October 20, 2018 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next