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SMC Updates < 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

Implicit Bias Training < 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

Team presentation by Farmington High School's Social Justice Club. < 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

We'll discuss Sheff Movement updates and be joined by the Director of Community Engagement for the School and State Finance Project, Erika Haynes < Back May 2022 Meeting Who: Speaker: Erika Haynes What: We'll discuss Sheff Movement updates and be joined by the Director of Community Engagement for the School and State Finance Project, Erika Haynes Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: May 21, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda Welcome Introduction of Speaker: Erika Haynes, director of community engagement for the School and State Finance Project School and State Finance Project Sheff Movement Updates Download Meeting Materials 2022 Legislative Session Summary.pptx .pdf Download PDF • 573KB Previous Next

We will discuss the Wintonbury Early Childhood and Global Experience Magnet Schools. Plus, end of school year updates and previews of exciting work ahead for summer and 2022-2023 with our School-based and Community-based Advocacy Teams.. < Back June 2022 Meeting Who: Speakers: Principal Samantha Straker, Principal Jeff Bernabe of Bloomfield Magnet Schools What: We will discuss the Wintonbury Early Childhood and Global Experience Magnet Schools. Plus, end of school year updates and previews of exciting work ahead for summer and 2022-2023 with our School-based and Community-based Advocacy Teams.. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: June 18, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda: 1. Bloomfield Magnet Schools Guest Speakers: Principal Samantha Straker Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School (PK 3-4) Principal Jeff Bernabe Global Experience Magnet School (Grades 6-12) 2. End of school year updates and previews of exciting work ahead for summer and 2022 - 2023 with our School-based and Community-based advocacy teams, building youth voice and leadership in the movement. 3. Juneteenth Acknowledgement Download Meeting Materials GEMS - Presentation, Information Session - SMC, June. 2022.pptx .pdf Download PDF • 11.33MB Previous Next

Connecticut State Department of Education Update < Back December 2022 Meeting Who: Robin Cecere, State Department of Education What: Connecticut State Department of Education Update Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: December 17, 2022 at 3:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda Welcome Robin Cecere, Director of School Choice Sheff Movement Updates Announcements & Closing RSVP for Meeting Here Previous Next

SMC Updates < Back July 2015 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: July 18, 2015 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

SMC Updates < Back March 2016 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: SMC Updates Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: March 26, 2016 at 2:00:00 PM Previous Next

MEDIA COVERAGE HARTFORD COURANT April 3, 2022 UConn Law honors John Brittain, original Sheff lawyer, 33 years after school desegregation suit was filed SMC NOTES: Elizabeth Horton Sheff quoted: “Thank you for 33 years of teachable moments,” said Elizabeth Horton Sheff, lead plaintiff in the Sheff v. O’Neill case. “[Brittain] is the type of person who, if you ask him a question, he’s going to give you a lecture.” "Friends, colleagues and former students of John Brittain gathered Thursday evening at the UConn School of Law to celebrate the achievements of the longtime professor who focused closely on education and equity." Read Article by Seamus McAvoy CONNECTICUT MIRROR February 17, 2022 As CT seeks to desegregate schools, suburban districts are slow to help SMC NOTES: "This year, it was Darien’s school board rejecting a plan that would have enrolled 16 Norwalk kindergarteners throughout its elementary schools. The wealthy suburban districts surrounding Danbury decided earlier this year they wouldn’t be opening their classrooms, either." Read Article by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas WSHU PUBLIC RADIO February 3, 2022 After 33 years in the Connecticut courts, a Hartford school integration lawsuit reaches a settlement SMC NOTES: "Tom Kuser speaks with two attorneys attached to the [Sheff] case, Martha Stone, a former lead attorney in the original lawsuit and the founder and Director of the Center for Children's Advocacy at the University of Connecticut, and Scott Garosshen, a lead plaintiff’s attorney and an Associate with Horton, Dowd, Bartschi & Levesque." Listen by By Tom Kuser HARTFORD COURANT January 19, 2022 Settlement that would end 30-year Sheff v. O’Neill desegregation case promises to create space at magnet and suburban schools for all Hartford students SMC NOTES: Elizabeth Horton Sheff quoted: “Unlike in other parts of the nation, the end of court oversight is not going to mean a rollback of all the gains we have made in these 30 years.” "A Hartford Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a sweeping agreement that would create spaces at magnet and suburban schools for all Hartford students who want them and bring an end to the Sheff v. O’Neill case." Read Article by Seamus McAvoy CT PUBLIC RADIO October 23, 2018 With Sheff Back in Court, A Look At School Integration In Hartford SMC NOTES: Featuring Interim Executive Director Rachel (Gary) Martin, along with Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and LaShawn Robinson "In the 1996 landmark Sheff v. O’Neill case, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that minority students in Hartford's public schools 'suffered daily' due to racial and economic segregation." Listen & Read by Lucy Nalpathanchil and Carmen Baskauf HARTFORD COURANT May 30, 2014 Being Milo Sheff Was Worth It: 25 Years After Sheff v. O’Neill Desegregation Case, Lead Plaintiff Reflects On What He Helped Accomplish — And What He Learned Along The Way SMC NOTES: "We need the essence of Sheff v. O’Neill now, more than ever — the meaning, the schools, the teachers and parents who care, interactions with respect and courtesy between children and families of all races, tongues and ages. As a nation, we need this." Read Op-Ed by Milo Sheff

Pre-K programs in the Greater Hartford region (Mira Debs); Communications Committee updates; school choice lottery updates. < Back May 2015 Meeting Who: Speaker: Mira Debs, Yale University What: Pre-K programs in the Greater Hartford region (Mira Debs); Communications Committee updates; school choice lottery updates. Where: SMC Offices - 75 Charter Oak Ave. 06106 When: May 16, 2015 at 2:00:00 PM Our May agenda includes a presentation and discussion by Mira Debs of Yale University, who authored the recent Sheff Movement policy brief on Pre-K programs in the Greater Hartford region. We’ll receive updates from our Communications Committee and hear about the school choice lottery. Previous Next

We’ll discuss the state’s education budget and the Sheff Comprehensive Management Plan. < Back December 2008 Meeting Who: Led by SMC Staff/Leadership What: We’ll discuss the state’s education budget and the Sheff Comprehensive Management Plan. Where: When: December 20, 2008 at 2:30:00 PM We’ll discuss the state’s education budget and the Sheff Comprehensive Management Plan. Please email your RSVP or other agenda ideas to ldd001@gmail.com . Previous Next

The Work Continues, CT Department of Education Presentation on the Sheff Choice Schools Dashboard. < Back April 2022 Meeting Who: Speakers: Keith M. Norton, Ajit Gopalakrishnan What: The Work Continues, CT Department of Education Presentation on the Sheff Choice Schools Dashboard. Where: Virtual: Via Zoom When: April 23, 2022 at 2:00:00 PM Meeting Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Introduction of Speakers 3. CT Department of Education Keith M. Norton, Chief Strategic Planning Officer Ajit Gopalkrishnan, Chief Performance Officer 4. Sheff Movement Updates Register for Zoom Meeting: https://forms.gle/zs1WMb7ARL63MMUM8 Previous Next