BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Bos osto ton n Student udent Advis visor ory y Cou ouncil ncil Annual nual Rep epor ort Monica Roberts, Assistant Superintendent Maria I. Estrada, BSAC Student Engagement Manager Keondre McClay, BSAC School Committee Representative Nickoliss Twohads, BSAC President Presentation to Boston School Committee June 6, 2018 1
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Miss ssion BSAC advocates for and protects the voices of students in BPS by empowering ering the stud udent ent body to express their opinions regarding education reform and ensuring that Introduction to BPS stud udents ents are re in include luded d in in decis ision ion and polic licy y making ing that impacts their lives and educational experiences. 2
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BPS-YOB YOB Partn tnersh ership ip Maria Estrada, BSAC Manager Office of Engagement Student Engagement Abraham Osorio, BSAC BSAC Coordinator Family Engagement Youth on Board School Capacity Building Partner and Community Engagement 3
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Theory ry of f Action Theor ory y of Actio ion: If we build the capacity of students to understand BPS, its players, politics and policies; to be advocates, analytical thinkers and organizers then: ● Students will feel empowered to take on a leadership role in educational settings; ● Students will express and demonstrate confidence in negotiating with Introduction to BPS people in positional authority and power; ● Students will demonstrate proficient and exemplary leadership, advocacy, organizing, facilitation and presentation skills ; ● District policies and decisions will be informed by and reflect student voice; and ● All students including traditionally disenfranchised students will have a space for expressing their concerns, ideas, frustrations and thoughts on the issues that affect them. 4
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Membe bership rship Introduction to BPS 5 5
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Work rk on Task sk Force rces s and Emergi rging ng Is Issu sues ● Town Halls ○ BPS Budget Process ○ Build BPS ● Task Forces/Working Groups ○ School Start Time Working Group ○ School Quality Working Group (SQWG II) ○ Exam School/AWC Working Group ○ Code of Conduct Advisory Council (COCAC) ○ Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force (OAG) ○ Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline (DSTPP) ○ BPS Wellness Council 6
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Credi dit and Badgin ging g Opport portun uniti ties es ● BSAC Elective ● Critical Thinking and Perseverance Badge ● BSAC Position Papers ○ School Start Time ○ Civics Legislation ○ Exam School Admission ○ Gun Reform Legislation ○ Build BPS ○ School Safety & Walkout 7
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 17-18 Subcom commit mittees ees Studen ent t Rights ○ Student Rights App ○ Counselors & SEL Services ○ Listening Project ○ Gun Violence Prevention March for Our Lives ■ Meeting with MSD Students from ■ Parkland, FL 8 8
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 17-18 Subcom commit mittees ees Student ent Empow powered red Learni ning ng ○ Student vote ○ Student Feedback in Teacher Evaluation ○ Funding for Civics ○ Increase student voice 9 9
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 17-18 Subcom commit mittees ees Enviro ronmental mental Ju Just stice e & Sust stainabili nability ty ○ Climate Curriculum ○ Power Down Fridays ○ Zero Waste Introduction to BPS ○ Energy Audits 10 10
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Look oking ng Ahead ● Student Government and BSAC Reps for all schools ● Incentives for student participation and retention ● Enhance BSAC member leadership and skill development component and SEL support Introduction to BPS ● Increasing alignment with district priorities and emerging issues 11
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BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Appendix endix Introduction to BPS 13
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Mandat dates es Massachusetts General Law: Chapter 71, Section 38M School committees of cities, towns and regional school districts shall meet at least once every other month, during the months school is in session, with a student advisory committee to consist of five members to be composed of students elected by the student body of the high school or high schools in each city, town or regional school district. The members of such student advisory committees shall, by majority vote prior to the first day of June in each year elect from their number a chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. Said chairperson shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the school committee, without the right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee. Introduction to BPS Said chairperson shall be subject to all school committee rules and regulations and shall serve without compensation. BSAC Mission Statement : The Boston Student Advisory Council advocates for and protects the voices of students in the Boston Public School system, empowers the student body to express their opinions regarding educational policy changes, and ensures that students are included in decision and policy making which impacts their lives and educational experiences. Superintendent Circular FAM-6 BSAC Bylaws states that the role of the individual BSAC Members is: 1. To represent his/her school at BSAC Meetings and report back to his/her respective school. 2. To keep his/her school informed about relevant citywide issues. 3. To work on policies/issues the BSAC develops during the school year. 4. To advise the Boston School Committee 14
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Membe bership rship ❑ 12 Schools Without Reps ❑ BSAC Membership Demographics ■ ■ BATA (Alt Ed) 20 FLEP (Formerly Limited English ■ Boston Arts Academy (Pilot) Proficient) ■ ■ Boston Collaborative High School (Alt Ed) 4 ELL ■ ■ Boston Day and Evening (Horace Mann 2 SWD ■ Charter) 26 English not First Language ❑ Membership Update ■ Boston Green Academy (Horace Mann Charter) ■ ■ Charlestown (Traditional) Total # of BSAC Reps = 54 ■ ■ Dearborn STEM 23 BPS High Schools with BSAC ■ Dorchester Academy (Traditional) representatives = 66% ■ English High School (Traditional) ■ Greater Egleston (Alt Ed) Introduction to BPS ■ Henderson ■ Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 15 15
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Elective ive Course rse Rubri ric Rubric A: Attendance and Participation (40%) 5 4 3 2 1 0 Present, but Present, but usually Present, taking Present, frequently Present, rarely occasionally on their on their phone, Absent without an initiative by offering contributing to contributing to phone, having having unrelated side excuse or more than to lead discussions or conversations and conversations or task unrelated side conversations, or not an hour late activities activities at hand conversation, or not in the room, or more in the room than 15 minutes late Rubric B: Binder (20%) Score 5 4 3 2 1 Agendas (10%) Agendas from every Agendas from at least 80% Agendas from at least 60% Agendas from at least 40% Agendas from fewer than meeting are present of meetings are present of meetings are present of meetings are present 40% of meeting are present Reflections 12 or more reflections are 10-12 reflections are 7-10 reflections are present At least 5 reflections are (30%) present and the majority present and the majority and some of them show a present but they lack a Fewer than 5 reflections are demonstrate a thoughtful demonstrate a thoughtful thoughtful analysis and thoughtful analysis and present analysis and synthesis of analysis and synthesis of synthesis of ideas and synthesis of ideas and ideas and themes ideas and themes themes themes Power map The completed power map The completed power map (30%) is present and the student Student was present for is present and the student The completed power map An incomplete power map created a second power power mapping activity but has added additional people from the activity is present is present map to reflect changes and a copy is not present to the map campaign progress Testimony 2 or more nuanced, 1 or 2 public testimonies 1 public testimony is 2 or more public 1 or 2 public testimonies (30%) convincing testimonies are are present but they lack present but it lacks a testimonies are present and are present and one reflects present and the student nuanced understanding or nuanced understanding or reflect a nuanced a nuanced understanding of delivered at least one at a connection to broader connection to broader understanding of the topic the topic meeting or event BSAC work BSAC work 16
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