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, Chief Engagement Officer Maria I. Estrada, BSAC Student Engagement Manager Evelyn Reyes, BSAC School Committee Representative Stanley Aneke, BSAC President Ahria Ilyas, BSAC Vice-President Presentation to Boston School Committee June 12, 2019 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 BSAC Membe bership rship Strives ves to Refl flect t the Broad ader r Student nt Body ● 36 reps across 18 schools ○ 51% of all BPS High schools represented ○ 33% of Alternative Education schools currently participate ○ 6% of BSAC Members enrolled in alternative education schools Introduction to BPS ● Demographics and programs ○ 28% Students with disabilities ○ 25% Formerly limited English proficient (FLEP) ○ 22% English learners ○ 67% students of color, 31% White and 3% unknown 3 3
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC is a s a Student nt Leadersh dership ip and Learni ning ng Opportu portuni nity ● Badges that Support Leadership ○ Critical Thinking ○ Perseverance Badge ○ Communication ○ Teamwork ● BSAC Elective for Course Credit ● Student Advocacy ○ Position Papers: Build BPS Green Buildings and Promise Act ○ Legislative Lobbying ● College and Career Readiness Support ● Curriculum Development and PD facilitation 4
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Work rk on Task sk Force rces s and Emergi rging ng Is Issu sues ● Town Halls ○ Superintendent Search Listening Session ○ Promise Act ○ Code of Conduct ● Task Forces/Working Groups ○ Community Engagement Advisory Council (CEAC) ○ Superintendent Search Committee ○ School Quality Working Group (SQWG II) ○ Code of Conduct Advisory Council (COCAC) ○ BPS Wellness Council ○ Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force (OAG) ○ Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline (DSTPP) ○ 5th Quarter Portfolio Review for BPS Partnerships ○ High School Working Groups ○ M7 Transportation Working Group 5
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 18-19 Subcom commit mittees ees Youth h Empow powered ered Learn rning ng ○ Superintendent Search ○ Student Vote ○ Student Feedback in Teacher Evaluation ○ Student Rights App ○ Listening Project 6 6
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 18-19 Subcom commit mittees ees Student ent Rights ○ Equity Video ○ Gun Violence Prevention Mural and Tree Planting ■ ○ Promise Act 7 7
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC SY 18-19 Subcommi bcommittees tees Enviro ronmental mental Ju Just stice e & Sust stainabili nability ty ○ Community Choice Energy (CCE) ○ No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge ○ Green New Deal/Sunrise Partnership Introduction to BPS ○ Climate Curriculum 8 8
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Focus us fo for r SY 2019-202 020 ● Increase high school representation and rep diversity ● Professional development and training for school- based staff supporting student engagement and student leaders ● Pilot the CLSP curriculum with 5 schools Introduction to BPS ● Continue the badging and expand participation in the elective course ● Advocacy for the Promise Act 9
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BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS APPEN ENDI DIX Introduction to BPS 11
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BPS-YOB YOB Partn tnersh ership ip 12
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Theory ry of f Action Theor ory y of Action 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 assume leadership roles in educational settings; ● Students will express and demonstrate confidence in negotiating with people in positional authority and power; Introduction to BPS ● 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. 13
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS Student ent Voice e and Engag agemen ment Authoriz izin ing Polic licy/ y/Legislation egislation Studen ent Posit ition ion Superintendent Circular FAM-3 Student Government Officers/Members(SG) Superintendent Circular FAM-2 1-2 School Site Council (SSC)/Governing Board (GB) Representatives Mass. General Laws Chapter 71, Section 38M, 1-2 - Boston Student Advisory Council Representatives Superintendent Circular FAM-6 (BSAC) Mass. General Laws Chapter 71, Section 38M 2 - Greater Boston Regional Student Advisory Council Representatives (GBRSAC) 14
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Membe bership rship ❑ BSAC Membership Demographics ■ 25% FLEP (Formerly Limited English Proficient) ■ 6% LEP (Limited English Proficiency) ■ 28% SWD ■ ❑ Membership Update 22% English not First Language ■ Total # of BSAC Reps = 36 ■ 18 BPS High Schools with BSAC representatives = 50% ■ Introduction to BPS Of the school not represented, 9 are Alternative Ed Schools = 25% 15 15
BOSTON ON PUBLIC SCHOO OOLS LS BSAC Membe bership rship ❑ 18 Schools Without Reps ■ Boston Collaborative High School (includes 6 ■ Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper* programs 3 of which are high school programs)* ■ ■ Horace Mann School for the Deaf & Hard of Boston International and Newcomers Academy ■ Hearing Burke High School ■ ■ Madison Park High School Charlestown High ■ ■ Margarita Muniz Academy Community Academy* ■ ■ McKinley Prep High School* Community Academy of Science and Health ■ ■ TechBoston Academy 6-12 Dearborn STEM Academy ■ ■ Urban Science Academy East Boston High School ■ ■ West Roxbury Academy English High School ■ Introduction to BPS William E Carter School* *Alternative Ed Schools 16 16
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 17
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