Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Connect Today to Transform Tomorrow
Upcoming Events
Better Together: A Celebration of Belonging
**New This Year - A Silent Disco!**
Wednesday, April 24, 5-7pm | Mitchell Gym & Front Porch
This annual event celebrates belonging as students share and learn about their unique cultures and identities - we are excited to host this year's event during A Week Without Hate.
This year the event will include a Silent Disco where families can dance to different beats while enjoying the joy of movement together in community. We will also have button making and an EDI reading corner.
Not sure where to start? Need help with pulling together your poster? Join us on Wednesday, April 17 from 3:35 - 5pm for a Build Day in the Art Room where students can prepare their materials with support from Mr. Kramer and other adults.
Want to volunteer to help with the event? Sign-Up to Volunteer Here
EDI Parent & Caregiver Education Night
Did you miss the parent education event on addressing bias? Check out these resources shared by our presenter, Katie Bradford!
Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children
Early Childhood Anti-Bias Education Booklists - Social Justice Books
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books
WHO ARE WE?
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee is open to all members of the Mitchell community, including school staff, teachers, and leadership; families and caregivers; and PTA board and members. There is an EDI Chair or Co-Chairs who will have one vote on the PTA board and will actively participate in PTA meetings. PTA board members and school leadership are also especially encouraged to attend the EDI Committee meetings to ensure close collaboration.
OUR MISSION
To cultivate equity, inclusion and belonging in the school and community that allows students to bring their whole selves to school today and into the future.
OUR GROUP AGREEMENTS
We participate to understand not disrupt (i.e. this is a space for all to learn even if we don’t agree)
We consider all voices by honoring everyone’s humanity and centering marginalized perspectives (i.e. how might x or y community experience this or feel about what is being raised/said?)
We embrace messiness and kindness (i.e. we are not aiming for perfection in our thoughts and words)
We choose authenticity over comfort (i.e. the conversations might be uncomfortable, but we will still engage)
We listen with the same passion with which we want to be heard
We are aware of equity of voice in the space (i.e. we speak once, listen three times)
We expect and accept non-closure (i.e. this is a journey without an endpoint, we keep learning, growing, and expanding our impact)
OUR ACTIVITIES
During the 2021-2022 school year, in partnership with Dr. Kinette Richards, the committee developed a road map for events and initiatives that make Mitchell a place where all children feel a sense of belonging. As a result of the conversations, the group identified these primary strategies and the corresponding activities to guide our efforts at Mitchell:
Strategy #1:
Build capacity of Mitchell community to cultivate equity, inclusion and belonging.
Share PTA and District EDI Resources
Create learning opportunities throughout the year
Collaborate with other area schools
Strategy #2:
Host activities to further engage the Mitchell community in EDI learning. Our signature events include:
Sept 13, 2023: Back Together (movie & dance party night)
Jan 2024: Family Education Night
April 2024: Better Together: A Celebration of Belonging
Click here to view the full 2023-2024 action plan. Note: This is an iterative document and will be adjusted to add leads and timelines as identified.
OUR MEETINGS
Meetings are held via Zoom on Tuesday mornings every month from 9-10am. To receive the Zoom link and be added to the Mitchell EDI Committee Google Group, please email Mandy Bakulski at mandymc123@gmail.com.
Remaining meeting dates for the first half of the 2023-2024 school year are as follows:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
** No meeting in December**
*** For those who are interested in collaborating with other Golden area schools, the Golden Anti-Racism Collective convenes an Education K-12 Action Group on the 4th Monday of the month, usually at 5:30 or 6:30pm. More information can be found on their website.
MEETING AGENDAS & MINUTES
To learn more about the discussions held at each meeting, click below to see agendas and minutes.
2023-24 Meeting Minutes
Archive of 2022-23 Meeting Minutes
Jeffco Public Schools embraces and honors diversity in all forms, including race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ability and disability. The Jeffco Public Schools Diversity and Inclusion Office supports the district focus of infusing awareness and attention to the needs of diverse learners into the work of every school and department.