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Hi, I'm Teena Malina. I'm a 4th grade teacher in GISD. I was invited by JoLisa.

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I am Eric Robinson; teach in the School of Education at Baylor; am running for GISD Board Place 5

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I am Eric Robinson; teach in the School of Education at Baylor; am running for GISD Board Place 5

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Q: What do you think are the most things keeping you up at night about our school district? (esp around equity)

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Q: What do you think are the most things keeping you up at night about our school district? (esp around equity)

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parent of three in district, volunteer and Phd microbiologist

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teacher K-5 math interventionist

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special education teacher at Frost. Twin daughters graduated from high school

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Making progress in equity and moving towards it trying to address issues faced by low SES students. Curriculum: bilingual students are an afterthought. When will we get a point when they are no longer an after thought? When do we come to the table to discuss the needs of all students.

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Hi! I’m a Gtown resident. 2 sons who are GISD grads. I’m currently running for City Council District 2.

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Has children in 2 schools and sees disparity between schools within the same district (one in dual language one not)

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Monolingual students in dual language--huge gap in learning  compared to another district.  Noticed a difference in how quickly students pick up a language.  Are we doing dual language well?  Could there be improvements?  Teachers with ESL strategies aren't enough for providing service who are newcomers because she doesn't speak Spanish.

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Q: How much support and infrastructure  are administrators providing?  What does administration provide? Where are areas that need more support?

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Q: How much support and infrastructure  are administrators providing?  What does administration provide? Where are areas that need more support?

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Need principals in classrooms.  G'town principals don't walk into classes enough.  Need to focus building relationships with administrators so teachers feel comfortable expressing needs.  There is a communication gap and teachers afraid to ask for help. Why is there so much red tape?

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Teachers need to feel comfortable saying, "my student needs help". Teachers shouldn't feel like they could be reprimanded for asking for help.  Do I speak up or not?  I feel threatened for speaking up.

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I worry about how little intervention we have for all our campuses.  Extra support and extra personnel has been slowly stripped away.  Teachers afraid to speak up. I can't do my job because I don't have what I need.

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We need an undercover boss be a teacher for a day.

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Lack of communication about resources that are available

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RTI process has changed

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Q:  What are we doing for bilingual children.  Do we have a program?  How are they doing?  Are we missing the boat?  Is it campus based or district based?

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Q:  What are we doing for bilingual children.  Do we have a program?  How are they doing?  Are we missing the boat?  Is it campus based or district based?

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Disconnect to how we approach bilingual and dual language. When we plan curriculum, we don't plan with dual language in mind. Curriculum was purchased with monolingual in mind then filling in gaps. Struggling with Lucy Calkins--not future ready. Needed a curriculum that tis for dual language and has a digital component.

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Dual language program--quite different experience from campus to campus based on population of students and size of classes. How much Spanish is integrated is very different based on campuses.

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Q:Mental health resources--how does it impact your school and students.  Prior to COVID, what were mental health services like on campus and what is it like now?  SEL impacts students of color disproportionately.  

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Q:Mental health resources--how does it impact your school and students.  Prior to COVID, what were mental health services like on campus and what is it like now?  SEL impacts students of color disproportionately.  

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Campuses are district in terms of resources. Very obvious. Striking difference as a parent.

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The concerns seem more about the immediate and not address the root cause.

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Middle schools need more resources

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Q:  What are your thoughts/concerns about distributed learning vs. in person learning and making that equitable.  

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Q:  What are your thoughts/concerns about distributed learning vs. in person learning and making that equitable.  

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Not equity inside of school--it is not there now. We don't have it in classroom or inside the campus. Spanish speaking students have less qualified staff and bigger classes. We are not doing what we should be doing.

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Q:  What is the reason for the inequity previously mentioned?  If we are seeing it, how is it that it is not being addressed?

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Q:  What is the reason for the inequity previously mentioned?  If we are seeing it, how is it that it is not being addressed?

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We haven't been having uncomfortable conversations.  Problems can't be solved if they can't be stated.  Dr. Brent's letter was vague.  These uncomfortable conversations need to happen.

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Q:  Some campuses get $100 for supplies others zero for PPE and supplies.  How confident do you feel coming back on Thursday that they will be socially distanced?

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Q:  Some campuses get $100 for supplies others zero for PPE and supplies.  How confident do you feel coming back on Thursday that they will be socially distanced?

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OK for SPED, but not for classroom

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We don't offer stipends that surrounding districts offer.  Bilingual is not a priority.  We don't believe bilingual students have dyslexia. How can we continue to do this to a specific population? It is racism whether it is intentional or not.

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Q:  One thing district can do to make life better 

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Q:  One thing district can do to make life better 

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We need more opportunities to engage teachers with decision makers