9/9 (6:30-7:30) Listening Session: Round Rock (Being edited) by EducatorsInSolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft "Abolishing Racist Systems: Building our COLLECTIVE capacity as anti-racist educators" en-us 2020-08-24 01:55:33 UTC 2025-11-09 06:45:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/685016097/a746ef5167beecb788247e8d4d9f7d90/Untitled.png Trustee Steve Math educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733297703 Trustee since 2017]]> 2020-09-09 23:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733297703 Tina Steiner, RRISD Teacher, RR City COuncil Member educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733298138 2020-09-09 23:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733298138 Frank Ortega, Member of Lulac (?), civil rights organization involved in education educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733298631 2020-09-09 23:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733298631 Kim Boen, retired teacher and RRISD candidate educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733299199 2020-09-09 23:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733299199 Dr. BOne, RRISD Place 2 candidate, professor educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733299442 2020-09-09 23:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733299442 Danielle Westin, Place 7 RRISD School Board, has heard EIS at school board for years educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733300202 2020-09-09 23:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733300202 Tiffanie Harrison, high school teacher, RRISD candidate for place 6 educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733303931 2020-09-09 23:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733303931 Data shows that having police in schools disproportionately impacts students of color. RRISD has gone forward with the process of police in schools. We need to be prepared for this - RRISD has been on TEA's watch list for years. We know that our students of color will continue to impact students of color. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733304630 2020-09-09 23:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733304630 There's no point when equity "pleases" everyone. Parents, particulatly white parents, want there students "safe". Safe from what? When there needs to be a response, it needs to be met with social work and interventionist. Thinking of the documentary, "Notes from the Field", there is an idea that do we push kids/people away or bring them closer? educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733307274 2020-09-09 23:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733307274 I'm interested and curious - what is the data? I would like to see it. I feel that if we are going to have someone, we need someone to understand child development. I have heard from restorative justice model, and I am eager to hear more about it. At a certain point when is it out of our hands? What is our system to walk beside them. - Kim Boen educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733312248 2020-09-09 23:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733312248 I am at the ROCC and we have SROs quite a bit. They have a good relationship with them until one of them has to take a student down, and it ruins the relationship with all of the students. - Tina Steiner educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733316701 2020-09-09 23:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733316701 I would like to redirect. I think that you as a candidate can benefit from listening. I am often scared to leave the house and worried for my child as well. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733318250 2020-09-09 23:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733318250 I would also like to hear and prioritize voices of educators of color in these conversations. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733322446 2020-09-09 23:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733322446 On the equity task force we were discussing and studying black teachers specifically and why they left. They were going to Dallas and Houston. It was pay, but it was comfort and racism and they had had enough. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733323711 2020-09-09 23:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733323711 I have seen what she has explained. With our teachers of color. The lack of mobility and support - raising concerns and them not being heard. Problems compound and the lack of community/support. Representation matters in administration and district support bridging all levels. Ensuring all voices can be heard. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733325537 2020-09-09 23:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733325537 No need for SRO's https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733328650 It creates a culture of suspicion with student populations. As teachers SRO's should never be used as a discipline measure and SRO's are not trained to deal with children appropriately and generally almost always escalate the situation. Also rather than dealing with something internally we decide to start a record with the state(also not a secret who is disproportionately hurt by SROs) 

]]> 2020-09-09 23:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733328650 lis educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733331265 2020-09-10 00:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733331265 The equity task force has done some work on retaining teachers of color. There is a climate survey. It's not always done with transparency and not disaggregated by race. There are 9% African American teachers and 4% African American teachers. 30% Hispanic students, and 13% teachers. The data shows this. I am concerned about parents not knowing this. We as educators often feel powerless. We had an administrator call a staff member the N word. It took months to get her out. There is data and there are toxic environments that keep educators out and not want to stay. You have people at all levels in this conversation. It is hard to have these conversation. I am a two time educator of the year and I can't tell you how many times I have cried on the way to work because of racially charges envrironements educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733335486 2020-09-10 00:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733335486 EIS has a monthly meeting and a website with resources. We reflect monthly on race. There are ways to analyze data by race and we should. It was mentioned earlier that we are on TEA's watch list, and that data should be analyzed. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733343280 2020-09-10 00:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733343280 I feel frustrated that you had to ask that question. We are coming towards a more global awareness, bur people have been ringing this bell for a long time. It is frustrating, because people of color shouldn't have to bear the burden of those questions, because they already have to do that in their own circles. I don't think that the idea that "I have to do something" should put a job on another. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733347531 2020-09-10 00:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733347531 It is concerning me to hear this question, knowing that school board is making decisions on behalf of all of us. When I think about privilege and being a woman of color, I don't have a privilege when I come into a job interview without being overly prepared. I am glad there is a consciousness, but the disconsciouness is very convcerning to me educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733350781 2020-09-10 00:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733350781 https://ocrdata.ed.gov educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733354911 2020-09-10 00:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733354911 Safety & Security Task Force Presentation (has data regarding disproportionalities): https://go.boarddocs.com/tx/rrisd/Board.nsf/files/BFUT7J6B9977/$file/Saftey%20%26%20Security%20Task%20Force%20Presentation-%20September%209%202019updated.pdf
 educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733355157 2020-09-10 00:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733355157 Have an acknowledgement of harm. Apologize to teachers and students. A student asked me "Will it be this hard in college?" educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733356766 2020-09-10 00:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733356766 When we think about diversity and inclusion, we can't assume that a person of color is up to speed on how to navigate the ins and outs of schools. We need to ensure people understand that people have resources and understandings, and that we don't make BIPOC the default or a singleton. Are people in higher up leadership positions attend trainings, is it optional or mandatory? educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733358028 2020-09-10 00:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733358028 The board asked that there was an outside auditor - we know that we are hiding data for a fact about discipline, etc. but board members celebrated the numbers that were shown, but you can't audit and analyze yourself internally. That's a concern with a district police department, because they are held accountable internally. Officer Yarborough is great, but he is still developing his awareness and this should not all rest on this. David Osman was someone also developing their consciousness. We all have to develop out critical lens and not take things at face value. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733361498 2020-09-10 00:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733361498 I wanted to share a challenge of board members that future trustees will have to fix. Board members don't get all the info you think they get. I found out from an educator. We should be alerted early in the process so we can be proactice instead of reactive. Problem-solvers have been kept at bay becuase there is a tug-of-war and lack of transparency because of where lines end between the board and superintendent. - Trustee Math educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733367051 2020-09-10 00:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733367051 When you say I have mentored Black children, it does something in my chest. When I hear that, I hear that white savior complex... the idea that I have a "black friend". Use your voice for equity. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733378547 2020-09-10 00:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733378547 A parent: I ask you to be a voice for equity when it is inconvenient, not just when it is convenient or for another time. I am asking everyone to do something now. People are marching in the streets even though they could get a disease and die. Do it when it inconvenient. Do it now. educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733380588 2020-09-10 00:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733380588 (cont.) At board meetings you hear the data and reports from TAPR and open information. It is easy to find. I have been a mentor to students and to Black students and seen how they interact with their peers. I want to thank the people on this call for their commitment and comments. - RRISD Candidate, Danielle Weston educatorsinsolidarity https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733412806 2020-09-10 00:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/733412806 Why are educators leaving the conversation AND education in their roles as teachers before COVID? https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/741140250 2020-09-12 18:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/educatorsinsolidarity/321ezz9s8ii1rhft/wish/741140250