F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
DEI Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This meeting is hosted online. http://parker.school/deicommittee
Committee Members Present
B. Harrigan (remote), C. Beasley (remote), K. Grabarek (remote), K. Kintzing (remote), L. Hayner (remote), M. Silva-Rosa (remote), S. Razzetti (remote), T. Testa (remote)
Committee Members Absent
E. Moura, J. Green
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Testa called a meeting of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Thursday Aug 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Razzetti made a motion to approve the minutes from DEI Committee Meeting on 05-05-25.
M. Silva-Rosa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
A.
Welcome and Connections
- Introductions, including why people joined the DEI Committee
B.
Update on DEI work with faculty and students
Transition in leadership from Sonia to Caroline for co-chair.
C.
Planning for board retreat DEI PD
- Establishing goals and focus:
- Build awareness of elements of culturally inclusive work environments
- Increase diversity to mirror identity of sending towns
- Increase teacher diversity
- Engage responsibly across difference
- Consider all aspects of serving on the board and how it intersects with DEI
- Establish shared language:
- Definition of equity
- Systems of oppression
- Group v. individual
- Cultural competency
- Next steps for small working group to meet next week, and then share out at next meeting - 9/9/25
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Testa