F.W. Parker Charter Essential School

Minutes

DEI Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM

This meeting is hosted online.  http://parker.school/deicommittee

Committee Members Present

B. Harrigan (remote), C. Beasley (remote), E. Moura (remote), K. Grabarek (remote), K. Kintzing (remote), L. Hayner (remote), M. Silva-Rosa (remote), T. Testa (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

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 Tuesday Jan 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Silva-Rosa made a motion to approve the minutes from DEI Committee Meeting on 12-02-25.
E. Moura seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

A.

Opening Connections

B.

Feedback on Draft of the Diverse Teacher Pipeline Taskforce workplan

  1. Brian shared a first draft of the task force work plan including
  • Update on grant
    • Didn’t receive
    • Short- and long-term goals
    • Purpose of BOT involvement
    • Support DEI committee can give  

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 7:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Testa