MCCPS Board of Trustees

DEI Committee meeting

Published on October 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

Hybrid: in person at MCCPS and zoom.

Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Christina Webber 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Lindsay Smith 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Christina Webber 3 m
II. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 7:05 PM
  A. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee statement FYI Lindsay Smith 8 m
   

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

 

Diversity:  Who’s in the room?  


 

Equity:  Who is trying to get into the room but can’t?  What are the barriers?


 

Inclusion:  Have everyone’s ideas been heard, respected and understood?  Ask!!


 

Belonging:  How do we create a culture where everyone can feel belonging?


 

Review our DEI statement.  A huge thank you to Jennie, for lending her copy editor skills and getting us across the finish line.  Lets discuss, edit, vote and publish!  The draft document is shared with all of you but here is the link just in case.  

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16JIE0ztLW1DT2SPeed1m44_YrJHp18KQPl8XxaHG718/edit?tab=t.rps9pcctwg7y

 

 

 
  B. Special guest share from our parent community Discuss Lindsay Smith 30 m
   

Anti-Semitism in our community and schools

 
  C. DEI committee goals Discuss Lindsay Smith 10 m
   

We need 2-3 goals for what we would like to accomplish this year in the DEI committee.

 
III. DEI opportunities to share with the school community
 

Please share upcoming events, speakers, books, films, etc. with the group to be shared with our whole school community.

 
IV. Closing Items 7:53 PM
  A. Ideas to recruit new members Discuss Lindsay Smith 1 m
  B. Public comment Discuss Lindsay Smith 5 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote Lindsay Smith 1 m