Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force

This is the final newsletter of the school year from the Equity and Antiracism Task Force. The Task Force met monthly and included parents, teachers and administrators who undertook a variety of activities to encourage conversations about and embed equity and anti-racist practices across the school community. 2020 was an especially heartbreaking year for so many Americans and our work helps Hyde-Addison continue to grow as a community that is stronger, safer and more inclusive.

Activities included:

• monthly newsletter and curated book recommendations
• parent-led reading/discussion groups, and
• guest speakers alongside the PTA meetings
• book lists, videos, and read-aloud recommendations for children

We hope many of you found these resources valuable and we encourage your ongoing participation! We need your help to guide us next year. What do you want to see more of, less of, or done differently?

Please complete our 5 minute survey.

Over the summer, we encourage you to review past newsletters to explore the variety of books, articles and ideas shared.

• May celebrated LGBTQ Pride, Juneteenth, and also included a summary of Dr. Shaun Woodly's PTA discussion of how to have better conversations on race. https://www.smore.com/a1263
• April's newsletter had resources celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month https://www.smore.com/scmy6
• March's newsletter focused on poetry resources included from our very own Hyde Addison students! https://www.smore.com/8bry0
• February featured resources to celebrate Women's History Month and an overview of Dr. Ivory Toldson's presentation on how to avoid blind spots in education statistics and measurement and what parents can do to increase students’ happiness and success - https://www.smore.com/8mt945
• January looked ahead to Black History Month https://www.smore.com/bwznj
• December was jam packed with book, podcast and activity equity and antiracism themed suggestions for the holidays https://www.smore.com/thk4s
• November included resources to celebrate Native American people and cultures as well as suggestions for talking to kids about Thanksgiving https://www.smore.com/c6taj
• October featured articles and ideas for how to talk to friends, families and colleagues about race and racism. https://www.smore.com/9frtu
• September was our first newsletter and included some great antiracist reading suggestions for kids of all elementary ages. https://www.smore.com/stae1

You may also want to watch a read aloud of Intersection Allies: We Make Room For All by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi, a book that beautifully illustrates how we can listen to and support each other in ways that unite us across differences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPbOORwmFA0

Did your student celebrate any holidays or traditions related to their culture, race or ethnicity? Please share any photos or videos related to your celebrations via email: hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov.

Disclaimer: The Hyde-Addison ES Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force is an independent group not associated with DCPS and any viewpoints or activities associated with this group are not endorsed by DCPS.