The Equity Policy (EP) for the MTSD was in the works for several years. As soon as the five-year Strategic Plan was adopted, the EP was one of the first things to be created. An original committee was put together to draft an EP for the school district in 2021. Read more…
“Hi, my name is Ember Nova Quinn and I’m a queer transgender nonbinary person. I would like the board to consider the drafting of this policy specifically recognizes and legitimizes LGBTQ people and prevents this legitimacy from being debated in this public forum. You have the power to derail this Read more…
“Hi, thank you. Thank you, school board members, for doing everything that you can do to make Milton schools better for all children. I appreciate the Vermont school board association’s belief that public education is the foundation of and for democracy. I want to share my support for the current Read more…
Milton High School recently held a “Day of Awareness” to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. It was held on March 20th and absorbed the first two blocks of learning. In reality students had three choices as to how they approached school that day; 1) attend the “celebration” or the viewing of Read more…
Co-authorized by Allison Duquette and Nicholas Smith It’s been over a month since Town Meeting Day, we want to thank everyone who came out to vote, especially those of you involved in our campaign. The 2023 School Board races received around 2,000 ballots cast this year, compared to 1,850 in Read more…
Anyone trying to answer this question will soon come to find that it is an impossible task. There is no clear definition of Critical Race Theory (CRT) readily available to the public without extensive research. This is partly because CRT is a field of study, and also strategically done in Read more…
Act 1 created the Ethnic and Social Equity Standards Advisory Working Group on March 29, 2019. The Working Group is tasked with reviewing existing education standards, rules, policies, and curriculum at the state and local level on the basis of providing more “equitable” learning for ethnic and social groups. Act Read more…
Equity has been the buzz word in Vermont over the last 5 years, with many school districts adopting these woke ideologies. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Equity policies are not required under state law and parents need to stand up for their children rights to an education free of indoctrination.