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Community and district officials highlight gains for Black students in Ali/OLLI annual report
Summary
The district’s African American Achievement Leadership Initiative (Ali/OLLI) presented its annual report, citing reduced chronic absenteeism and other gains; community speakers urged preserving and expanding MCI, Black Star Rising and APAC supports.
District staff and community leaders used the Feb. 13 Board of Education meeting to spotlight the African American Achievement Leadership Initiative (Ali), present annual outcomes and press the board to sustain and expand the work.
Leticia Irving, director of Ali, introduced the initiative’s highlights and a set of five recommendations staff will pursue, including expanding culturally relevant curriculum, strengthening home‑to‑school partnerships, and investing in racial affinity spaces. Laura Hinton, an educational policy analyst, told the board there were nearly 3,000 Black students in the district last year — nearly…
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