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Board hears update on ALI programs to support African American students
Summary
The ALI (African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative) team presented program updates including cohorts, Black Star Rising summer programming, literacy partnerships and manhood development classes; community partners urged sustained funding and stronger district-wide accountability.
The Board received a detailed update from the African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative (ALI) on Jan. 14 about programs intended to improve outcomes for African American students.
Dominique Denae, ALI lead, outlined the initiative’s theory of action — engage, affirm, and cultivate — and highlighted strategies including the Mastering Cultural Identity/Manhood Development course, a literacy collaboration with the American Reading Company, and the Black Star Rising summer STEM…
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