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Black Village Family Advisory Committee presents priorities to Hillsboro board, urges better demographic counts and staff recruitment
Summary
Members of the Black Village Family Advisory Committee told the Hillsboro School District board that improved data on multiracial Black-identifying students, stronger recruitment and retention of Black staff, and continued district support for student-led BSUs are priorities; the board thanked presenters and requested follow-up.
Members of the Black Village Family Advisory Committee told the Hillsboro School District 1J board on March 1 that the district should change how it counts Black‑identifying students, expand recruitment of Black staff, and continue district support for student programs such as Black Student Unions.
The Black Village presentation, introduced by a district family engagement lead and Juana Canfield (education liaison), described a year of events and work aimed at reducing disciplinary disparities and strengthening family‑school ties. Presenters asked the district to include biracial and multiracial students who identify as Black in demographic counts, saying the change would better reflect representation and bolster eligibility for state and private…
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