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Board hears expanded family and equity advisory work including La Plaza, parent leadership groups and Chuukese support
Summary
District staff summarized growth and changes in family advisory structures: La Plaza, community‑schools parent leadership, Chuukese parent support, special‑services outreach to IEP families, and advisory breakouts aimed at literacy, math and HiCap input.
Interim Associate Superintendent Janelle Ephraim and a team of staff told the Vancouver School District board that family advisories have expanded in scope and participation and are feeding changes to district practice.
Ephraim summarized the equity advisory’s origin in an audit by the UCLA Center for Civil Rights Remedies and described its role: recommending policy and procedure changes, monitoring outcomes and acting as a two‑way conduit with diverse communities. She said equity advisory members provided written reflections to the board endorsing the committee’s role in connecting…
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