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Upstream Investments › Policy Committee Meeting August 21 2020
Upstream Investments

Cancelled: Policy Committee Meeting for Upstream Investments

Date: August 21, 2020

Time: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Address:
Virtual Meeting
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Registration Required: No

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Agenda

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82113799811?pwd=UmJtR2tiWTB5Q0daWGhpQ240M1JtZz09
Meeting ID: 821 1379 9811
Password: 918737

All supporting documents are available at www.UpstreamInvestments.org. For accommodation requests, accessibility assistance with this agenda or supporting documents, please contact Helen Simi at hsimi@schsd.org.

  • 8:00 Welcome, Agenda, Minutes - ACTION ITEM - Elece Hempel
    Additions, Announcements and Check-in
  • 8:15 Building Synergy Around Racial Equity, Inclusion and Diversity - Oscar Chavez
    • Why now, why Upstream?
    • Alignment with the Board’s Pillar of Racial Equity and Social Justice
  • 8:35 Creating Change Using an Equity and Inclusion Perspective – Elece Hempel
    Presentations from Policy Committee Members
    • An Equity Framework in Early Childhood Education and School Readiness - Angie Dillon-Shore, First 5 Sonoma County
    • The Power of Positive Policies in our School Systems - Diann Kitamura, Santa Rosa City Schools
    • Disparities within our Child Welfare System - Susan Fette, TLC Child and Family Services
  • 9:10 What Now? - Kellie Noe
    • Group Share: Which policies within our own organizations create inequities?
    • Group Discussion: What are the barriers and challenges to creating changes to these policies?
  • 9:40 What’s Next? - Elece Hempel
    • Recommendations: Identify ways for Upstream to implement an equity framework into our workplan.
    • Commitments to Action: What is our pledge to turn thoughts into action?
  • 9:55 Public Comment
  • 10:00 Adjourn

Agenda and Materials: Agendas and most supporting materials are available on this calendar. Due to legal, copyright, privacy or policy considerations, not all materials are posted online. Materials that are not posted are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Upstream Investments office.

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