Category: African-American Equity Task Force

Published April 5, 2018

April marks the second quarterly update for the African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF). The Implementation Team Leads (ITLs) continue to learn and collaborate on existing efforts across the district to help improve the experiences of African-Americans in DPS. This update will focus on key areas of progress that have taken place since January 2018. All

Published January 8, 2018

In response to the Dr. Bailey Report on the factors contributing to the opportunity gap that exists for our African-American students, families and educators, the African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF) was commissioned to develop a set of recommendations to improve the outcomes for the African-American community at Denver Public Schools. Since the adoption of the

Published September 19, 2017

The board received an update on September 18 from the African-American Equity Task Force on the implementation of its plan. The task force was formed to address the factors contributing to the opportunity gap as outlined in the Bailey Report.  Led by Allen Smith, chief of the Culture, Equity and Leadership Team (CELT), the task

Published May 19, 2017

For the past seven months, the African-American Equity Task Force has focused on ways to address concerns expressed by African-American students and educators. On May 24, the task force met to share their draft of recommendations with district leadership and the community. The charge was two-fold for the task force. The first part included members conducting a