Where

Sustainability Academy - Library 123 North Street

What was decided

The committee reflected on the Summer Racial Justice Academy, covering mentoring, curriculum diversity, paraeducator support, student discipline, testing accessibility, and math course scheduling. Commissioners also discussed setting meeting topics for the next few months, including leadership and planning, training and accountability, and curriculum policy, and noted creation of a committee tracker document to share with Sparks.

The minutes do not record any votes or decisions.

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on Diligent Community (PDF, 106 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Agenda

The committee will discuss outcomes from the Summer Racial Justice Academy, including workforce diversity, curriculum, and disciplinary actions for students with IEPs. Members will also set future meeting topics and review follow-up items from the equity report and June meeting.

Agenda items

• Public comment period
• Reflection on Summer Racial Justice Academy, including diverse work force, diverse curriculum, and disciplinary actions for students with IEPs
• Set meeting topics for next few months, including equity collaborative, new Learning Framework, personnel recruitment policy, inclusive curriculum policy, and Behavioral Threat Assessment policy
• Review equity report Section 1 on Leadership and Planning, including update on anti-bias training policy statement
• Follow-up from June meeting on the role of principals in anti-bias culture and whether it is included in evaluations

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on Diligent Community (PDF, 44 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Source

This meeting on the Burlington School District meeting portal (opens in new tab) (Diligent Community). First recorded by Burlington Publick on October 16, 2026.