Where

Sustainability Academy - Community Room, 123 North Street

What was decided

Minutes haven't been posted on the Burlington School District meeting portal (opens in new tab) yet, 41 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.

Agenda

The committee will hear recommendations from the Summer Racial Justice Academy, discuss a strategy to improve hiring and retention of teachers of the global majority, and talk about restorative and anti-racist practice plans for the coming year. Members will also discuss access to AP and BTC classes and plan the next meeting's agenda.

Agenda items

• Autumn Bangoura presents recommendations of the Summer Racial Justice Academy; Committee Q&A
• Priority Area 4 strategy to improve hiring practices and retention of teachers of the global majority
• Commissioner Ericksen reports on her review of topics with Executive Director Sparks to help set next year's DEIC agenda
• Side discussion on equal access to AP classes and BTC classes, to be raised once data are reviewed
• Priority Area 5 on Restorative Practices and anti-racist practices: plan to reach out to ED Lauren K and BHS principal about plans for the coming year
• Proposal for next meeting agenda

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

Agenda posted on Diligent Community (PDF, 46 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.