Racial Isolation Task Force
This task force considers the issue of racial isolation in urban schools and examines the education and policy ramifications surrounding issues of race, including the minority achievement gap, desegregation, the disproportionate number of minorities assigned to special education classes, and the disproportionate percentage of minority students disciplined. The goal is to equip urban school board members with the latest research and suggested approaches to help prevent student isolation based on race.
Executive Group Co-Chairs:
Florence Johnson, Buffalo, NY, and Jill Wynns, San Francisco, CA
Members:
Rashidah Abdulhaqq, Cleveland, OH
Beatty Seabrook Burney, Jacksonville, FL
Tariq Butt, Chiacgo, IL
Joyce J. Fountain, Elgin, IL
Judy M. Gomez, Virgin Islands
Deena Hayes, Guilford, NC
Brenda Priestly Jackson, Jacksonville, FL
Dot K. Kearns, Guilford, NC
Vilma Leake, Charlotte, NC
Darryl W. Porter, Rochester, NY
Justin R. Rodriguez, San Antonio, TX
Oswin Sewer, Sr., Virgin Islands
Karen Shepard, Omaha, NE
NSBA Staff Liasion:
Naomi Gittens, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney