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.
Members:
Rashidah Abdulhaqq, Cleveland, OH
Beatty Seabrook Burney, Jacksonville, FL
Tariq Butt, Chiacgo, IL
Pat Fletcher, Prince George's County, MD
Joyce J. Fountain, Elgin, IL
Judy M. Gomez, Virgin Islands
Freddie Gray, Omaha, NE
Deena Hayes, Guilford, NC
Lydia Hernandez, Cartwright Elementary, Phoenix, AZ
Florence Johnson, Buffalo, NY
Mary Ruth Kapsiak, Buffalo, NY
Linda McCluney, Norfolk, VA
Brenda Priestly Jackson, Jacksonville, FL
Oswin Sewer, Sr., Virgin Islands
Jill Wynns, San Francisco, CA
NSBA Staff Liasion:
Naomi Gittins, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney