The Education Equity Excellence Committee is a Board of Education Committee
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One of the terms in the Consent Decree Settlement Agreement between the Champaign CUSD #4 Board of Education and the Plaintiff’s required the District to create an Education Equity Excellence Committee. Specifically the Agreement language states:
"The Board shall adopt and implement an equity policy establishing an Education Equity Excellence Committee (“EEE”). The EEE shall be comprised of District staff and a diverse cross section of the community and facilitated by a third party familiar with community and District issues for at least one year. The purpose of EEE is to review and discuss the following equity areas, including data disaggregated by race/ethnicity and SES: academic progress of regular education, special education, gifted, AP/Honors, Novak Academy and alternative students; attendance rates; discipline rates and graduation rates. The EEE shall establish task forces on the equity areas as deemed necessary. The Superintendent shall provide a public report each semester on these equity areas to the EEE."
Although the Consent Decree expired in 2009, our District’s commitment to equity, excellence, and community engagement has never ended. The EEE has continued to meet and monitor the progress of historically marginalized student groups while also brainstorming unique ways to further our students’ progress in vital areas such as academics and SEL needs. Following are past and current initiatives the EEE has committed to champion: