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The Joint Initiative to Eliminate the Opportunity Gap, comprised of school system and county employees, parents, and community members have collaborated on recommendations to eradicate gaps between student groups.
Superintendent George Arlotto, County Executive Steuart Pittman, and the leaders of the Joint Initiative to Eliminate the Opportunity Gap discussed the committee’s findings and next steps at a forum on November 30, 2020. View the forum here.
View the Committee's recommendations.
View written comments submitted by the public. Views expressed in the comments are solely those of the author.
“Closing the achievement gap, particularly between white and African-American students, is a longstanding goal that we have failed to achieve despite ongoing efforts by our school system, our NAACP, and community leaders. Giving up is not an option. Instead, we are bringing together the best minds in the field, from both education and community, to identify and initiate updated strategies. - Stuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive
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For questions about the Joint Initiative to Eliminate the Opportunity Gap Committee, please contact: Monique Jackson
Deputy Superintendent, Student and School Support
mhjackson@aacps.orgMaisha Gillins, Ph.D
Executive Director of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement
mgillins@aacps.org
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Joint Initiative Community Launch Meeting
DATE: Monday, September 23, 2019
TIME: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The auditorium at Arundel High School, 1001 Annapolis Road in Gambrills
HOSTED BY: Dr. Arlotto and County Executive Pittman
DISCUSSION: School system and county data related to the issue was presented, and those in attendance identifed key issues and provided input on next stepsFeedback from ETAG Sept 23 meeting.Question 1
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JOINT INITIATIVE PROGRESS MEETING
DATE: Thursday, February 6, 2020
TIME: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: The auditorium at Broadneck High School, 1265 Green Holly Road in Annapolis (Broadneck Peninsula)
HOSTED BY: Joint Initiative Committee Members
DISCUSSION: Joint Initiative Committee members presented their work – progress to date – to the public. The work was presented and discussed by each Sub-Committee (Systemic Racism, Social Determinants of Education, Discipline, Family Life, and Curriculum).Systemic Racism Sub-Committee PowerPoint Presentation Feb 6, 2020
Social Determinants of Education Sub-Committee PowerPoint Presentation Feb 6, 2020
Discipline Sub-Committee PowerPoint Presentation Feb 6, 2020
Family Life Sub-Committee PowerPoint Presentation Feb 6, 2020
Curriculum Sub-Committee PowerPoint Presentation Feb 6, 2020
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Committee Members
Members Organizations
Chief Timothy Altomare
AA County Police Department
Tammy Anderson
AA County Parks & Recreation
Rick Anthony
AA County Parks & Recreation
Kim Atkinson
AA County Juvenile Services
Skip Auld
AA County Library
Pamela Brown
Partnership for Youth, Children & Families
Raquel Brown
(Manager, Youth Development Services)
Community Action Agency
Gavin Buckley
Annapolis Mayor's Office
Kirsten Clark
(Program Director)
Centro D'Ayuda
Mary Dadone
NAACP
Jessica Daigle
State's Attorney/Courts
Anita Dewling
Office of Economic Development
Ellen Duffy
(Chief of Juvenile Unit)
AA County Public Defender
Jessica Farrar
AAMC
Maisha Gillins
AACPS
Catherine Gray
AA County Mental Health Agency
Sonia Hamlin
BWMC
Laticia Hicks
NAACP
Rosalind Hill
AA County Department of Social Services
Monique Jackson
AACPS
Thornell Jones
Caucus of African American Leaders
Nilesh Kalyanaraman
AA County Department of Health
Milena Kornyl
AA Workforce Development Corp
Christine Larsen
The ARC, Central Chesapeake Region
Dawn Lindsay (President)
AA Community College
Bridget McLaughlin
Housing Authority, City of Annapolis
Adrienne Mickler
AA County Mental Health Agency
Heidi Oliver
AACPS
Rhonda Pindell-Charles
Annapolis City Council
Steuart Pittman
AA County Executive's Office
Captain Fred Plitt
AA County Police Department
Allison Pickard
County Council representative
Jennifer Purcell
AA County Executive's Office
Hillary Raftovich
Annapolis Mayor's Office
Ramond Robinson
AA Office of Transportation
Karen Siska
AA County Department of Health
Charlotte Wallace
AAMC
Janice Watley
(Student Achievement & Success Program Director)
AA Community College
TBA
Housing Authority, City of Annapolis
TBA
AA County Council
