The folks who run Soma Justice and PARES are all moms living in South Orange and Maplewood. We volunteer our time working to transform our towns into more equitable, integrated, and supportive communities. The BOE scorecard is just one thing we do in partnership with PARES. For example, in the last few years, SOMA JusticeContinue reading “SOMSD Scorecard Background”
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SOMSD Board of Education Elections 2020
SOMA Justice and P.A.R.E.S. Scorecard . UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE. 9/28/2020 For competitive seats in the BOE race: Susan Bergin – participated evaluation pending Deborah Engel – participated evaluation pending Melanie Finnern -declined invitation Elissa Malespina – declined invitation Courtney Winkfield -participated evaluation pending New this year – participant videos to be posted with the scorecard Running unopposedContinue reading “SOMSD Board of Education Elections 2020”
If not now, when ?
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Re Connecting in this Moment
This past week I experienced the pain of not being with my daughter on her birthday due to the virus- it was a really difficult moment for me and my family. So we could see each other and connect with the family I invited friends, family and framily ( friends who are as close asContinue reading “Re Connecting in this Moment”
New Book : Social Conscience and Responsibility: Teaching the Common Good in Secondary Education .
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/janebleasdale_ethics-commongood-secondaryeducation-activity-6601950918168715264-HKHn Excited to share the news about our textbook project Social Conscience and Responsibility: Teaching the Common Good in Secondary Education .Grateful to my co editor Julie Sullivan. so proud of all the University of San Francisco School of Education (Official) students and alum who contributed. https://rowman.com/Action/SERIES/_/RL055/Teaching-EthicsHardcover – Available for pre order . To beContinue reading “New Book : Social Conscience and Responsibility: Teaching the Common Good in Secondary Education .”
School Security and Safety. Misguided Vigilance
With the increased fear of school shootings we have seen an increase in school safety drills. There is a lot of debate about the need for and effectiveness of such drills . However, we do know that learning and development is being disrupted on an almost daily basis by them …. Here is a recentContinue reading “School Security and Safety. Misguided Vigilance”
Board of Education Elections 2019
S.O.M.S.D. 2019 BOE CANDIDATES REPORT CARD STATEMENT 10/24/2019 The folks who run Soma Justice and PARES are all moms living in South Orange and Maplewood. We volunteer our time working to transform our towns into more equitable, integrated, and supportive communities. The BOE scorecard is just one thing we do in partnership with PARES. ForContinue reading “Board of Education Elections 2019”
IFTJ 2018
We forgot to mention that the research ‘Moving From Tolerance To Inclusion’ has been published as the chapter of a book by USFCatholic Identity in Context Great to see so many schools and regions of the country represented today ! #inclsuionnottolerance ISN 2018 SLIDES AVAILABLE HERE
BOE- SOMSD REPORT CARD
BOE CANDIDATES SCORECARD SOMA Justice: Addressing Race and Inequality and P.A.R.E.S (Parents in Partnership with Respect and Equity in SOMA School) provided 5 questions to each candidate on addressing the issues of inequity and safety in our district (particularly in regards to vulnerable populations, i.e., POC, queer, special needs, immigrant, second-languageContinue reading “BOE- SOMSD REPORT CARD”
SOMSD BOE ELECTIONS -REPORT CARD PROJECT 2018
Letter to the candidates: October 3,,2018 Dear Candidate, I am writing on behalf of the local grassroots group “SOMA JUSTICE”, in collaboration with Parents in Partnership for Respect and Equity (P.A.R.E.S). Last year we began this process of gathering written responses to questions focused on equity and inclusion. Identifiers were removed from the candidates responsesContinue reading “SOMSD BOE ELECTIONS -REPORT CARD PROJECT 2018”
