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The Education Steering Committee works to develop public policies that ensure equal opportunity in education for all students and is comprised of: elected officials; both Indiana Civil Rights Commission and Department of Education personnel; university professors; school superintendents; and community leaders. The committee was created by resolution of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission at the July 2006 meeting.

Statutory Authority

• IC 22-9-1-2 Civil Rights Enforcement Public Policy
• IC 22-9-1-7 Civil Rights Enforcement Educational Programs
• IC 20-31-6 Cultural Competency in Educational Environments
• IC 20-33-1 Equal Educational Opportunity
• IC 20-19-3-4 Suspension and Expulsion Statistics

Current Initiatives

The focus of the Education Steering Committee is to find ways to:

• Reduce racial/ethnic/disability disparities in school-administered discipline
• Reduce the number of school-administered suspension/expulsions overall
• Reduce the number of school discipline referrals overall

Meeting Agendas and Resources

• September 12, 2006 *
  • National and Regional Perspective on Disproportionate Student Discipline
  • Minority Disproportionality in School Discipline in Indiana: Numbers, Hypotheses and Directions
• January 23, 2007 *
  • Overview of School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SW PBS)
  • IPS Cultural Audit: Process and Implementation
  • Critical Questions for Facilitated Groups
• April 24, 2007 *
  • Beyond Behavior Sociocultural Dynamics of Education
  • Cultural Reponsiveness

News

• Media Kit - 9/12/06
• January 2007 Meeting Announcement - 1/16/07
• Letter to the Editor: A Rebuttal to Payne's Poverty Theory - 2/19/07
• April 2007 Meeting Announcement - 4/18/07

Links

• Civilrights.org - Realize the Dream: Quality Education is a Civil Right
• Indiana Department of Education
• Indiana University Center on Education and Lifelong Learning
• Indiana University Center for Evaluation & Education Policy
• Indianapolis Public Schools, Office for Multicultural Education
• Kent School District Alliance for Diversity and Equity
• The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
• Oregon Department of Education
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• University of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning
  

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1. Learn more about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
2. File a complaint with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
3. Order a brochure.
4. Find out more information about the Martin Luther King Jr. Statewide Celebration.
5. Find out more about volunteer opportunities.