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Meeting Date:
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4/19/2023 - 3:30 PM
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Category:
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Consent Calendar
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.11 CURRICULUM: Out-of-Country and Out-of-State Travel Request for Dr. Casaundra McNair, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Thirteen Selected Certificated and Classified Employees to Attend the 2023 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience Sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, Traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 4-11, 2023 (funded through Title I and Title II Funds in the amount of $62,500, not the General Fund)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Dr. Casaundra McNair, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, requests permission to travel out of state and out of the country to attend the 2023 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience with thirteen (13) selected PUHSD certificated and classified employees to travel through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 4-11, 2023.
Footsteps to Freedom is a hands-on program that utilizes a pedagogy that focuses on transformational leadership and historical empathy, which is widely considered a vital leadership competency and the single greatest skill needed by leaders today. The program is designed as a transformative adult learning experience that expedites professional and personal growth. The program's foundation is the study tour and 8-day fully immersive learning experience that retraces the steps of freedom seekers from Kentucky to Canada.
The Footsteps to Freedom Tour is sponsored and paid for by the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) Leadership, Innovation, and Outreach Division of Educational Services. There is no fiscal impact on the budget.
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Funding:
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The cost for this item will be included in the 2023-24 operating budget funded through Title I and Title II Funds, not the General Fund.
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the out-of-country and out-of-state travel request for Dr. Casaundra McNair, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and thirteen selected certificated and classified employees to attend the 2023 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 4-11, 2023.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Helene Astorga - Administrative Assistant
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Signed By:
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Robert Brough - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member David Nelissen Moved, Member Edward Garcia, Jr. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the out-of-country and out-of-state travel request for Dr. Casaundra McNair, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and thirteen selected certificated and classified employees to attend the 2023 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 4-11, 2023.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Edward Garcia, Jr. | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | | Steve Campos | Yes | |
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