Sat, April 28, 2018

Please join ABCL at this Lexington Youth and Family Services  Multi Cultural Sponsoring Board event

METCO Documentary Film, “On the Line: Where Sacrifice Begins” on Sat, April 28, 2018 from 5:30 to 8:30 at First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Rd, on the Green in Lexington. Created by Mike Mascoll, a Lexington METCO graduate, this film documents the birth in 1966 of METCO, which is the oldest voluntary desegregation program.  It highlights the METCO program through the experience of both METCO and Lexington families and discusses why METCO is still such an important and beneficial program in Lexington today. Barbara Hamilton, METCO Director at Lexington High School said, “Now more than ever our country is at risk of being divided again. This story stands as an example of how we can still come together.” Following the film, there will be a panel of METCO parents, alumni, current students and educators.  Light refreshments will served.

To view the trailer, visit  https://www.newday.com/film/line-where-sacrifice-begins

METCO Documentary Film provides further for details

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Over the last several months representatives of the Lexington Public Schools, Lexington Human Rights Committee (LHRC), and the Lexington Commission on Disability (COD) have worked with community members from the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL) and Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) to develop a survey.

We want to hear about your experiences with student discipline in Lexington Public Schools (LPS). As a parent or guardian of student who is African-American or Black, or who has an IEP or 504 plan, your feedback is especially valuable to us and will help us improve responses to student discipline.

Please use this link to take this survey.  If you would prefer to complete a paper copy of the survey, please contact  Sean Osborne

If you have questions about this survey, you may contact Sean Osborne or  Victoria Buckley , COD Chair.

Thank you for completing this survey by Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Sean Osborne

Chair, LHRC

 

Here is the link to Town of Lexington posting for the vacant elementary principal positions.

We are promoting these vacancies to gain additional candidates of color.

https://phlaptweb19.applitrack.com/lexingtonma/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=2352