B. What else should we be doing?

They are doing it. Tonight is a good example.

See Black History as part of the curriculum and not as part of the teachers
discretion.

More African American teacher recruitment.

We should be keeping statistics on disciplinary action against all students to
include a breakdown on race and gender - to ensure equity in disciplinary
action taken.

Ongoing diversity and sensitivity training.

Look at high drop out rate in the music and art.

Offer scholarships to minorities for the enrichment program.

Responses to B & C combined:
*Better communication between teacher and parents. Call parent at the
sign of trouble. Don't wait until problem gets out of hand.
*Hire more minorities
*Invite African American community members to speak, visit
*Parents should visit the class during school hours
*PTA should utilize parents more
*Focus more on junior high school
*More ethnic assemblies

Black History integrated into mainstream curriculum at ^levels.

Acknowledge diversity ^{black community}

Diversity clarity: differences of all ethnic groups

Diversity appreciation and training that is on-going

Retention and recruitment of African-American teachers, faculty, and
administration.

Mentoring program developed for students.

School needs to refer parents to the Office of Civil Rights of Education.

Aggressively seek / hire minority staff members / mentors*Human Resource
Department*

Close the gender gap (African-American male teachers)

Break down the statistics:
*Why are families really moving here?
*Out-of-district transfers
*Socio-economic (including ethnicity)