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ATTACHMENT 13: EXIT CARD SUMMARY

Exit Card Summary by Big Conversation Committee 2/13/2019

Question 1 – What did you learn or was a new concept?

¾ That equity policies exist/ better understanding of equity and related initiatives (24)

¾ Policies are not enforced and inconsistent – need more accountability

¾ Racism still exists in the schools (18)
¾ Actions needed to be taken to eliminate racism in the schools (14)

¾ Students perspective – learned about their experience (13)
¾ Better and more teacher diversity and culture training (10)

¾ More minority hiring and retention (11)

Question 2 – Common Ground toward improving equity in Southern Maryland

¾ More deep listening – dialogue – conversations (20+)

¾ Understanding bias and culture
¾ Teacher training and development

¾ Hire minority teachers

¾ Curriculum changes – more accurate history – more local history
¾ Equity and Equality

¾ Accountability – Administrative systems

¾ Suspensions and discipline – unequally enforced
¾ Community support of teachers

Question 3 – Suggestions and Comments

Community:

¾ More conversations

¾ Keep this conversation going – we need more
o Perhaps in subsets ( neighborhoods)

¾ Community owns accountability for the next generation – will we repeat the past or

learn from it and change?

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