inclusion committee

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The Inclusion Committee partners with our students, teachers, staff, families, and community leaders to prioritize IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access)

• Hygiene Station: free toiletries for students and families
• Sensorimotor Lending Library: gross- and fine-motor fidgets and tools to help students cope with  big feelings and sensory overwhelm more effectively and improve concentration
• Arleta's Day at the PPS/PTA Clothing Center: recruit volunteers semi-annually and forward resource to families 
• Support counselors in creating a Calming Space in each classroom
• Fulfill holiday food baskets for families in partnership with our school counselors and SUN Community School
• Share-a-Toy Donation Drive with items donated from families within our community in partnership with  our school counselors and SUN Community School
• Family Movie Nights monthly from Jan-May
• Co-host Neurodivergence Parent, Guardian, & Student gatherings in partnership with parent experts and school administration
• Translate documents & announcements in Spanish & Vietnamese, the most common non-English first languages spoken by members of our community

• Informing PTA communication and activities of inclusive practices
• Monthly bulletin boards celebrating diverse cultures, building positive affirmations and character, and teaching about global citizenship (photo gallery below)
• Native American Heritage Month 2022 celebration (PTA presentation, Native dance & song at school assembly) through close coordination with NAYA staff and Arleta mother Lisa Jackson
• Co-facilitate Recognizing and Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom presentation at an All Staff Meeting
• Black History Month sticker mosaic involving all students in partnership with Teacher Librarian, Treasa Street 
• Feliz Día del Niño (Happy Day of the Child) 2022 celebration
• Land Acknowledgment mural (anticipated) in consultation with local Natives and Arleta's Staff Equity Team, created by a Native artist and all Arleta students, in close partnership with NAYA staff and Arleta mother Lisa Jackson

• Host DEI-theme community presentations 

                   •  Anti-racism

                   •  Microaggressions    

                   •  Police Violence and Protests       

                   •  Allyship          

                   •  Compassion Fatigue

• Championed PTA to fund a robust DEI library book collection
• Assist in expanding the on-site clothing closet in partnership with SUN and school counselors
• Inaugural Fall Lantern Walk: the first community gathering after returning from COVID-19 distance learning, in partnership with PTA Family Engagement Coordinator
• Collaboration with Arleta's parent representative for the SE Guiding Coalition (SEGC) to increase BIPOC family engagement/voices

• National 2022 Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in PTA Grant to support listening sessions with members of our community within marginalized groups to elevate their voices
• Vibrant Spaces Community Events Activation Grant sponsored by City of Portland, Events Action Table Porltand Bureau of Transportation, American Rescue Plan largely funded the BIPOC-led 2022 Fall Welcome Back Block Party