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RESPECT/CIVILITY THEMED-MONTHS UPDATE 2024/25 Presen ted by the JCS Cultural Unity & Equity Department Tanya Dallas, Coordinator of Cultural Unity & Equity, At-Promise Student Programs, Title VI, VII JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ¢yCUE MISSION STATEMENT ¢ The Cultural Unity & Equity Department strives to provide quality programs that will equip employees and students with tools in culturally proficient leadership. These tools will increase understanding in how to respect differences, ensure a positive and culturally enriched learning environment, and prepare learners to live in the global society. Our department will implement and monitor policies and procedures that enhance cultural diversity, encourage meaningful conversations, and provide a significant multicultural education. CULTURAL UNITY & EQ@uit 1/AT- PROMISE STUDENT PROGRAMS /TITLE VI AND TITLE VII Tanya Dallas, Coordinator tddallaslewis@k12.wv.us Diversity Development and Programming: CUE Building Advocates/Ambassadors Black Teacher Association Hispanic/Latino Association Community CUE Committee School Curriculum Teams Support Teacher Recruitment/Retention Support At-Promise Student Programs: CUE Student Ambassadors Young Men of Excellence Program Marginalized Student Tutoring Programs Elementary Attendance/Truancy Support MEET THE CUE BUILDING ADVOCATES WHAT'S A CUE BUILDING ADVOCATE? Qualities: We, the JCS CUE Advocates, agree that the qualities needed to cultivate positive professional and interpersonal skills with students, parents, colleagues, and the community include: Empathy Understanding Open Mindedness Passion Knowledge Diplomacy Cooperative Creative Persistent Adaptable Curiosity Compassion Respectful Courage Genuine Interest Kindness Concern Humility We aim to demonstrate best practices regarding equity, inclusion, cultural proficiency, multiculturalism, and global competency. We Aspire To: Serve as a resource for assigned school or department. Serve as a direct liaison between the assigned school and the Department of Cultural Unity & Equity: a. Attend district meetings during the school year. b. Disseminate information to faculty and staff as provided. c. Report school, faculty, staff, and students’ ideas suggestions, concerns and needs. Attend district professional learning sessions and facilitates professional learning sessions within assigned school. UPDATED RESPECT/CIVILITY THEMED-MONTHS ¢ August ¢ October e December EYOND |RADITIONAL HERITAGE MONTHS CELEBRATING DIVERSITY WITH RESPECT AND CIVILITY THEMED MONTHS Because Jefferson County Schools honors the diversity, cultures, and traditions that make up our school community, this school year, we will celebrate ‘culture every day, in every way’ through respect and civility-themed months. The Cultural Unity and Equ CUE) Department, school advocates and ambassadors, felt that educational leaders could seize the opportunity to reinforce and model universal core values like respect and civility with our students. From August to May, we will honor both our differences and commonalities in a way that fosters mutual understanding through activities designed to teach more about the deeper layers of culture and diversity. Principals and teachers will receive choice boards containing fun activities to enhance student and teacher engagement around the monthly themes. Be sure to share photos and videos with the district office to highlight the various ways students and staff are discovering Respect and Civility together! MONTH DISTRICT THEME (CARRIED OUT DIFFERENTLY BY EACH SCHOOL COMMUNITY) AUGUST Respect/Civility: What does courage (K-5) resilience (6-12) look like to you? School Focus: Appalachian/West Virginia History SEPTEMBER | Respect/Civility: What does respect and civility look like to you? Here is what respect/civility looks like in my family! School Focus: Anti-bullying themes and learn more about Hispanic/Latino families and heritage (structure, language, traditions, perspectives) OcToBER | Respect/Civility: How does your family use language and gestures to show respect and civility? School Focus: /nclusive of all home languages/linguistic styles with a focus on Filipino heritage Respect/Civility: How do you honor your ancestors? Where did your ancestors come from? School Focus: History of Indigenous Peaples DECEMBER | Respect/Civility: How does your family use storytelling to share important lessons and traditions from one generation to the next? School Focus: World proverbs with a focus on African proverbs/tales to influence life decisions Respect/Civility: What does the concept of time look like for you and your family? School Focus: How diverse cultures relate to time and the new year FEBRUARY | Respect/Civility: What does self-care look like for you and your family? School Focus: Self-care in Black Culture-health Respect/Civility: What is a hero to you? Who are the heroes in your life? | MARCH School Focus: The accomplishments of women; special needs awareness Respect/Civility: What does your family look like? School Focus: Adoptive families/foster families May Respect/Civility: What does respect look like based on your AGE? School Focus: Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage, Nature See your building CUE advocate or ambassador for more information or contact the CUE Department at tddallasiewis@k12 wv_us or 304.728.9202! [Revised 2024] Student led Personalized Respectful for all Customized for each school community RE-LAUNCH: JCS RESPECT/CIVILITY THEMED-MONTHS JCS Honors the diversity, cultures, and traditions that make up our school community! Honoring Diversity creates an enriched environment for learning! Current CUE Advocates/Ambassadors collaborated during a two-day summer professional learning session to comprehensively update, revise, and enhance the county's Respect/Civility themed-months initiative. Adding an authentic international lens CUE welcomes the voices and perspectives of our new Filipino, Jamaican, and Zimbabwean teachers. '‘Appalachian/West Virginia History' focus added! Dedicated to celebrating the rich heritage and contributions of the Appalachian community, with a focus on West Virginia History. Transformative session workshops aimed at deeply exploring and highlighting the profound benefits of embracing cultural diversity, belonging, and inclusion within our schools. Rooted in the latest educational research, this interactive and engaging professional development modeled culturally and linguistically responsive learning and teaching strategies. These strategies affirm the positive impact of fostering a culturally inclusive environment on students' academic, social, and behavioral development. CUE Advocates refined the monthly ‘choice board,’ an activity resource which can be utilized in classrooms or across the school to effectively implement our commitment to celebrating and embracing diverse cultures. * Always remember to share photos with the District Office Pronunciation: APPLE-AT-CHA Make an announcement and/or sign that says, “If you say AppalAchia, |’ll throw an apple AT cha!” (Correct pronunciation is a SHORT-a sound: APPLE-AT-CHA!) TIPS Announcement Link Make an Appalachian Craft Video Instructions here Appalachia Folkways | Project: Audio Clips Link Read-Aloud Activity Read Aloud Link School - Wide Activity Online Map Link Appalachian Regions Link Here Read Aloud Online Map Link Hallway Display Respect/CIviLiry * Always remember to share photos with the District Office School Activity: Read Aloud Video Activity Link PO Video Link (4 min. ) Pro-Tip- Play cheerful instrumental] List of Filipino American music from different Filipino and Filipino Children’s genres before the announcements. Books Announcements Link Book Link Cultural Heritage Day Making Connections: Article Link Yuan reading SALAMAT Videos Exploring Linguistic Styles Cantonese English Link Chicano English Link Black American English Link Slang Link Amplifying Filipino American Authors Reading List Book Link American Sign Language: Video Link Teacher Awareness Article Link World Proverbs Focus (K-12) TIP: Play instrumental music from different holiday cultural celebrations of the world over the PA system. Announce the culture that the instrumental music belongs to! Appalachian Storyteller Fellows What is a Griot? Ancestral Item Share Morning Meeting Storytelling: African folktales! Students recreate a campfire-style seating on the floor and listen to a read- aloud! Read-aloud link here! Creating a Culture of Belonging in the classroom List of World Proverbs: Schoal-wide tnpace Community Wisdom Share Community Wisdom Share! Ask parents for short proverbs & savings from their ancestral group that express a universal truth. Create a display wall in the classroom or hallway that shows the ‘proverbs’ your students shared in the classroom! (IC) COMMUNITY CUE COMMITTEE What is the JCS Community CUE Committee? The JCS Community CUE Committee is an organization comprised of teachers, administrators, service personnel, students, caregivers, and community members that monitors the implementation of the district Cultural Diversity Plan. Next meeting: September 26" at 6:30pm via MS TEAMS. \\ ' JCS Community CUE Committee Meeting Dates for 2024 — 2025 . ZN . Sis, | Date | September 26, December 5, March 13, May 8 = | Time | 6:30pm _Location | Virtual Meeting Via MS Teams NEXT STEPS QUESTIONS?