School Renaming Task Force

Notice: This Committee is Currently Inactive

Meetings

The following are the School Renaming Task Force regular meeting dates for the 2018 school year. School Renaming Task Force meetings are normally scheduled from 6–8 p.m. in the Board Auditorium of the Carruth Administration Center located at 1111 W. Sixth St. unless specified otherwise. 

Regular meetings of the School Renaming Task Force are open to the public. Interested individuals may sign up to speak to the School Renaming Task Force on issues of a district-wide nature prior to the start of each regular meeting. Citizen communications are heard at the beginning of each regular meeting.

Read the School Renaming Task Force charter.

School Renaming Task Force Criteria

School Renaming Task Force Criteria Table

School Renaming Task Force Meetings For 2018
Dates Agendas Materials Minutes
April 10, 2018 Agenda (4/10/2018) Materials (4/10/18) Minutes (4/10/18) 

April 17, 2018 Baker Center Cafeteria (5-7:45 p.m.)
Open to the public with a public comment section

Agenda (4/17/18) Materials (4/17/18)  Minutes (4/17/18)
April 24, 2018 Alternative Learning Center Cafeteria
(5-7:45pm)
Open to public with a public comment section
Agenda (4/24/18) Materials (4/24/18)  Minutes (4/24/18)
September 25, 2018 Alternative Learning Center Cafeteria @ the Allan Campus 4900 Gonzales st. (5:30-7:30p.m.) Open to the public with a public comment section  Agenda (9/25/18)  Report (10/01/18) Minutes (09/25/18)

Membership

  • Raul Alvarez, Community
  • Larry Amaro, Community
  • Morgan Craven, Community 
  • Vanessa Dainton, Parent 
  • Gabriel Estrada, Community 
  • Roxanne Evans, Community 
  • Valeria Gonzalez, Student
  • John Hewlett, Staff 
  • Sarah N. Johnson, Staff
  • Carment Kiara, Parent 
  • Renee Lafair, Community 
  • Nelson Linder, Community 
  • Nancy Mims, Parent 
  • Kazique Prince, Community 
  • Erica Saenz, Community 
  • Barbara Spears-Corbett, Community 
  • Jason Summerville, Staff 
  • Ángela-Jo Touza-Medina, Community
  • Angela Ward, Staff
  • Leo York, Student
  • Emilio Zamora, Community

 

Background and Context

Mayor's Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities
The website is a work-in-progress of Mayor Adler's Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities. Download the Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities PDF report.

Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary at UT 
Austin Executive Summary: In June 2015, University of Texas at Austin President Gregory L. Fenves formed the Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary of UT (PDF).

District Policies Regarding School Name Changes and the Historical Documents