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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />2� <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />Present: <br />Absent: <br />City of <br />`�� <br />�� 1Vlinnesota, USA <br />Human Rights Commission <br />DRAFT — Meeting Minutes — DRAFT <br />Apri111, 2007 <br />Chair Janet Delmore; Commissioners Tam McGehee, Thelma McKenzie, and <br />Bob Venters <br />Commissioncrs Philip Cnunp and Pam �3osch <br />Others Present: City Manager F3i11 Malinen; Rosevitle School District No. 623 <br />Superintendent Dr. Jahn Thein; Johanna Eager, Coordinator -- Office o� <br />Equity and Integration — Roseville Area Schools (based at Fairview <br />Community Center); Scott Allen, Principal at Little Canada Elementary <br />School; and Recording Secretary Sheila Stowell. <br />Call to Order: Chair Delmore called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and welcomed <br />newly-reappointed Comtnissioner Thelma McKenzie back to the <br />Cozn.x�aission. <br />Meeting with RosevilIe Superintendent Dr. John Thein <br />Chair welcomed representatives of the Roseville Area School District No. 623; opening dialogue <br />for ways for the Ciiy of Roseville and the H�man Rights Commission to becotz�e more of a <br />paxtner with the school in addressing changing demographics and diversity in the community to <br />ensure that Roseville is and remains a welcoming cornrnunity. <br />Ms. Eager provided demographic inforrnation from the district's website regarding changing <br />demographics in the community as well as the district. <br />Dr. Thein reminded the HRC that School District No. 623 represcnted seven municipalities, with <br />only two of those municipaiities, Little Canada and Falcon Heights, entirely within the 5chool <br />District and the other rnunicipalities split among several districts. <br />A bench handout entitled, "Roseviile A,rea Schools Equity Vision," attached hereto and made a <br />part thereof, was provided Ms. Eager, and areas of the document reviewcd by Commissior�ers <br />and schooi district staff regarding the district's vision; their policy regarding bullying <br />prohibition; and thcir cornmitment to R.E.A.L. (Resources, Equity, Achieven�ent, and <br />Leadership) among staff and students. Ms. Eager summarized some demographic anformation <br />and referred corr�issioners to the district's website www.roseville.kl2.mn.us/schools/dc.cfin <br />for more detailed information (i.e., by grade, specific ethnic diversity, and projected growth and <br />proportionality}. <br />Commissioner McGehee arrivcd at this time, 637 p.m. <br />