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47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 <br />70 <br />71 <br />72 <br />73 <br />74 <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />79 <br />Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />April 15, 2015 — Draft Minutes <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Swearin� in of New Commissioner Arlene Christiansen <br />Chair Groff administered the Oath of Office for Commissioner Arlene Christiansen. <br />Public Comment on Items Not on A�enda <br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Commission on an item not on the agenda, <br />the Chair moved to the next agenda item. <br />Old Business <br />a. Review Naturalization Ceremony <br />Chair Groff stated the Naturalization event had been April 15 and it had gone really well. There <br />were 21 countries represented by 47 individuals. <br />Ms. Collins suggested everyone attend a Naturalization Ceremony because when you are born <br />into a country you take your citizenship for granted. These individuals worked hard for their <br />citizenship and you could tell the amount of pride they had in accomplishing this. She thanked <br />Byerly's for their generosity in donating baked items for the event. <br />b. Review Essay Contest and Reception <br />Commissioner Bachhuber stated the reception had gone well and all three (3) winners attended <br />with their families. Each winner read his or her essay. <br />Commissioner Slade asked if two (2) of these winners had been interested in serving as Youth <br />Commissioners. <br />Chair Groff stated they would contact these individuals when there was an opening. <br />8o Commissioner Bachhuber stated she and Chair Groff had met with the Chairs of the English and <br />81 Social Studies Departments at the middle school and tallced about what the hurdles were to <br />82 participating in the Essay Contest. These obstacles included the deadline being in early <br />83 November, the topic does not always align with the curriculum, there is limited access to <br />84 computers and having to reference 2 documents (i.e. United Nations Declaration of Human <br />85 Rights and the U.S. Bill of Rights), and having historical or personal examples was difficult. In <br />86 response to this they are recommending changes to the Essay Contest. These changes include <br />87 extending the types of entries to include poetry, stories, and art (excluding sculptures) and <br />88 expanding the eligibility of grades from 6th grade - 9th grade to 6 grade — 12th grade, with <br />89 different divisions. They would also recommend making only 1 Human Rights document <br />90 reference required. They recommended announcing the contest early in the year and having the <br />91 deadline later in the year so students have more time to create. She reviewed the criteria other <br />