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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes January 15, 2020 Page 2 of 7 47 48 Ms. Olson noted at the last discussion there was some concern by the Commissioners 49 regarding the reading and interpretation of the Spanish essays. 50 51 Ms. Vasquez explained she communicated with the school’s cultural liaison who is 52 from Argentina. She asked the liaison if she would be interested in helping evaluate 53 some of the essays and was told yes. She indicated she has taken the rubric and 54 translated all of it into the Spanish version, so it is identical to the English version. 55 The criteria is the same as well. Her idea of having the students participate in the 56 essay, especially the DLI students is the fact that she wants them to feel a part of what 57 everyone else is doing. She noted some parents have also volunteered to help 58 evaluate the essays as well. She explained the essays would remain anonymous and 59 she would keep a spreadsheet showing who wrote each essay so it would be a fair 60 evaluation, if parents were used. 61 62 Chair Beltmann indicated overall the Commission was excited about this and use it as 63 a pilot program this year with the possibility of expanding it next year. 64 65 Commissioner Lee asked what prizes were given to the winners. 66 67 Ms. Olson believed the first-place prize is $75, second place is $50, and third place is 68 $25. With that, there is some flexibility based on how the scoring breaks out. 69 70 Commissioner Lee asked what the budget amount was. 71 72 Ms. Olson indicated there really was not a budget, the Commission has gone off of 73 what was done in the past. This year, because it is being expanded, it is being looked 74 at splitting it out to include a first-place prize for each grade and will add to the 75 budget. 76 77 Commissioner Lee indicated she was in favor of having an English category and a 78 Spanish category and winners in both areas. She thought a well written essay in any 79 language being translated into a different language may not be as poetic. 80 81 Youth Commissioner Xie explained her concern would be if there are multiple 82 language, what if only the English essays won, would the Spanish student feel bad. 83 84 Chair Beltmann thought part of the conversation is does the Commission group all of 85 the essays together and award prized or would a separate category be made that 86 would take the Spanish essays separately and award prizes to the smaller pool. 87 88 Youth Commissioner Xie indicated she would be in favor of having separate 89 categories. 90