001all right we are now on to the superintendent update dr swift thank you i wanted to begin this update with our recognition trustees as i know you have been doing all month of uh lbgtq pride month of june lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer pride month is celebrated annually in june as a special time to celebrate the wide diversity of individuals who strengthen our community and to recognize the achievements of the lgbtq plus community in ann arbor and across the country pride observances are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are during june and throughout the year our students teachers and staff families and community welcome the opportunity to learn to show our support and to celebrate individuals for exactly
002who they are and the many gifts and talents that they bring the original organizers chose june in remembrance of the stonewall uprising in june 1969 in new york city that event helped launch the modern gay rights movements the first pride march in new york city was held on june 28 1970 on the one-year anniversary of the stonewall uprising in 1978 artist and designer gilbert baker was commissioned by san francisco city supervisor harvey milk one of the first openly gay elected officials in the u.s to make a flag for the city's upcoming pride celebrations baker a prominent gay rights activist echoed the stripes in the american flag and drew inspiration from the rainbow to reflect the many varied groups within the gay community following a year of study and preparation work led by the ann arbor
003public schools board of education governance team on december 5th 2018 the ann arbor public schools board of education adopted policy 5011 transgender and gender non-conforming students the purpose of this policy was to codify and ensure protections for aaps students and it has specific attention to the areas of bullying harassment and discrimination privacy confidentiality media and community communication names and pronouns in school records access to gender segregated activities and facilities physical education classes and intramural and interscholastic athletics other gender-based activities rules policies and practices student transitions training and professional development and bullying the purpose of the policy is to foster an environment an educational environment that is safe and welcoming and free from stigma and discrimination regardless of sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression to facilitate compliance with the laws concerning bullying harassment privacy
004and discrimination and to ensure that all students have the opportunity to express themselves and live authentically i just want to give a shout out to the trustees who served on the board at that time and specifically trustee kelly who led that effort back in 2018 in the ann arbor public schools we are committed to nurturing anti-racist educational learning environments where each and every child staff member parent and family are respected and valued for who they are regardless of race or ethnicity skin color gender sexual identity or orientation ability or disability or any other category we are a stronger community as we honor and embrace and celebrate our diversity continually create a culture of belonging for all and value the connections that unite us as an inclusive ann arbor community the board and i invite all
005in the ann arbor public schools in the ann arbor community to join us in celebrating lgbtq plus pride month just want to give a couple of updates for tonight's superintendent update we talked about the ann arbor public schools summer programming trustees really two areas academic and enrichment programming our enrichment programming launched last monday a week ago now um on june 13th and i just want to point out that our camps are running camp season is well underway for preschool through 12th grade students you can see trustees some photos here currently there are over 3 500 registrations for half in full day enrichment and sports camps in safety town don't they look like they're having fun already one week in the summer a highlight among these offerings is the new a2 nature guardians camp out at
006the freeman environmental education center led by district environmental educator court inversino there are still openings at some camps and particularly you can check summer camps at a glance for availability at aa recordcamps.com we are also thrilled every summer trustees you're aware we run our school high school volunteer program we have 9th through 12th grade students serving as volunteers in our camp in our summer camps on the academic side of the house our summer programs are gearing up ann arbor public schools is excited to launch 18 summer learning programs here's some phenomenal photos of some of that work already in progress trustees um you can see uh preschool through 12th grade we're currently projected to serve 4 000 students in these academic programs um and miss linden who's here with us tonight in person was out
007with an on the ground report today she shared it this way i had the pleasure of seeing the tesla program you can see here guys some of those photos um in the scarlet learning academy in the action today at huron principal ryan supel and evelyn daughtery are such capable inspirational leaders it was great to so many see so many students smiling and enjoying their time together aren't those great photos um to see kids really having a good time the ann arbor chapter of the naacp hosted their 28th annual juneteenth celebration last saturday june 18th the event was out uh began at 10 a.m with the community unity march from fuller park to wheeler park i had the great opportunity to engage out at wheeler park with so many members of our aaps and ann arbor
008community i want to share a special shout out to william hampton uh naacp and to our own trustee susan basquette for such a great day of fun activities and community connection school is out but we have free meals available for kids and teens to any family in need of food the food gatherers summer food service program uh began uh two days ago on june 20th and it runs all the way through august 19. we will share that link we have it on our website for folks to check out uh that opportunity if they're in need of some support i do want to share that washtenaw county is now as president lazarus noted at a medium community level according to the cdc and so as we have planned masking indoors will be optional in the ann
009arbor public schools at this time and of course our classrooms schools offices will always remain mask friendly and mass friendly environment for everyone we will continue to share our updates as we move through the summer and trustees as you're aware will be analyzing the first of august to make those strategic decisions for back to school time it is too early to know that answer now and just as a reminder we will continue with improved uh ventilation and our other kobit mitigation measures throughout the summer we can hear those fans running here uh where we're sitting tonight and we know the mitigation is still occurring i'm so very grateful trustees for the opportunity to share this update thank you [Applause] you