First Round of Vermont Fall '20 School Re-Opening Guidance

Click this link to find A Strong and Healthy Start from the Vermont Agency of Education and the Vermont Department of Health (published June 17, 2020).  It includes guidance in the following areas:

• Covid-19 Coordination and Training
• Student and Staff Health Considerations
• School Day Considerations
• Operational and Facilities Considerations (including Buses and Transportation) 

Resources for Racial Justice Conversations with Kids

Here are some resources for families as we lead conversations at home around racial justice. 
This list was compiled by Union Elementary School in Montpelier, VT.

Resources for Racial Justice Conversations with Kids

100 Race Conscious Things to say to your Child to Advance Social Justice

http://www.raceconscious.org/2016/06/100-race-conscious-things-to-say-to-your-child-to-advance-racial-justice/

Talking About Race and Racism with Young Children

(Source: School Library Journal)

● Teaching Tolerance

● The ABC’s of How to Talk to Your Child About Differences

● 100 Race Conscious Things You Can Say to Advance Racial Justice

● “How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Racist,” The Longest Shortest Time (podcast)

● “Confronting Racism at an Early Age” Harvard Graduate School of Education

● “How to Talk About Racism: An age-by-age guide” Today’s Parent

Smithsonian Resource: Talking About Race:

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

Reading to End Racism Book List - HERE

UES Teacher Read Aloud Say Something By Peter Reynolds 

https://youtu.be/4Vs2fNmUBl8

Something Happened in our Town (Video Read Aloud):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOhOFGcWm8

All Are Welcome Read Aloud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwS3FOn4-Ow

A great list of books for kids: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/books-teach-white-children-and-teens-how-undo-racism-and-white-supremacy

Educational Tools from Black Lives Matter

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u7nzwMzTJujJKf7YOp8FU2vbBMseCkpg

Why Teaching Black Lives Matters, Matters

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2017/why-teaching-black-lives-matter-matters-part-i

- http://weac.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kid-friendly-language.pdf

- How to be Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi

- A Book About Racism (a kids book, good to use as a conversation-starter)

K-8 Distance Learning Activities Related to George Floyd and Black Lives Matter:

https://colorfulpages.org/2020/05/31/blacklivesmatter-k-8-distance-learning-activities-for-justice-for-george-floyd/?fbclid=IwAR33B6cKPZNg8RuZps7LW8i8L1a3awuKmYYBeb-z3APqZ9cUhJsKIZmolCk

Infographic - Are you kids too young to talk about race? 

https://www.prettygooddesign.org/

NewsELA - Leveled Article regarding recent protests for Students in upper elementary / middle / high school:

https://newsela.com/read/national-police-violence-protests/id/2001009690

Parent Education Podcasts

The Longest Shortest Time (podcast episode, really helpful for a strong equity mindset when it comes to the intersection of parenting and education)

- https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716700866/talking-race-with-young-children (also a podcast episode, a little more of a how-to than the one above)

Beyond the Golden Rule - An article that addresses common questions related to prejudice. 

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2005/beyond-the-golden-rule