Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee / MSAAC Communicates with the School Board

MSAAC Communicates with the Loudoun County School Board

The Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC) is dedicated to partnering with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), parents and the community to acknowledge and promote the needs of minority students. MSAAC is also dedicated to building a school system that is culturally and socially competent and positioned to provide fair and equitable learning experiences for all students.

One way we work to achieve this goal is by maintaining open communication with the Loudoun County School Board. This page serves as a record of this communication.

Here is a PDF of the Equity Assessment report issued June 5, 2019 from the Equity Collaborative. (PDF)

Click here to read MSAAC's Statement to the School Board on February 26, 2019 (PDF).

On February 22, 2019,

Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Williams

in Partnership with

the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC),

the Loudoun County Chapter of the NAACP,

and the Loudoun Freedom Center issued a joint statement.

Here is the Joint Statement issued February 22, 2019 (PDF).

Are you interested in the LCPS Discipline Disproportionality Report from January 2019?

Here is the January 2019 Discipline Disproportionality Report (PDF).

Are you interested in MSAAC's Concerns and Priorities for 2018-2019? Here is a statement of concerns and prioritized solutions (PDF).

Do you have questions about Loudoun County Public Schools' EDGE (Empowering Diversity in Gifted Education) Program? Are you wondering about the difference between EDGE, EDGE-Plus (Academy), and EDGE3 - Level UP? Here is more information on the EDGE program (PDF).

MSAAC Chair's letter to the School Board October 22, 2018 (PDF).

Thank you to MSAAC member, Ms. Katrece Nolen, for acquiring the following documents from LCPS and giving us permission to share them.

Overall Enrollment Data for Academies of Engineering Technology, Academies of Science, and Monroe Advanced Technology Academy 2018-19

Overall Enrollment Data for LCPS, TJHS, and AOL 2018-19

What are the demographics for students who applied to AOL for the 2018-19 school year?

8th Grade Honors Science Grades 2017-18

Here is the May 15, 2018 response from the LCPS School Board to MSAAC initiatives (PDF).

received May 15, 2018.

Topics include:

* recruitment, selection, and hiring of LCPS teachers

* screening, referral, and identification of students for gifted programs within LCPS

* unconscious bias in our school system.

MSAAC Reports to the LCPS School Board:

Here is the April 2018 statement from MSAAC to the Loudoun County School Board (PDF).

Here is MSAAC's statement regarding unconscious bias training for all faculty and staff delivered on March 13, 2018 (PDF). This statement was delivered at the March 13, 2018 School Board Meeting.  Here is related reference material regarding unconscious bias training (PDF).

Here is the February 13, 2018 statement MSAAC delivered to the School Board (PDF).

In January 2018, MSAAC delivered this statement regarding diversity in hiring to the School Board (PDF).

At the December 12, 2017 School Board Meeting, MSAAC addressed the School Board regarding equitable representation of diverse students in the Gifted and Talented programs.

Here is the December 2017 MSAAC statement regarding equity in Gifted programs (PDF). And Here is supporting data regarding equity in Gifted programs (PDF).

At the November 14, 2017 School Board Meeting, MSAAC addressed the School Board regarding equitable technology acces and usage.

Here is the November 2017 MSAAC statement regarding equity in technology (PDF).

Last Modified on September 22, 2019