Proposed Action at the
October 14, 2005 Meeting
of the
AISD/City of Austin
Joint Subcommittees

Task Forces
on
Education and the Quality of Life in Austin for African American Students
and
Education and the Quality of Life in Austin for Hispanic Students

MOTION:

That the AISD/City of Austin Joint Subcommittees establish two parallel task forces to review how AISD and the City of Austin are addressing the challenges in public education and in the community facing many African American and Hispanic children;

That the task forces will identify current AISD and City of Austin initiatives, approaches, and best practices in order to support successful and effective strategies and interventions to enhance the educational attainment for African American and Hispanic students by 2015;

That each task force will be comprised of eight (8) members; three (3) from the community to be appointed by the members of the City's subcommittee; three (3) from the community to be appointed by AISD's subcommittee; one (1) City staff to be appointed by the City Manager; and one (1) District staff to be appointed by the Superintendent; and finally,

That the task forces will complete their work and present final reports to the Joint AISD/City of Austin Subcommittees at its first meeting in 2006.

Approved by the AISD/City of Austin Joint Subcommittees on October 14, 2005