LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee - MSAAC

02/26/2021

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding and interest in engineering and technology careers.

What better way to celebrate this week than to showcase a few local Loudoun Black engineering role models. A study has shown that when Black youth have exposure to the personal and professional accomplishments of Black engineers, they know that an engineering career is possible. #EngineersWeek #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackEngineersofLoudoun #InspiringFutureEngineers #NSBEAlum #CareerAndTechnicalEducation #EngineeringMentors

02/22/2021

Tune in TONIGHT at 6 PM for the first annual, all-virtual, BSA Open Mic Night event! We have quite the showcase of talent from all over Loudoun County! Students from Freedom, John Champe, Riverside, Lightridge, Heritage and Rock Ridge High Schools are represented. We also have interviews from local African-American heroes like Cameryn Hunter and Loren Barber of Loudoun Mentors, as well as our first African-American Loudoun County Judge Lorrie SInclair-Taylor!

02/18/2021

Don't forget, the BSA Open Mic Night event will be held on Monday, February 22 at 6:00 pm!! They have quite the showcase of talent from all over Loudoun County! Students from Freedom, John Champe, Riverside, Lightridge, Heritage and Rock Ridge High Schools are represented. They will also have interviews from local African-American heroes like Cameryn Hunter and Loren Barber of Loudoun Mentors, as well as our first African-American Loudoun County Judge Lorrie Sinclair-Taylor! You don't want to miss this! Be sure to scan the QR code to access the event.

02/18/2021

LCPS-TV/ Webcast / Live Webcast

We're live! Join us for today's meeting on the topic of Diversity & Education!

https://www.lcps.org/Page/140009

Search all LCPS sites OR focus search using the radio buttons below. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience.Search Tips

02/17/2021

Did you know our featured speaker for this months meeting is also a published author? We are happy to have her with us tomorrow speaking on the topic of teacher diversity.

If you are interested in reading this book, the link will be in the comments.

We are excited to hear what Dr. Constance A. Lindsay will share with us tomorrow night! Be sure to tune in!

02/16/2021

Announcing the MSAAC 2021 Award Committee!

The MSAAC Award Committee 2021 seeks nominations of those who have enhanced our mission of Advancing Equity Forward With Action, at LCPS.

We seek nominations in three categories for the Fisher Award:

Administration
Teachers/Licensed Staff
Support/Classified Staff

We seek nominations in three categories for the MSAAC Student Award:

Elementary
Middle School
High School

We seek nominations in the category of MSAAC Delegate Award.

Nomination form coming soon!

02/02/2021

Talented LCPS high school students, the BSA, BSU, and Rising Rams are looking for YOU to participate in the 2021 BSA Open Mic Night on February 22, at 6:00 pm!

This all-virtual event is hosted by Freedom, John Champe and Riverside High Schools to celebrate Black History in a creative way. Submit a 3 - 5 minute recording of your spoken word, vocal, dance or musical performance, as an individual or group, that positively highlights African-American contributions/people/culture. We hope to see a diverse representation of ALL of our LCPS students.

Scan the QR code in the image below to register before February 16.

Questions? Send an email to [email protected].

02/02/2021

February 1st is World Hijab Day!

02/02/2021

01-27-2021 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting

Missed our January meeting? Watch the recording for a very informative discussion about equity in education: https://vimeo.com/505223137

This is "01-27-2021 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting" by LCPS Board Meetings on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

01/28/2021

LCPS-TV/ Webcast / Live Webcast

We're live! Tune in to our January meeting now on LCPS-TV! https://www.lcps.org/LiveWebcast

Search all LCPS sites OR focus search using the radio buttons below. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience.Search Tips

01/16/2021

Do you have a high schooler who can sing? Dance? Play an instrument? Perform spoken word? Would they be interested in celebrating the contributions of African-Americans throughout history, shed a light on social justice and provide hope for the future in a creative way? Then encourage them to participate in the BSA Open Mic Night on February 22, at 6:00 pm!

This all-virtual event is being sponsored by Freedom, John Champe and Riverside High Schools. ALL LCPS high school students are encouraged to participate, as we would like to showcase our diverse body of talented students. Students are encouraged to submit original spoken word pieces, vocal performances, musical performances, instrumental performances, or poetry (borrowed from others, but well cited) that honor African-American people/culture.

Simply submit a 3 - 5 minute video recording using the BSA OMN Registration form at: https://forms.gle/MSfK45tbJNxGgoXE6

BY FEBRUARY 8. Questions about the event can be sent to: [email protected].

A panel of LCPS students will select performances in each category to be streamed on February 22. Encourage your student(s) to audition now!

Brought to you by the Black Student Association of Freedom High School, the Black Student Union of John Champe High School and the Rising Rams of Riverside High School.

01/15/2021

Deadline to sign up is today, Friday 1/15!

African American History Semester Elective for juniors and seniors. Sign up by contacting [email protected]

11/19/2020

LCPS-TV/ Webcast / Live Webcast

We are live on LCPS-TV! Hearing from Dr. Kathleen Young on mental health in children and teens. Watch now: https://www.lcps.org/LiveWebcast

Search all LCPS sites OR focus search using the radio buttons below. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience.Search Tips

10/30/2020

A great loss. We sincerely thank you, Mr. Bryan for your vision for MSAAC and send our deepest condolences to all who love you.

Loudoun, it's with profound sadness that I report Herb Bryan has passed. Herb was a wonderful, kind and humble man. He founded the Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC) in Loudoun and always encouraged parents to be active and forward leaning in their children's schools. He positively impacted thousands of students and parents in Loudoun. Herb was also a founder, or member of various community organizations and committees.

Herb was a mentor to so many of us, always encouraging, always kind and always a gentleman.

My sincere condolences to his wife and family. May his memory be a blessing to you.

His legacy is long. Thank you my friend Farewell for now. I'll see you again. 😔💔

10/28/2020

10-21-2020 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting

Missed our Anti-Racism Town Hall last week? Here's a recording of the event! https://vimeo.com/470422874

This is "10-21-2020 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting" by LCPS Board Meetings on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

10/25/2020

Email [email protected] if you are interested in joining the MSAAC Nominating and Award Program Committees!

10/19/2020

Comment below or email [email protected] to submit questions for panelists at the Anti-Racism Town Hall this Wednesday!

10/15/2020

MSAAC has worked closely with the Loudoun Branch of the NAACP on many issues, and we are honored to have Pastor Michelle, C. Thomas President of the NAACP Loudoun Branch, join us as a panelist at our Town Hall next week! The NAACP is currently having a membership drive. Visit https://naacploudoun.org/ for more info!

09/19/2020

What to read during: Hispanic Heritage Month

Great list of reading suggestions for our middle school students as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

See the story

09/18/2020

09-16-2020 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting

Missed our September meeting? Here's the recording! Hear about MSAAC's plans for the year as well as from our guest speaker, Lottie Spurlock, Director of Equity at LCPS. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 21st!

https://vimeo.com/458696201

This is "09-16-2020 Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Meeting" by LCPS Board Meetings on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

09/17/2020

Register for the first annual Girl emPower Summit!

This amazing event is organized by Mahsa Riar, winner of the 2020 MSAAC Middle School Student Award. The summit will be on September 26th from 10 am - 12 pm. It is FREE to youth attendees (12-18 years old).

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-empower-virtual-leadership-summit-registration-118027229621?fbclid=IwAR1HvQbVatuSOghA_3ugezpc0YK84mAPrcF8RY0halhCM3v7kyrr1SNp96E

09/16/2020

And we’re live! Tune in to our meeting at: https://www.lcps.org/Page/140009 Post your questions below for Lottie Spurlock, Director of Equity!

09/16/2020

LCPS-TV/ Webcast / Live Webcast

Just a reminder that MSAAC’s first meeting of the school year will be from 7-9 pm tonight, September 16th! We will share some of our plans for the upcoming year and hear from guest speaker Lottie Spurlock, Director of Equity at LCPS.

The meeting will stream live on LCPS-TV at the link below. It will also be broadcast live on Comcast channel 18 and Verizon FIOS channel 43.

If you’d like to submit a question for the Q&A, you can comment below, send a DM, or email [email protected].

https://www.lcps.org/Page/140009

Search all LCPS sites OR focus search using the radio buttons below. Click the Search Tips link for how to enhance search experience.Search Tips

09/14/2020

Becoming an Antiracist Educator | School of Education | VCU

Attention educators! VCU School of Education is offering a series on Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator.

“This dynamic professional learning opportunity will intentionally develop skills to engage in practices to dismantle systems that perpetuate racial inequities.

We invite you to join us in an interactive and reflective virtual space to deepen our understanding of race, racism, and systemic inequities. Collectively, we will challenge the underlying structures that uphold racism and will develop dispositions to demonstrate antiracist actions within our personal and professional environments.” Learn more and register at the link below!

https://soe.vcu.edu/community/office-of-strategic-engagement/becoming-an-antiracist-educator/

The Office of Strategic Engagement is pleased to present the Becoming an Antiracist Educator series. This dynamic professional learning opportunity will intentionally develop skills to engage in practices to dismantle systems that perpetuate racial inequities.

09/11/2020

Are you unsure about how to go about having the “tough conversations” with your kids? Join this panel discussion with the experts and learn how to talk about Race, Social Justice Activism and The Media!

Registration

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6015989664355/WN_yIVofZZzRamUSvbw2DWJzQ

09/03/2020

Call for 2020-2021 MSAAC Delegates! Each school in LCPS appoints a delegate to MSAAC. If you're interested in serving as your school's MSAAC delegate, contact your principal! The first MSAAC meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 16th at 7 pm.

Delegates have the following responsibilities:

1. Attend MSAAC general body meetings and share the information/experience with your home school, collaborating with your school’s equity committee.

2. Represent and advocate for particular needs of minority students within your home school.

3. Comprise the body of voting MSAAC members for MSAAC board elections or bylaw amendments.

MSAAC advocates for minority students within the district. Minority includes the intersectionality of physical and cultural identities like race, religion, ability, and LGBTQ+. You do not have to be a minority to serve as a delegate.

09/01/2020

Applications are now open for the Academies of Loudoun!

The 2020 Fall Admissions Cycle for 8th graders interested in applying to the Academies of Loudoun for 9th grade entry into the Academy of Engineering & Technology (AET) program and/or the Academy of Science (AOS) program for the 2021-2022 school year is now open for applications.

To learn more, visit: https://www.lcps.org/domain/22344#calendar287033/20200819/month

09/01/2020

2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Virtual Teach-In: Food and Water Justice - Teaching for Change

For LCPS Educators: register to join the 2020 Indigenous Peoples Day Virtual Teach-in on September 12th!

Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change for a keynote speaker and curriculum workshops. The focus of the teach-in is Indigenous peoples’ histories and experiences around food and water justice today. The keynote speaker and interactive workshops will feature classroom resources from the NMAI’s Native Knowledge 360° and the Zinn Education Project’s Teach Climate Justice campaign. The teach-in will be held virtually via Zoom. This event will be held on Saturday, September 12 from 12 -3 pm. Learn more and register at the link below!

https://www.teachingforchange.org/2020-indigenous-peoples-teach-in

Saturday, September 12, 2020 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change for a keynote speaker and curriculum workshops. The focus of the teach-in is Indigenous peoples’ histories and experiences around food and water just...

08/31/2020

Education Equity Summer Institute | Virginia is for Learners

The Virginia Department of Education recently hosted the Education Equity Summer Institute and recordings from the event can be found at the following link;
http://www.virginiaisforlearners.virginia.gov/ed-equity-va/?fbclid=IwAR10FOdnQstPXb09df1I-mFm9km9BhJ_XLbIUYKjkj4JyIa77Zl_MqUhL-s

The Virginia is for ALL Learners Education Equity Summer Institute is held annually each July at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.  

08/28/2020

Scifest All Access | USASEF

USA Science and Engineering Festival providing SciFest All Access virtual event ONLINE September 16-23, 2020.
https://usasciencefestival.org/scifest/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=SciFest%20All%20Access&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Emma

Virtually experience exhibit booths featuring hands-on interactive STEM content, get an all-access pass to exclusive performances on the STEM Stage, hunt for clues and earn badges and prizes in the Scavenger Hunt, gear up in the STEM Store and launch a STEM career in the College Career Center.

08/28/2020

Governor Northam Announces Launch of New African American History Course

Loudoun County is one of 16 Virginia school divisions launching the new African American History Course.

Governor Ralph Northam, 73rd Governor of Virginia

08/27/2020

Watch - 2020 Virtual March On Washington

NAACP ALERT: The 2020 Virtual March on Washington starts at 8pm ET/7pm CT tonight. Join thousands in demanding justice. Watch it here:

Join us August 27-28 for a virtual March on Washington.

08/24/2020

The Struggle Against Racial Segregation in Loudoun: Meet the Author

Join LCPL on Thursday 8/27 at 6:30 pm for a Meet the Author event to discuss the history of segregation in Loudoun!

Chat live with author and historian Matthew Exline as we discuss his newly released book, We Have Been Waiting Too Long: The Struggle Against Racial Segregation in Loudoun County, Virginia. The WebEx link for this program will be added and go live just prior to the start time listed in the schedule.

http://loudouncountypubliclibrary.evanced.info/msignup/details?EventId=73414

08/08/2020

Second Act Showdown: The $5,000 winner is ...

Loudoun, please join us in congratulating one of our very own MSAAC Delegates at Sanders Corner Elementary School, Tiffney Laing. She is the founder of Bevy & Dave, an educational toy company.

This past week her company was featured on Good Morning America and selected as a WINNER in the Second Act Showdown!

You may remember Ms.Laing as a featured speaker during our January 2020 MSAAC General Body Meeting on Culturally Responsive and Competent Teaching and Learning Experiences.

Mahisha Dellinger has a big surprise for all three of our up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

07/27/2020

MSAAC is actively looking for candidates to fill our open secretary position. If you think you will be a good fit please submit your letter of intent. Thank you