'My grandma used to tell me the best revenge is success.'
When you support our community-rooted newsroom, you enable all of us to be better informed, connected, and empowered during this important election year. Give now and help us raise $12,000 by June 7."Why? Why did we have to go there? What led you to a place that made you feel like closing down this school was your only option?," the longtime educator asks."I still can't fathom why they felt like that was right.
Means believes a lack of cultural understanding and diversity were at play, arguing that there was no sense of connection or communication between the school's predominantly Black and Brown student population and the former board.At the time, eight of Wyatt's nine boardmembers were white, while Wyatt had a student population of 193 non-white students and just 22 white students.
Lloyd says that if there's an applicant who comes forward and doesn't identify racially or ethnically in those facets, the board"leans in" and looks for ways individuals can connect and communicate effectively with students. That's what they did with new boardmember Lyle Whitney, who is white. "Our school finances continue to be in the black, balanced, and with adequate resources to meet the needs of our teachers and learners," Lloyd boasts, calling out the claims from the previous board about Wyatt's finances wobbling."In addition, the new Wyatt Academy Board of Trustees has increased teacher salaries to ensure more equitable pay for our current educators and continue to attract seasoned and certified teachers for open positions.
Yoli Casas, executive director for ViVe, says the kids and parents are excited to be part of a community-driven school like Wyatt.."These children have just arrived, so to have the chance to already have a school where kids can be enrolled, feel comfortable and have access to after-school programming and familiar faces is very positive for them. It's great."
Lloyd and Means both say that moving forward, the relationship between the board and the school community will be different.
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