| Type |
Year |
Description |
| Resolution |
2017 |
Protecting the rights of immigrants and Muslim students |
| Resolution |
2017 |
Protecting the rights of transgender students |
| Resolution |
2018 |
Commemorating Black Lives Matter Week of Action at Schools |
| Resolution |
2019 |
Commemorating the month of Ramadan |
| Resolution |
2019 |
Restoring lost employee pay |
| Resolution |
2019 |
Commemorating Arab American Heritage Month |
| Resolution |
2019 |
Adopting pilot community workforce agreements |
| Resolution |
2020 |
Remove school resource officers from schools |
| Resolution |
2020 |
Establishing financial literacy as a graduation course requirement for students |
| Resolution |
2021 |
Commemorating Mental Health Action Day |
| Resolution |
2021 |
Commemorating the month of Ramadan |
| Resolution |
2021 |
Commemorating Black Lives Matter Week of Action at Schools |
| Policy |
2019 |
Enabling the establishment of focus work groups of the Board to address particular areas of concern within the school district, like the School-Prison Pipeline, Climate Change Action, Science of Reading, English Language Learner Academic Achievement, etc. |
| Policy |
2020 |
Detailing the process by which Board policies are developed, with keen attention to allowing more, structured community input |
| Policy |
2021 |
Zero-Based Budgeting |
| Policy |
2021 |
Indigenous People's Land Acknowledgement |
| Policy |
2021 |
Inclusive Environments for LGBTQIA+ People |
| Policy |
2021 |
Protect Our Students Proposal: a comprehensive list of amendments regarding police reform in the school district, including prohibiting student arrests from security oficers, ending MOUs with law enforcement, reducing the size of the security force, empaneling an oversight committee for student disciplinary matters, decriminalizing student behavior, increasing mental health support staff, and active data collection |
| Policy |
2021 |
Including citizenship status as a protected class in our district policies |
| Policy |
2021 |
Instructional Support & Innovation for English Language Learners: a comprehensive list of recommendations after leading a 6-month work group, including establishing a cultural & ethnic studies course as a graduation requirement for students, native lanuage instruction in core classes, building a teacher pipeline domestically and internationally, teacher training, data tracking, ESOL programs at each school, offering multiple alternative studies courses, etc. |
| Other |
2017 |
Accomplishments from Year 1 on the Board |
| Other |
2018 |
Appointment to the Resolutions Committee of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education |
| Other |
2019 |
District 5 Boundary Task Force: a 100+ member strong group, co-led by Raaheela, to be oversee the re-zoning process, and recommend solutions that benefit the students and families of the community. |
| Other |
2020 |
District 5 Student Leadership Council: a monthly meeting of 30+ student leaders, led by Raaheela, to provide a space for the learning and execution of systemic advocacy and activism |
| Letter |
2018 |
To the superintendent advocating for a more transparent and community-inclusive principal selection process |
| Letter |
2019 |
To the superintendent presenting community's solutions to pressing concerns in the areas of special education, building maintenance, and school transportation |
| Letter |
2019 |
To the superintendent expressing disapproval of her proposed boundary changes proposed for Whitehall Elementary School |
| Letter |
2021 |
To the State Board of Education issuing charges of removal against the appointed Board Chair |
| Letter |
2021 |
To the Interagency Commission on School Construction, county executive and council regarding multi-million dollar cost saving budget amendments to the capital budget |
| Letter |
2022 |
To the superintendent requesting community-driven changes to the school boundary re-zoning proposal on behalf of the District 5 Boundary Task Force |
| Joint Letter |
2017 |
To the governor exercising concern over systemic grade fixing corruption in the school system |
| Joint Letter |
2017 |
Rebuking the superintendent for near use-of-force against a Board member |
| Joint Letter |
2018 |
To the county executive and council requesting funding for school heating and maintenance needs |
| Joint Letter |
2019 |
To the superintendent requesting action against fraud, waste, and abuse in the school system |
| Joint Letter |
2021 |
To the state superintendent expressing concerns over actions of the appointed local Board Chair unilaterally shutting down Board operations, and violating Board Policies & Bylaws |
| Joint Letter |
2021 |
To the superintendent with questions around the abrupt return to virtual learning |
| Event |
2017 |
Bowie High Turf Field Community Meeting |
| Event |
2017 |
Rountable Series: to have solution-oriented conversations on three hot topics for our district: administrative leave, volunteerism and cell towers |
| Event |
2017 |
Constituent Meeting: to discuss the graduation rate audit with members of the community |
| Event |
2018 |
1st Annual Parent Leader Convening: a gathering of parent organization leaders from the district to share best practices and mingle with each other |
| Event |
2018 |
School-to-Prison Pipeline Listening Session: to hear directly from students about the challenges they face, and develop an agenda to address them |
| Event |
2018 |
Collington Station Education Update Forum: to discuss and answer questions as they relate to the school district |
| Event |
2018 |
Woodmore Elementary Feasibility Study Group: participated with community members to inform the recommendation presented and passed to the Board of Education regarding the design and placement of a new Woodmore Elementary School |
| Event |
2019 |
Kingford Community Meeting: to address culture and communication at Kingsford Elementary School |
| Event |
2019 |
Tasker Town Hall Meeting: to address collaboration, compliance, culture and conduct at Benjamin Tasker Middle School |
| Event |
2019 |
Patuxent Community Forum: to discuss the superintendent's proposal to rezone Patuxent Elementary school graduates from Kettering Middle School to James Madison Middle School |
| Event |
2019 |
Student Shadow Day: a field trip for Bowie High School students to the Board of Education office building, to learn what it's like to be a school board member! |
| Event |
2019 |
2nd Annual Parent Leader Convening: a gathering of parent leaders from the district to share concerns and identify solutions to pressing problems in the school district |
| Event |
2019 |
Fairwood Neighborhood Meeting: to discuss and answer questions as they relate to the school district |
| Event |
2020 |
Healing Circles: multiple circles over the course of months to help members of the community cope with mental health & the pandemic |
| Event |
2020 |
3rd Annual Parent Leader Convening: a gathering of parent leaders to hear and learn from each other and identify solutions to district issues |
| Event |
2021 |
Construction Town Hall: to explain the renovations to occur at the Bowie High School Annex, former Meadowbrook Elementary School and C. Elizabeth Reig Regional Center |
| Event |
2021 |
Ugly Sweater & Sweets Event: to wind-down 2021 with community! |
| Event |
2021 |
Back to School Community Meeting: to identify concerns around the re-opening of schools, and support the receipt of answers from the school district |
| Event |
2021 |
End of the School Year Celebration: to celebrate the end of another tough school year, with community and partners! |
| Budget Amendment |
2017 |
$500,000 to fund Advanced Placement exam fees for students |
| Budget Amendment |
2017 |
$4.25 million to fund school maintenance needs |
| Budget Amendment |
2019 |
$4 million for 21 school psychologists (including paid internships) and 18 social workers |
| Budget Amendment |
2020 |
$80,000 for Welcoming Schools Training |
| Budget Amendment |
2021 |
$70 million+ savings from administrative fees by establishing spending caps in the FY2023 capital budget |
| Budget Amendment |
2021 |
$2.1 million to fund a workforce development program for high school students |
