Race and Ethnicity Student Data Task Force
Contact Information
The Race and Ethnicity Student Data Task Force, created in 4SHB 1541 Sec 502, charged the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to convene a task force to review the United States Department of Education 2007 race and ethnicity reporting guidelines and develop race and ethnicity guidance for the state. The guidance must clarify for students and families why information about race and ethnicity is collected and how students and families can help school administrators properly identify them. The guidance must also describe the best practices for school administrators to use when identifying the race and ethnicity of students and families. The task force must use the United States census and the American communities survey in the development of the guidance.
Please email OSPI CISL to request copies of past meeting minutes, agendas, and materials.
Authorizing Legislation
4SHB 1541 Sec 502
Task Force Product
- Race and Ethnicity Student Data Task Force 2017 Report
- Race and Ethnicity Student Data Task Force Guidance for the Washington State Public Education System
Membership
| Name | Representing | Organization |
| Alex Ybarra | Commission on Hispanic Affairs | Commission on Hispanic Affairs |
| Brianne Ramos | Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Pacific Islander) | Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs |
| Carlina Brown-Banks | Commission on African American Affairs | Community Center for Education Results |
| Craig Bill | Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs | Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs |
| Dolly Nguyen | Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Asian American) | National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) |
| Erica Ferrelli | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| Erin Okuno | Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Asian American) | Southeast Seattle Education Coalition |
| Idolina Reta | Washington State Human Rights Commission | Washington State Human Rights Commission |
| Jim Schmidt | Education Research and Data Center | Education Research and Data Center at the Office of Financial Management |
| JMarie Johnson-Kola | Parent Teacher Association | Diverse Community Connectors LLC |
| Lina Thompson | Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Pacific Islander) | |
| Maia Espinoza | Commission on Hispanic Affairs | Center for Latino Leadership |
| Sharon Ortiz | Human Rights Commission | Washington State Human Rights Commission |
| Toni Williams | Commission on African American Affairs | First Place School |
| Yasin Abshir | Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) | Office of Education Ombuds |