Chapter Thirty-Five >>>>> Office of the General Counsel>>>>> Office of Equality and Civil Rights

The Minneapolis Public Schools Office of the General Counsel is led by Amy Moore, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Schools of Law.  Moore and staff handle the legal affairs of the Minneapoois Public Schools, including issues pertinent to compliance with state and federal mandates, expulsions and transfers, special education, and civil rights.  Policy issues for which the leagal staffhas responsibility include those relating to community relations, administration, business, personnel, students, teaching, and learning, facilities, and the MPS Board of Education.

 

Staff members of the Office of the General Counsel are as follows:

 

Amy Moore, General Counsel

 

Kim Bueschel Mesun, Assistant General Counsel; 

           Manager, Special Education; 

           Monitoring and Compliance Team

 

Angie Flowers, Assistant General Cpunsel

 

Nan Miller, Policy Development

 

Francisco Gonzalez, Office of Equality and Civil Rights

 

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Here I give information for the MPS Office of Equality and Civil Rights from the relevant MPS website.  There is only one staff member listed for this office, which works closely with staff in the Office of the General Counsel:

 

MPS Office of Equality and Civil Rights

 

Director, Francisco Gonzalez

 

Our Mission:

 

The Office of Equality & Civil Rights is tasked with working collaboratively with all our stakeholders in enforcing nondiscriminatory and equal treatment for all our students, employees, parents, and other stakeholders.

 

Our Values:

 

We believe that all members of the MPS community are responsible for promoting a positive working and learning environment where all persons are free to discuss any problems or questions they may have concerning discrimination or harassment without fear of intimidation or retaliation.

 

Our Vision:

 

We at the The Office of Equality & Civil Rights envision and strive to attain a school system where equality and nondiscrimination are

 

1.)  integrated into the work and lives of every student, teacher, and staff member;

 

2.)  recognized as core institutional values, and will inform thinking, policies, and practices throughout our schools;; 

 

3.)  inherently intertwined with academic excellence and the development of leaders for a globally inclusive society; 

 

4.)  protected by our commitment to investigate allegations of illegal harassment/discrimination and retaliation involving employees, students, and outside parties connected to MPS (visitors, volunteers, etc.) & complaints of bullying of students.