Black Parallel School Board

06/06/2026

“We hope this tool connects student parents with what they need to achieve their dreams. They are highly motivated, highly capable individuals and we think it’s unacceptable that they might feel they have to choose between being a parent and getting their diploma. What frequently stands in their way is lack of access to stable housing or basic needs like food. Campuses can and should provide resources to meet those needs." - Melissa Valenzuela-Stookey, Director of P-16 Research
Read more from The Sacramento Bee: edtrustwest.info/media-24
📌 Explore the here: castudentparentalliance.org/resource-hub

06/06/2026

This summer, the Zinn Education Project will host and facilitate a Teaching for Black Lives study group for educators across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives, educators will explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy.
Since 2020, the Zinn Education Project has supported educators leading their own local Teaching for Black Lives study groups and this year, for the first time, will offer a virtual opportunity for pre-K–12 educators in any U.S. city to participate in this “transformative experience,” as many past participants reported.
We’ll accept applications until Wednesday, June 10.
Learn more and register now at the link belo

In the summer of 2026, the Zinn Education Project will host and facilitate a Teaching for Black Lives study group for educators across the United States.

06/06/2026

Ready for a fun, kid-centered Juneteenth celebration? Join Natomas Black Parents United and Black Child Development Institute as we kick off the Early Start Family Academy. There will be activities for toddlers through school age children as well as culturally responsive singing, reading and free books. Come to North Natomas Regional Park on Friday, June 12th from 6 pm to 8 pm.

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

When Black communities lose political power, students often lose opportunities.
Our CEO, Denise Forte, explains why protecting voting rights is essential to protecting educational opportunity in a new Word in Black op-ed.
Read the full piece: https://edtru.st/4g3WeDn

When Black communities lose political power, students often lose opportunities.

Our CEO, Denise Forte, explains why protecting voting rights is essential to protecting educational opportunity in a new Word in Black op-ed.

Read the full piece: https://edtru.st/4g3WeDn

06/06/2026

June 17 @6 pm: NorCal Resist Know Your Rights virtual training. tinyurl.com/NCR101KYR

06/04/2026

FREE Lunch at the Library | Sacramento Public Library - Begins June 16 - August 7 at 13 Library Locations - Children 0-18 years old

Fuel your summer with free meals for kids when school is out. Lunch at the Library starts June 16 through August 7. Meals will be served at 13 library locations Tuesday through Friday from 12 – 1 p.m.

06/03/2026

Join Black Parallel School Board (BPSB) at the SCUSD Board Meeting on June 4, 2026, at 6PM at the Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824. Come speak on the District’s Budget and Solvency Plan and support Black Students. Make your voice heard. To RSVP or for more information, call (916) 484-3729 or visit www.blackparallelschoolboard.com. Thank you, and join us on June 4!!!

06/03/2026

Join Black Parallel School Board (BPSB) at the SCUSD Board Meeting on June 4, 2026, at 6 PM at the Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824.
Speak up during “Public Comment” on the District’s Budget, Homeless Services, Foster Youth Services, Ethnic Studies, African American Curriculum and Studies, the Solvency Plan, and support for Black Students and other students from marginalized communities.
Show up and make your voice heard. To RSVP or for more information, call (916) 484-3729 or visit www.blackparallelschoolboard.com.
Ways to participate and support your students and stay updated: If you are unable to attend the June 4 meeting, you have 2 ways to participate:
1. You can watch a Board of Education Meeting Live at” https://www.youtube.com//live
2. If you are unable to attend the June 4 meeting, you can still provide input by submitting an online Public Comment for a Board of Education Meeting at: https://www.scusd.edu/.../board.../submit-a-public-comment
Speak at a Board Meeting
At regular Board of Education meetings, the public may address the Board on both agenda items and on items not listed on the agenda. Speakers may be called in the order that cards are received or grouped by subject area. Comments are limited to (2) two minutes. At special meetings, the public may address the Board only on items on the agenda.
To speak to the Board of Education:
Fill out a Request to Address the Board of Education card.
Give the card to the Chief Communications Officer.
You will be called to speak when your item comes up.
If you have materials for the Board give them to the Chief Communications Officer before you begin speaking.
Tips for Addressing the Board of Education
• Remember the two-minute limit. Your time may not be allotted to another person.
• Please do not repeat what others have said.
• Identify yourself before speaking. “Say your name, please indicate if you are a parent, or a community member associated with an organization or community group
• Items that are not on the agenda may be addressed only during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
• At special meetings, all public comment is limited to non-agenda items only.
• To distribute materials to the Board, please give them to the Chief Communications Officer. Materials delivered to the Board Office before noon on Friday, the week before the Board meeting, will be sent to Board members.
• By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. For other matters, the Board will receive comments only, and may, at their discretion, refer the matter to district staff or calendar the issue for future discussion. [E.C. 35134.5]
Thank you on behalf of the Black Parallel School Board (BPSB)