Merced Black Parallel School Board
MBPSB is a community organization developed to work in parallel to the Merced Area School Boards.
MBPSB’s major responsibility is to support the educational growth and achievement of Black students.
What MBPSB Does
Our Membership
MBPSB and friends consist of former teachers, district personnel, community activists, and parents. We support the educational growth and achievement of Black students in Merced and the surrounding Central Valley.
Merced School Board Meetings
MBPSB actively attends school board meetings, including Atwater, Merced City, Merced Union High School, and Weaver Union Districts, making recommendations for the district concerning African American children.
Participate In LCAP Meetings
MBPSB members attend Parent Advisory Boards to get monitor and provide recommendations for LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan.) This Advisory Board influences district budgets for educational spending.
Merced Black Parallel School Board (MBPSB) members: left-right, Annette Lee, Loretta Spence, Estella
Dunn, Pamela Merritt-Bennett and Charlie Bennett.
Stats about African American Students in Merced County
Enrollment
Graduation Rate
Suspension Rate
About MBPSB
This July 2021, the Merced Black Parallel School Board (MBPSB) will celebrate its third anniversary as an organization advocating for Black students and parents in the Merced area.
The Black Parallel School Board (BPSB) is a community organization developed to work parallel to the Merced Area School Boards. Its major responsibility is to support the educational growth and achievement of Black students.
The MBPSB and friends consist of former teachers, district personnel, community activists, and parents. Working with the Sacramento Black Parallel School Board and attending Central Valley Movement Building (CVMB) forums, the Merced group has also been successful in actively attending school board meetings, including Atwater, Merced City, Merced Union High School, and Weaver Union Districts and making
recommendations for the districts’ LCAPs.
Though their LCAP recommendations only received a total budget of $131,000 out of a total joint LCAP budget of $143,000,000 over three years for the four districts, it’s a huge accomplishment for a group that’s only been in existence for three years.
MBPSB members continue to address problems of the high suspension rates of Black students, and the lack of adequate support for Black special education students and students with disabilities.
Get Involved
The Merced Black Parallel School Board needs the help African American parents, teachers, students, and the community as a whole to become actively involved by:
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
MBPSB needs parents, teachers, and community activists to help attend Merced school board meetings, sit on LCAP committees, and participate in activities designed to increase the academic achievement of African American students.
PO Box 241 Merced, CA 95341
Call Us: (916) 484-3729
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