Garrard County High School 11th Grade student, Ms. Viviana Weaver, spoke before the Kentucky Board of Education in Frankfort, Wednesday June 8th 2022.
Viviana Weaver is a member of the Kentucky Student Voice Team. The Student Voice Team's work includes exploring how students can be governing and policy co-creation partners, developing student-led evaluations of school climate and culture, pioneering youth-led participatory action research, and leading legislative advocacy campaigns focused on school safety, college affordability, and student representation.
CLICK HERE to read more about the Kentucky Student Voice Team.
On Wednesday, June 8th 2022, along with other members of the team- Weaver shared the powerful results of the race, ethnicity, and school climate survey from 10,000+ Kentucky high school students. CLICK HERE to view the student's findings, recommendations, and reflections from the survey. The students created and shared a well organized presentation that challenging the attendees at the meeting. CLICK HERE to view the student's presentation.
Garrard County Schools are proud of the work of Ms. Viviana Weaver!
Picture by Joanna Stevens, GCHS Math Teacher and New Non-Voting Member of the Kentucky Board of Education.
Picture by @KYStuVoiceTeam Twitter.
Picture by @joallison_slone twitter .
Picture by @tkonz Twitter.