Equity and Inclusion Department

The Eagan HS Instrumental Music program has participated in a pair of consortiums that have boosted our Black Composer repertoire.   One, the Black Composer Revival consortium; involved our Instrumental Music program participating for 2021-2022 and our director has committed to 2022-2023 and will use next year’s materials with Symphonic Band.  This year, Symphonic Band will be playing one of the pieces in March while, on the same concert, the Symphonic Band will combine with Concert Band to perform a work from our other consortium that was written by Ayatay Shabazz about the Tuskegee Airmen.  We have been featuring our composers, one per week, on the TV screen down by the band room.  

This has been an exciting journey because it has authentically integrated cultural context directly into our curriculum.

The Career Development Hospitality Class students in conjunction with the students’Connect and Process Group, the EHS Art Department faculty and students, and the Cultural Family Advocates, faculty and staff worked together to create a meaningful Black History Month in February 2022 for our students and school.

Our morning announcements in February included Black History trivia, our halls were decorated with photos of change makers and their bios, our main stairwell and TV’s around the building had on-going slideshows highlighting local Black business owners, entrepreneurs, and legislatures. Open this link to view the decorations.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fg50a-dVHkkyBWWLAnhTCOi8zxTRNg34?usp=sharing