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Grens, Scott <sgrens@elmhurst205.org> Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 2:32 PM

To: Kathryn Schmitt <kschmitt@elmhurst205.org>

Scott M. Grens, EdD

Associate Superintendent
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205

Office: (630) 617-2306

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From: Poduska, Kevin <kpoduska@elmhurst205.org>

Date: Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Subject: American Studies Question

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Cc: Shahe Bagdasarian <sbagdasarian@elmhurst205.org>, DiNovo, Michael <mdinovo@elmhurst205.org>, Grens, Scott

<sgrens@elmhurst205.org>

Hi, :

Hope all is well with you and your family.  We are reaching out in reference to your request for a copy of the "Anti-Racism
Assessment" shown on the American Studies syllabus.  We appreciate your desire to learn more about it.

In most direct response to your request, our American Studies team has never administered an assessment called the
"Anti-Racism Assessment" or one focused on any other topic synonymous with the term "anti-racism."  At one time, the
team had initially explored creating the assessment shown in the syllabus and its attendant unit of study, but they
ultimately decided against it in an effort to best respond to students' needs.

In short, the syllabus was incorrect; we have since changed it to accurately reflect the unit of study and its related
assessment.  We want to reiterate our appreciation for your desire to learn more about the erroneously stated
assessment, and we regret any confusion that our error may have caused.  We hope that this message helps to clarify
things.

If there is anything you would like to discuss further, please let us know, and we'll book some time to talk.

Be well,

-Kevin Poduska and Mike DiNovo

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Kevin Poduska (he/him/his)

English Department Chair
York Community High School
(630) 617-2453
Twitter: @KevinPoduska

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