COMMUNITY COUNCIL

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The Midland Community Inclusion Council is made up of community members passionate about:

  • Connecting with the Midland Community to ensure every citizen feels included and respected

  • Providing resources, interaction, and educational opportunities

  • Advocating for others while continuing to grow and learn as a Council

Community Council Objectives:

Educate: Providing content to the greater community to build awareness, share perspective and broaden the knowledge base of all citizens

Connect: Connecting people to people, information and resources

Advocate: To be a resource and voice for those in need


Current projects:

  • Designing and offering ongoing educational opportunities for community members who want to learn more about cultivating inclusive community and allyship

  • Partnership with Midland Public Schools to bring the MPS Diversity Proclamation into reality

  • Designing tools for businesses and nonprofits to use to evaluate their own inclusion and access practices

  • Building our website into a robust community resource

MCIA and MPS partner again in 2024 to turn student artwork into a daily reminder of inclusivity and allyship
 Woodcrest and Northeast Students selected for District-Wide Chromebook Art

Midland Public Schools (MPS) selected artwork from two students from more than 250 entries for this school year’s Chromebook art sticker representing the theme “Better Together.”  Fourth grader Alice Kim from Woodcrest Elementary has her artwork on all Chromebooks for Pre-K through fifth grades and Elise Collier, an eighth grader at Northeast Middle School, has her work featured on Chromebooks for sixth through twelfth grades.  

Appearing on more than 8,000 Chromebooks throughout the district, “Better Together,” celebrates individuals’ unique qualities and perspectives that strengthen our community by helping to create an environment where everyone belongs.  The 255 entries this year is exponentially higher than the past year when the program opened submissions to all students in the school district. 

“These artworks are our daily, visual reminders that diversity, equity, and inclusion are important and supported in our community,” said Dr. Yang Jiao, MPS Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “Vibrant and original, all submissions this year feature so many unique interpretations from our students of how we can support each other and be 'better together,'
despite our differences. The hands-on opportunity also further cements our community’s commitment to create space for everyone that attends MPS." 

Kim’s intricate design illustrates multiple dimensions of diversity in each letter of Better Together.  “My favorite part of the design is how each letter shows different cultures and backgrounds, reminding us that we are all unique but belong together,” said the nine-year-old.  “I also love the smiling Earth, which shows we are all connected worldwide.”  READ MORE…

Thank you to our 2024 MPS Chromebook Decal sponsors for helping make this project possible:
Dave and Patti Kepler 
Dow Credit Union 
Iueter Insurance 
Advantage Commercial Credit 
Kohls Foundation 

Press coverage:
Midland Daily News
Catalyst Midland