Equity Planning for School Leaders

Todd M. Mealy (Ph.D., American studies, Penn State University) is a writer who specializes in 19th and 20th century civil rights history and sports culture. A contributor to Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Heather Bennett assists public school boards and districts with educational equity focused tools, programming, and research. Her scholarship and practice focus on the intersection of education, law, and policy. She lives in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Table of ContentsEditors’ NoteIntroduction: Examining the Roots of the American Education SystemHeather Bennett and Todd M. MealyPart I: School Directors and AdministrationSchool Board Leaders’ ­­Post-Pandemic Starter Guide to Fixing the System: Dismantling Racism and Institutionalizing Equity by Leveraging Your Board LeadershipN.J. AkbarDeveloping, Implementing, and Executing an [Intersectional and ­­Anti-Racist] Equity Framework in Your District and Your SchoolVictor Javier RodriguezWhen Schools Ban Books, They Silence Diverse VoicesMatthew GoodPart II: School Counselors as School LeadersReplacing Cops with Counselors: How a Professional Development Sequence Can Move School Cultures from ­­Zero-Tolerance to Restorative JusticeNancy NasrAn Education Without Domination: Narrative Praxis, Subversive Practices on Social Structures, and Humanizing Practices for Students of Color in Clinical School SettingsOlivia T. Ngadjui, Christian D. Chan, Brianne E. Scott, and Amirah R. NelsonDon’t Forget About Us: Practical Approaches to Empowerment, Agency, and Community Networks for Black GirlsDianne Wellington and Jessica R. McClainPart III: Leadership in Early Childhood EducationBlack Lives Matter, 1Si Se Puede! Race and Language in the Prekindergarten ClassroomZoila Morell and Kamar Y. TaziTeaching History to Challenge Racism: An International PerspectiveAnneMarie BrosnanPart IV: ­­Auto-Ethnographic Accounts on ­­Anti-Racist PedagogyAlong the Rocky Path Toward Principles: ­Anti-Racist Educators in DialogueBarbara P. Laster and Afra A. HersiFrom Educators for Social Justice to Educators of Social JusticeLinsay DeMartino and Lisa FetmanPressing Pause: Subverting Hegemonic Cultural Norms in Educational SpacesEmily Alicia Affolter and Suzie HodgesStudent to Teacher: Life in the Public School SystemStephanie J. GatesAbout the ContributorsIndex