Principal as Leader of the Equitable School

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Why Leading for Equity and Diversity Is ImportantCurrent ContextsThe Moral ImperativeKnowledge, Difference, and DiversityFrameworks for ActionChapter SummaryCase Study: Negotiating Barriers to Student SuccessReflection ActivityPrincipals′ Action Steps2. Leading the Equitable School: Foundational UnderstandingsPurposes of EducationExclusion and OppressionPowerPrivilegeWorking in Systems of AccountabilityInclusive LeadershipChapter SummaryCase Study: The Field Trip PlanReflection ActivityPrincipals′ Action Steps3. The Personal JourneySocial and Cultural Identities(De)constructing NarrativesStalking Our Stories: Unearthing, Unraveling, Understanding, and UnfoldingAcknowledging Your PowerAwareness and ReflectionLearning for Inclusivity and CollaborationChapter SummaryCase Study: An Early Story of SchoolReflection ActivityPrincipals′ Action Steps4. Creating a School Climate That Promotes EquitySchool Climate and LeadershipSchool Climate and Family and Community PartnershipsSchool Climate and Expectations for StudentsSchool Climate and Student OutcomesChapter SummaryCase Study: Prevention Is the KeyReflection ActivityPrincipals′ Action Steps5. Working With StaffBeing StrategicNorms of OperationFacilitating Courageous ConversationsCatalysts for DiscussionUnderstanding Communication StylesDealing With Overt Acts of HarassmentCulturally Relevant and Responsive PedagogyInclusive Approaches to SupervisionChapter SummaryCase Study: "Stuck" in the LibraryReflection Activity: Critically Questioning Daily PracticesPrincipals′ Action Steps6. Working With StudentsInclusive CurriculumThe Mirrors and Windows ConceptStudent Leadership and VoiceSocial Justice InitiativesHonoring Noncurricular Skills and ContributionsChapter SummaryCase Study: What′s it all About?Reflection ActivityPrincipals′ Action Steps7. Working With CommunityWhat Is a Family?School, Family, and Community PartnershipsArticulating a Vision for Parent EngagementGetting to Know Your CommunityBuilding CommunicationCapacity Building for Family and Community Engagement and PartnershipsReducing and Eliminating BarriersChapter SummaryCase Study: Trouble With PenguinsReflection Activity 1Reflection Activity 2Principals′ Action Steps8. Assessing ProgressEquity and Reflective PracticeThe Equity WalkTools and ResourcesEquity Walk Matrix and Reflective QuestionsSix Levels of Workplace Cultural Proficiency (Workplace and School Settings)Stalking Our Stories, Knowing Our SelvesBuilding a Cultural ProfileLadder of InferenceJames A. Banks′s Inclusive Curriculum FrameworkAcknowledging Power WheelReferencesIndex

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