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Equitable schools equal high achievement for all students!
The Principal as Leader of the Equitable School is an invaluable book that provides an expanding awareness of equity issues to not only principals and district leaders, but also school equity committees. From the novice to the experienced school leader, readers will discover how to create a learning community that erases achievement gaps and welcomes students of all backgrounds, including students of color, students with disabilities, and students of poverty. This new volume in the Leading Achievement Series provides action steps for: Establishing a climate that promotes equity; Empowering and supervising staff to accelerate change; Garnering support and involvement from students and the community; Assessing progress toward equity and sustaining growth
Offering reader-friendly tools for reflection, case studies, and action items, The Principal as Leader of the Equitable School helps you transform equity issues into successful outcomes for all learners.
Leading the Equitable School
Leading the Equitable School
Foundational Understandings
Leaders need to appreciate the realities that they are overriding in the pursuit of those that they seek to inculcate.
As educators and school leaders, we take ourselves with us to work each day. We interact with our students, their families, and each other from a position that is shaped by our cultural experiences and multiple identities. Our effectiveness in meeting the needs of our diverse students will depend upon our willingness to unpack our beliefs and to approach inclusive education with an openness to broadening our worldviews. Foundational to our work as leaders in equitable schools are the following:
- Our beliefs about the purposes of education
- Our awareness and understanding of oppression
- Our awareness and ...
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