The pathway to uncovering and dismantling inequities Educational leaders that work in the district, site, or classroom level know that opportunity gaps have long been a focus of education policy in the United States. Leadership can be a critical lever for advancing policies that oppose racism and confront systemic inequities. In meeting this challenge, educators have found that acknowledging beliefs and behaviors is critical. Still, deficit-based thinking, especially due to privilege, remains a barrier to equity. Among the most damaging blind spots is the continuation of practices that are gro.

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COVER -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- PART I -- SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: EDUCATIONAL DEBT, RACE, SOCIAL CLASS, AND CHANGE -- CHAPTER 1 -- LEADING EQUITY STARTS WITH "WHY" -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE CULTURAL PROFICIENCY FRAMEWORK: RESEARCH AND PLANNING -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE AND SOCIAL CLASS -- CHAPTER 4 -- INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE LEADERSHIP -- PART II -- THE FRAMEWORK OF CULTURAL PROFICIENCY -- CHAPTER 5 -- OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO CULTURAL PROFICIENCY. CHAPTER 6 -- RELYING ON OUR INCLUSIVE CORE VALUES: THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL PROFICIENCY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -- CHAPTER 7 -- TELLING OUR STORIES AND CHANGING THE CONVERSATIONS: THE CULTURAL PROFICIENCY CONTINUUM -- CHAPTER 8 -- COMMITTING TO STANDARDS OF EQUITY-FOCUSED CHANGE THROUGH IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH WITH THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS -- PART III -- COMMITMENT TO PLANNING, COLLABORATION, GROWTH, AND IMPROVEMENT -- CHAPTER 9 -- IMPLEMENTATION: PLANNING FOR CHALLENGES ALONG THE JOURNEY -- CHAPTER 10 -- LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS CHAPTER 11 -- IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: COMMITMENT TO ACTION PLANNING -- CHAPTER 12 -- SUSTAINABILITY: COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES -- RESOURCES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX