Leading Change Through the Lens of Cultural Proficiency

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I: School Leadership: Educational Debt, Race, Social Class, and Change 1. Leading Equity Starts With "Why" Calibration Why You? Why District and School Leadership? Why Cultural Proficiency? Why Race and Social Class? Why Do We Even Have to Consider Our "Why"? Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to our Next Destination 2. The Cultural Proficiency Framework: Research and Planning Calibration On-Ramp to Planning, Research, and Cultural Proficiency The Framework and Tools of Cultural Proficiency A Case Study: Narratives as Illustrations of an Organizational Change Process Using the Tools of Cultural Proficiency Inquiry: A Guide for Leading Organizational Change Toward Equity, Access, and Inclusion Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to our Next Destination 3. The Intersectionality of Race and Social Class Calibration On-Ramp to the Intersectionality of Race and Social Class A Word About Nomenclature: Words Matter Theoretical Frameworks Race and Social Class in Education Opportunity, Access, and Educational Gaps Equity by Whatever Means It Takes Today's Inequities Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 4. Individual and Organizational Change Leadership Calibration On-Ramp to Leading the Change Identification Culturally Proficient Leadership for System Transformation Being Present and Involved in the Work Foundational Leadership Research on the Case of Eaveston Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination Part II: The Framework of Cultural Proficiency 5. Overcoming Barriers to Cultural Proficiency Stories from Eaveston Calibration On-Ramp to Overcoming Barriers to Cultural Proficiency Identifying Barriers to Cultural Proficiency Acknowledging and Overcoming Barriers Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to our Next Destination 6. Relying on Our Inclusive Core Values; The Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency for Organizational Change Calibration On-Ramp to Relying on the Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency The Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency Turning Inward and Relying on the Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency Eaveston's Reliance on the Guiding Principles Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 7. Telling Our Stories and Changing the Conversations: The Cultural Proficiency Continuum Stories from Eaveston Calibration On-Ramp to the Cultural Proficiency Continuum The Cultural Proficiency Continuum Eaveston's Voices Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 8. Committing to Standards of Equity-Focused Change Through Improvement and Growth with the Essential Elements Calibration On-Ramp to the Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency The Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency The Essential Elements Guide Development of a Transformational Equity Action Plan Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination Part III: Commitment to Planning, Collaboration, Growth, and Improvement 9. Implementation: Planning for Challenges Along the Journey Calibration On-Ramp to Challenges of Implementation and Sustainability Preparing for the Challenges of the Journey Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 10. Lessons Learned and Recommendations for School Leaders Calibration On-Ramp to Recommendations for School Leaders Diverse Family and Community Engagement Professional Learning Communities Continuous School Improvement Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 11. Implementation and Sustainability: Commitment to Action Planning Calibration On-Ramp to a Commitment to Learning, Planning, and Ensuring Equity Commitment to Learning and Action Planning Strategic Planning for Implementation and Sustainability Transformational Action Planning Looking in the Rearview Mirror On to Our Next Destination 12. Sustainability: Commitment to Ensuring Equitable Outcomes Calibration On-Ramp to Ensuring Equitable Outcomes Cultural Proficiency Policy to Practice Building the Critical Mass Race, Social Class, and Cultural Proficiency: Ensuring Equity for All Resources References