Personalized principal leadership practices : eight strategies for leading equitable, high achieving schools / Dionne V. McLaughlin (University of South Carolina, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Dionne V., author.

Series:

Emerald points.

Emerald points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualized instruction.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2020

Summary:

In this book, McLaughlin examines the eight strategies expert principals utilize to lead equitable, high achieving schools. Each chapter will include strategies, case studies, reflective questions and a chapter summary.

Contents:

Cover

PERSONALIZED PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES

PERSONALIZED PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES: Eight Strategies for Leading Equitable, High Achieving Schools

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction

Personalized Principal Leadership Practices: Eight Strategies for Leading Equitable, High-achieving Schools

Introducing the Principals

1. Personalize the Data

Every Data Point Has a Face

Amplify Student Academic Stories

Best Practices for Designing Data-based Decision-making Teams

Three Levels of Talking about Students

ORID Data Chats

Brother 2 Brother Data Charts

Avoid Flagrant Transcript Errors

Dive Deeply: Examine the K-8 Experiences of High School Students

Review Learner Profiles of Incoming Ninth Graders for Honors/AP Placement

Senior Schedules - Addressing Minority Lack of Representation in Advanced Courses

Summary

Case Study 1

Reflective Questions

2. Generate Principal-directed Student Equity Learning Goals and Promote Equitable Learning Environments

Write Quarterly Letters to Minority Students

District Support for Student Equity Learning Goals

Student Learning Goals - Part of SIP and Principal's Leadership Effectiveness Evaluation

As Students Transition to Other Teachers, Teachers Share Student SLOs

Create a One-page School Improvement Plan

Make Achievement a Topic of Action

A Bit of Nostalgia - Reading Recovery

Establish a Practice of Culturally Responsive Leadership

Active Proponents of Equitable Environments

Structural Barriers to Math Success

Conduct an Educational Equity Audit

Coventry Midlands School Programmatic Equity Audit

Case Study 2

3. Get the Right Teachers in the Classroom and Monitor the Implementation of Culturally Proficient Instruction.

Effective Teachers of African American and Latinx High School Students

Lead Discussions about Race, Racism, and/or Positive Contributions of African Americans and Latinxs

Dedicated to the Success of Students

Break It Down to the Ground

Everyone Gets Called On

Passionate about the Subject Matter

Highly Structured Classroom Environments

Implications for Teaching

Hiring the Right Teachers - Strategies for Recruiting Diverse Faculty/Staff

Teacher Shortage Solutions

Monitoring Cultural Proficiency in Classrooms: Equity-focused Classroom Walkthroughs

Monitoring Instruction in Course-alike Team Meetings or Professional Learning Communities

Individual Accountability Meetings with Teachers

Conduct a Root Cause Analysis

Develop a Theory of Action

Case Studies 3 &amp

4

4. Increase Teachers' Cultural Proficiency

Cultural Proficiency - What Is It?

Three Drivers of Change

Partnering with the District to Operationalize Equity

From Equity Downloads to Equity Execution

Teacher Peer Visits

Wise Wednesdays

Creating Best Practices: Professional Development Sessions

Comprehensive Year-long Workshop Series on African American and Latinx Males

Three-part Professional Development Series

Culturally Proficient Teaching Session

Common Assumptions Session

Racial Identity Development Session

Case Study 5

5. Infuse Highly Structured Interventions

Following Up with Every Struggling Student

Adding Joy to the Ninth Grade Schedule

The NEST Period

NHIs

Common Lunch

PAWS

The 30-Minute SET Period

Ninth Grade Interventions

Connections Class for Ninth Graders

English, Science, Social Studies Opportunities

Extended Day Planning Sessions

Summary.

6. Utilize Student Voice Data as an Integral Part of School Improvement

Equity Listening Tours

Student Surveys

Invite Students into the School Improvement Process

Monthly Student Town Halls

Race Talk - Student Equity Panel Discussions with Faculty

"Asking for Courage Day" - Schoolwide Discussion on Race and Racism

Latinx and African American Student Experiences - Equity Listening Tour

We're Not Supposed to Be Here

You're in America, Speak English or You Speak Spanish?

Crude Humor and Racially Charged Jokes

Some People Think Just Because I am Hispanic, I Should Be Living in a Trailer

A Safe Place to Discuss Racial and Cultural Issues

Case Study 6

7. Create Academic Affinity Groups and Scholar Support Programs for African American and Latinx Students

Our Latinx and African American Students Are in Honors and Advanced Placement Classes

Bridge to Calculus Project

Students of Color Scholars' Program

Our Students Take At least One Honors or AP Course

The MacScholars Program

Men Organized Responsible Educated

Mentoring Models and UT Austin's Project MALES for Latinx Males

8. Partner with Parents: Best Practices for Building Strong Parent Collaboration

Parent Learning Walk Teams and Parent Study Circles

Meet Parents Whenever and Wherever Available

Serendipitous Meeting with a Parent at Lowe's

Village of Wisdom Parent Group for Black Males

Monthly Parent Teas

Parent Engagement Stretches beyond Attendance at School Meetings

Trust, Understanding, Connection, and a Willingness to Meet

Fifth Grade Academic Playdate

Local Business Donations for Schools

Conduct a Parent Engagement Needs Assessment

Concluding Thoughts

What Else Can Principals Do?

Case Studies 7 &amp

8

Reflective Questions.

CASE RESOLUTIONS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78973-635-8