March 2021: School Administrator
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Equity WarriorsHow a North Carolina school district is tackling the status quo to dismantle unfair practices that lead to predictive outcomes by race.
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Developing Support for Equity InitiativesLeaders need to focus time and resources on communications and engagement as well as changes to educational programming
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Stimulating School Board Action on the Equity FrontWhen dealing with student equity, getting the board’s support is crucial.
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Diversifying the Teacher WorkforceExplore ways school systems can make diversifying its teacher workforce a priority.
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Undoing Disproportionate DisciplineRacial disparities are pushing some school districts to adopt less harsh practices rooted in restorative justice.
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Two Sides of Policing Inside SchoolsAn accountability officer and a superintendent share their thoughts on police officers in schools.
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Our Students Push Real Change for Racial FairnessStudents and graduates voice concerns over a mascot and the lack of culturally responsive instruction.
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A Network on Racism Borne Out of My Need to LearnHow can you lead anti-racist practices and thinking when you are learning alongside everyone else?
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Championing Equity and DiversityA New Jersey administrator on her district’s intent to evaluate each action for its cultural impact.
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The Role of a District’s High ExpectationsEstablishing a culture of high expectations for everyone, including administrators and teachers.
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Personal Growth: Superintendent Skill AreasSkill areas that superintendents rate their least effective.
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Embellishing the PastHow do you handle a professional reference when the former colleague has exaggerated accomplishments on his resume?
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Student Discipline During Remote InstructionIf the student’s behavior is wrong in school, then it’s wrong inside a virtual classroom.
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Revisiting the Board’s Operating ProtocolRe-evaluating formal procedures to stem misguided acts by board members.
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A Hashtag Supports Us During a PandemicHow one district is using its social media to connect its community around learning.
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What I Gain From Riding the BusA superintendent shares the benefits of riding her district’s entire fleet of school buses.
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Too Many Standards? My Four AnswersFour practical solutions from a top consultant for loss of learning during the pandemic.
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Promoting Equity Amid Polarization
Why I continue to lead for equity and social justice in my 7,000-student school district amid criticism.
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Fit to LeadLEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS through the pandemic has revealed to us much about how vulnerable our students and staff are to physical, social-emotional and mental health demands.
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The Hidden Prejudice We HarborBeing aware of our own biases while pursuing racial equity in schools.
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A Student Advocate They Don’t ForgetThe Umatilla, Ore., superintendent on being an advocate for her students.
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Editor's Note
Acting on Racial Equity
What does it mean to be a white superintendent who cares about race and equity leading a predominantly white community that at best is indifferent to these issues if not outrightly opposed?
For the past 18 months or so, Lee Teitel has managed a small professional network of such superintendents in southeastern Connecticut who are wrestling through peer consultation with complex questions of racial equity and social justice in their communities.
In many respects, they reflect the predominantly white ranks of the superintendency (92 percent, according to AASA’s 2020 decennial survey) and are running school districts that exemplify the experience of roughly half of the nation’s K-12 students who are largely isolated from students of color.
One superintendent was drawn to the network after hearing from white graduates how unprepared they felt to go to colleges that were so much more diverse than their hometown. Other superintendents were motivated in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. They came to the network knowing they needed to do something about systemic racism without being sure what that is.
Teitel, who works for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, contributes an important piece about the peer network in an issue full of powerful expressions and descriptions of practical measures for acting on racial equity in K-12 education.
I would welcome hearing from readers on what here resonates and what does not.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
Awards of Excellence
Association Media and Publishing recognized School Administrator magazine with a 2022 EXCEL Award for Single Topic Issue in the 10,001 to 20,000 category. The March issue of the magazine on racial equity won the gold medal.
School Administrator magazine also received an Award of Merit in NSPRA's national contest magazine category for this issue.
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