’This is a book I didn′t know I needed until I read it. But now that I have read it, I will read it again and again with my leadership team. The authors have provided some powerful lessons about transformative leadership through personal stories that are moving, compelling and captivating.’
—Sarah Jerome, Superintendent
Arlington Heights School District 25, IL
’The authors serve as wonderful role models for young women of color, who will enjoy reading about where the authors come from and how far they have gone. Their insightful stories will contribute to the development of more female leaders in our country.’
—Daniel Domenech, Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators
’Franco, Ott and Robles share three compelling stories that answer both the why and how questions concerning the urgent need for culturally proficient learning experiences for every American student.’
—Robert Hill, Director of Education Initiatives
The Ball Foundation
Three successful superintendents share how to educate all students
Extending democracy into schools so that every child has the opportunity to achieve is the topic of many books and conversations. The three Latina superintendents who coauthored this book do more than discuss the issue of equity in education—they live it. They grew up affected by it, taught students who needed it, and changed the minds of those who resisted it. These trailblazing women chronicle their childhoods, careers, and challenges and share their vision to transform schools into places of equity and excellence. They use the lens of cultural proficiency to enhance readers′ understanding of:
- Barriers to educational opportunity and equity
- Conditions that help promote success for underserved students
- Ways to leverage culture as an asset
- Links between high-quality education for some and excellence for all learners
A Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School is filled with reflective prompts, self-check protocols, and other tools for deep and meaningful professional learning. Not only do these remarkable women serve as role models for students from all cultures, their success stories are a source of inspiration to all educators who aspire to extend the promises of democracy to every North American student.
Spis treści
Foreword by Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, Ph D
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. The Why of This Book
2. Pueblo, Kronach, and East Los Angeles: Our Beginnings
3. Conversations With the Superintendents: The Teacher Years
4. Conversations With the Superintendents: The Administrator Years
5. Lessons Learned: Acknowledging Barriers, Recognizing Cultural Assets
6. Lessons Learned: Cultural Assets Inform Actions
7. Developing Your Leadership for Equity Plan
Resources
References
Index
O autorze
Darline P. Robles, Ph.D., is currently a Professor of Clinical Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. Her primary responsibility is the development of new Masters degree program for school leadership. She recently retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education where she served as County Superintendent of Schools for eight years. As the top education leader of the nation′s most populous and diverse county, she ensured the financial and academic stability of 80 school districts that serve more than two million preschool and school age children. She was the first woman and Latina to be named Superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education in 2002. Prior to being named superintendent of LACOE, Dr. Robles was the chief of the Salt Lake City School District for close to eight years, where she was recognized for raising student achievement, significantly reducing the drop-out rate and securing vital resources for needy schools. Earlier, as Superintendent of the Montebello Unified School District, she saved the district from a state take-over by returning it to financial stability within two years. A native Californian, she began her 30 year plus education career as an intern at Los Padrinos Juvinile Hall at LACOE, as a teacher in Montebello, coordinator of bilingual and bicultural education and as an elementary and intermediate school principal and assistant superintendent.
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