Dedication; Acknowledgment; Publisher's Acknowledgments; Foreword; About the Authors; Prologue; Chapter 1 -- What Frames Us, Defines Us; Getting Centered; Going Deeper; Chapter 2 -- Culturally Proficient Leadership Fosters Transformative Change; Getting Centered; Going Deeper; Chapter 3 -- Change Begins with Core Value and Belief Statements; Getting Centered; Going Deeper; Activity 3.1 -- Can You Believe?; Activity 3.2 -- Walking Forward Part I; Chapter 4 -- Yes, We Actually Live Our Values; Getting Centered; Going Deeper; Activity 4.1 -- Walking Forward Part II; Activity 4.2 -- I Am Activity; Chapter 5 -- Continuous Learning Involves Deconstructing our Learning; Getting Centered; Going Deeper; Activity 5.1 -- The Power of Us; Activity 5.2 -- Opening Doors for Students -- Do Our Actions Reflect Our Values? Part 1; Activity 5.3 -- Opening Doors for Students -- To What Extent are We Escorting Students Through the Doors? Part 2; Activity 5.4 -- Data that Demonstrates Areas of Need; Activity 5.5 -- Book Club; Epilogue; Resources; Resource A -- Book Study Guide; Resource B -- Cultural Proficiency Books' Essential Questions; Resource C -- 3-Year Implementation Journey; Resource D -- A Cultural Proficiency Implementation Model; References
Summary
See how one school district made cultural proficiency real-and how you can too! This book tells the story of Ventura Unified School District's successful implementation of cultural proficiency, which opened long-closed doors for marginalized students and returned gains on every key success metric. Most importantly, it will empower you to do the same for your school or district. Resources include: A method for evaluating the impact of educational decisions on students' access to learning A clearly outlined three-year implementation plan for making your school culturally proficient A content-ric
