Full Description
Advance equity by learning to crack the system's codes
We must act now, using what we already know, to advance equity and raise the achievement of every student. With three decades of leading equity work across the country, George S. Perry Jr. issues a call to action for educational leaders who are willing to fight the fight for equity for all students.
School and district leaders will encounter roadblocks as they enact systemic change, but Equity Warriors introduces practical, realistic, and strategic approaches for navigating those barriers. Equity Warriors equips education leaders with the moves they can make today to achieve the vision that every student becomes a high achiever by
Providing real school and district examples of systemic equity efforts
Demonstrating the parallel work that school and district teams must do to achieve and sustain systemic change
Cracking the codes in the domains of politics, diplomacy, and warfare to achieve the equity agenda.
Equity Warriors is a must read for leaders at all levels of the system who have chosen to be in this fight and are ready to do what it takes to make the system work for all students.
Contents
Foreword by Larry Leverett
Introduction
Preface: Begin with Students
Part I: Build an Equity Agenda: Student Data
Chapter 1: District leaders define equity by knowing students and finding allies
Politics: Balance conflicts to build an equity agenda
Diplomacy: Build a critical mass of support for advancing equity
Warfare: Use student data to convince, question, and teach
Chapter 2: School leaders center the equity agenda on student experiences
Politics: Engage the school community in shaping and telling the school's story
Diplomacy: Rally stakeholders to your school's equity agenda
Warfare: Know your students
Part II: Lead with Purpose: Values-Enhanced Leadership
Chapter 3: District leaders identify and engage with shared values
Politics: Surface and articulate values
Diplomacy: Lead change focusing on values
Warfare: Act with purpose, understanding, and resolve
Chapter 4: School leaders communicate and live their values, and expect the same from others
Politics: Help others stand with you
Diplomacy: Link values to intended outcomes
Warfare: Act deliberately
Part III: Educate Each and Every Student Well: Teaching & Learning
Chapter 5: District leaders focus and maintain attention on teaching and learning
Politics: Bring coherence to systems, structures, resources, stakeholders, and culture
Diplomacy: Build expertise and capacity around teaching and learning
Warfare: Act with a laser-like focus on teaching and learning
Chapter 6: School leaders ensure each and every student succeeds
Politics: Bring coherence to provide access to rigorous learning for all students
Diplomacy: Use protocols and processes to build capacity
Warfare: Hold everyone in the school accountable for student learning
Epilogue
