Full Description
Create a systemwide plan for transforming the district office, schools, and classrooms into places that truly support ALL students achieving their highest levels!This updated edition of the bestseller continues to explain the need for candid, courageous conversations about race so that educators may understand why achievement inequality persists and learn how they can develop a curriculum that promotes true educational equity and excellence. NEW! Revised Courageous Conversation CompassNEW! Racial autobiographies NEW! Case study on St. Paul Public Schools, which has stayed on track with the Courageous Conversation protocol and frameworkNEW! Links to video segments of the author describing the workREVISED! Activities and checklists for school and district leadersREVISED! Action and implementation steps
Contents
Foreword by Gloria Ladson-BillingsAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorIntroduction1. Breaking the Silence: Ushering in Courageous Conversation About RaceThe Racial Achievement Gap and Other Systemic Racial DisparitiesThree Critical FactorsThe Courageous Conversation Strategy and ProtocolPart I. Passion: An Essential Characteristic of Racial Equity Leadership2. What's So Courageous About This Conversation?Courageous ConversationA Difficult Conversation3. Why Race?The Problem of the Color LineThe Racial GapRace as a Factor in EducationDealing With RaceEstablishing Common Language Around RaceDo We Have the Will?Racial Autobiography Part I: Glenn Singleton4. Agreeing to Talk About RaceRacial ConsciousnessFour Agreements of Courageous ConversationRacial Autobiography: Curtis LintonPart II. Practice: The Foundation of Racial Equity Leadership5. The First Condition: Getting Personal Right Here and Right NowPersonal, Local, and ImmediateThe Impact of Race on My LifeDegree of Racial ConsciousnessRacial Consciousness Versus Racial UnconsciousnessRacial Autobiography: Melissa Krull6. The Second Condition: Keeping the Spotlight on RaceIsolating RaceUnpacking RaceRacial Autobiography: Patrick Sanchez7. The Third Condition: Engaging Multiple Racial PerspectivesSocial Construction of KnowledgeSurfacing Critical PerspectivesRacial Autobiography: Leidene King8. The Fourth Condition: Keeping Us All at the TableInterracial DialogueCreating SafetyThe Courageous Conversation CompassRacial Autobiography: Andrea Johnson9. The Fifth Condition: What Do You Mean By "Race"?A Brief History of RaceA Working Definition of RaceRacial Autobiography: Luis Versalles10. The Sixth Condition: Let's Talk About WhitenessWhite Is a ColorWhite PrivilegeWhite Is a CultureWhite ConsciousnessWhiteness as Examined in the Five ConditionsWhite Racial Identity DevelopmentRacial Autobiography: Rev HillstromPart III. Persistence: The Key to Racial Equity Leadership11. How Racial Equity Leaders Eliminate Systemic Racial DisparitiesInvisibility Versus HypervisibilityUnderstanding Students of Color and Indigenous Students Within a White SchoolUnderstanding Systemic White RacismThe Injustice of Gradualism and Incremental ChangeRacial Autobiography: Courtlandt Butts12. Exploring a Systemic Framework for Achieving Equity in SchoolsA Vision of EquitySystemic Racial Equity TransformationRacial Autobiography: Unsuk ZuckerRacial Autobiography: Malcolm Fialho13. Courageous Conversation as a Strategy for Achieving Equity in SchoolsPersonal Racial Equity LeadershipIndividual Teacher Racial Equity LeadershipWhole School Racial Equity LeadershipSystemic Racial Equity LeadershipSt. Paul Public Schools: A Case StudyLeadership for Racial EquityRacial Autobiography Part II: Glenn SingletonReferences and Selected BibliographyIndex
