Full Description
Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools brings together the latest educational research and powerful first-person narratives to explore how culturally responsive and sustaining practices can reshape K-12 education for the better.
This timely and essential volume highlights the work of school principals, teacher leaders, student and parent advocates, district administrators, and external consultants who are actively leading change in their communities. Each section pairs research-based chapters with authentic testimonials, followed by expert analysis that draws out key themes and actionable insights. Together, these voices offer a rich, multidimensional portrait of what it takes to create inclusive learning environments.
Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools offers a roadmap for navigating systemic challenges with courage, care, and a commitment to justice. A vital resource for practitioners and students of educational leadership, this book charts a path toward schools where all students can thrive.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Need for Research on Schools Becoming Culturally Responsive and Sustaining; Kristy Cooper Stein and Soon-young Oh
PART 1 - LEADING CHANGE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
Chapter 2. Possibilities Purged: Teacher Testimonials of the Trials and Tribulations of Trying for Change in a Mountain West Public High School; Nicole Wilson Steffes, Katherine Nitka, Aurora Torrejón, and Laura Nagle Cheney
Chapter 3. Fighting Ghosts and Making Moves: A Journey of Leadership for Belonging; Brian A. Valentine
Chapter 4. Leading from Culturally Responsive Vision: Advancing Cultural Responsivity through Community-Driven Graduate Portraits; Mary-Louise Leger, Karen Ikegami, Rick Jager, and Liyah Matari
PART 2 - LEADING CHANGE FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL
Chapter 5. Cultural Responsivity, Abolition, and Special Education: Addressing the Intersections of Race, Community, and Disability; Kristin Vogel-Campbell
Chapter 6. Si Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Implementing Sustaining Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instructional Practices; Sandra Montañez-Diodonet
Chapter 7. When Mindset Meets Action: Merging Culturally Responsive Practice with Districtwide Programming; Beth Duzy
PART 3 - LEADING CHANGE FROM OUTSIDE THE K-12 SYSTEM
Chapter 8. Teacher Leadership as a Driver of Culturally Responsive School Improvement; Meredith L. Wronowski, Wesley L. C. Henry, and Bryan A. VanGronigen
Chapter 9. Community Engagement as a Catalyst for Culturally Responsive Approaches to Education Reform; Andre'a J. Dorsey
Chapter 10. Conclusion: New Ways Forward for Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools; Kristy Cooper Stein
