Student-Centered, Systems-Designed, Equity-Driven Leadership
Interactive 9-hour online course with opportunity to earn 1 graduate credit
June 8, 15 & 29, 2022 | 10:00 AM -1:00 PM CDT (via Zoom)
Price: $800 non-members | $400 members
Call to Action
“It seems now more than ever that schooling can and should be designed to support young people of all identities and backgrounds as they self-actualize, realize their full potential and participate in a democratic society... [and that] schools today must focus relentlessly on the social-emotional, academic, and healthy identity development of every child” (PELP Note on Racial Equity in Schools, 2020).
Overview
The success of every student is dependent on the coordinated and focused efforts of school and district leaders. When disparate outcomes exist in school systems for some students, leaders must ask the difficult question, “Are we leading for equity? Have we created the systems to ensure success for every student?” In this interactive, practitioner-led symposium, participants will analyze their current context culturally, structurally, and systemically, to “accurately see the systems that produce their current results” (PELP Note on Racial Equity). They will assess the doorways and barriers in their system that are either supporting students or causing harm and widening opportunity gaps. Using an intentional racial equity lens, leaders will engage in rich dialogue, reflect on essential text, share promising practices, and plan for next steps as leaders for equity.
Objectives
“It seems now more than ever that schooling can and should be designed to support young people of all identities and backgrounds as they self-actualize, realize their full potential and participate in a democratic society... [and that] schools today must focus relentlessly on the social-emotional, academic, and healthy identity development of every child” (PELP Note on Racial Equity in Schools, 2020).
Overview
The success of every student is dependent on the coordinated and focused efforts of school and district leaders. When disparate outcomes exist in school systems for some students, leaders must ask the difficult question, “Are we leading for equity? Have we created the systems to ensure success for every student?” In this interactive, practitioner-led symposium, participants will analyze their current context culturally, structurally, and systemically, to “accurately see the systems that produce their current results” (PELP Note on Racial Equity). They will assess the doorways and barriers in their system that are either supporting students or causing harm and widening opportunity gaps. Using an intentional racial equity lens, leaders will engage in rich dialogue, reflect on essential text, share promising practices, and plan for next steps as leaders for equity.
Objectives
- Explore what a systems approach to excellence through equity looks like at the classroom, school, and district levels
- Unpack a phased approach to leading for equity that builds a broad-based culture focused on each and every student
- Identify elements of best practice that leaders for equity continually leverage
- Self-assess current placement on the continuum of leading for equity
- Collaborate with national thought leaders on problems of practice to promote and support progress
- Identify clear next steps to champion as leaders for equity in your local context
- Amplify the voices of current district leaders
Framing Resources
- Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard University: Note on Racial Equity in School Systems (2020)
- Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Coherence Framework (2011)
- The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing your Organization and the World, Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky (2009)
- ERDI Systems Leadership for Equity Article Series (2022)
Audience
The course is geared towards education leaders who influence, manage, and lead district & school initiatives. (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Coordinators, Board Members, etc.)
Graduate Credit Opportunity
National Louis University (NLU) has partnered with ERDI and The Scholar First, Inc. to offer graduate course credit for course participants. Upon successful completion of this online course, participants may apply through NLUs Prior Learning Office for 1 semester hour (SH) of graduate credit, which can be applied to NLU’s MEd/EdS Educational Leadership Program. There is a $100 fee due to NLU upon approval of the application.Please contact NLU's Prior Learning Office at [email protected] with questions.
The course is geared towards education leaders who influence, manage, and lead district & school initiatives. (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, Coordinators, Board Members, etc.)
Graduate Credit Opportunity
National Louis University (NLU) has partnered with ERDI and The Scholar First, Inc. to offer graduate course credit for course participants. Upon successful completion of this online course, participants may apply through NLUs Prior Learning Office for 1 semester hour (SH) of graduate credit, which can be applied to NLU’s MEd/EdS Educational Leadership Program. There is a $100 fee due to NLU upon approval of the application.Please contact NLU's Prior Learning Office at [email protected] with questions.
