1st Edition
Culturally Conscious Decision-Making for School Leaders A Toolkit for Creating a More Equitable School Culture
This exciting new book provides school leaders with a highly effective framework for culturally responsive and equity-driven leadership. School culture is how you lead, how your core values are represented in the work you do daily, and how stakeholders are impacted by what you choose. Author and educator Shauna McGee helps you grapple with the technical and adaptive challenges of developing an effective culture, and you’ll learn how to shape your school culture by applying a culturally responsive lens to your decision-making. Each chapter in this practical book explores a different area of decision-making – including vision, budgeting, instructional programming, capacity building, and use of data. Full of rich examples, takeaway rubrics, and questions for self-reflection, this book is designed for current and aspiring school leaders who want to develop an equitable and student-centered culture.
1. Introduction: Core Values and Self-Interrogation: Who. Are. You? 2. For the [School] Culture 3. School Culture and Shared Values: What’s the V.I.B.E? 4. Budgeting: What ya Pockets Lookin’ Like? 5. Instructional Core: You Are What They Teach! 6. Capacity Building: That’s Your People? 7. Data and Progress Monitoring: Numbers Don’t Lie, Right? 8. Sustainability and Your Legacy: Were You Official?
Biography
Shauna McGee, M.A., M.S.Ed., Ed.M., is an educator and professional student hailing from Queens, whose career has been dedicated to teaching English in the Bronx. Shauna's leadership philosophy is deeply rooted in the development of culturally responsive curricula and instructional methodologies, emphasizing the importance of inclusive learning environments, and fostering meaningful relationships with students and families. Currently, she holds the position of Assistant Principal, where her visionary approach to curriculum and instruction continues to inspire and elevate the educational experience for young people and those that nurture them
