Standard 3

Strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being. Education leaders create a school culture that values diversity. Students are known, accepted, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. The school’s culture supports a climate in which students are healthy, safe, and supported. The culture defines high expectations, encourages trust, and expects all to be responsible participants; as a result, all students thrive. Effective leaders:

• 1. Ensure that each student feels a sense of belonging, is treated fairly and respectfully, and is accepted and valued as an active member of the school community.

  2. Recognize, respect, and employ each student’s strengths, diversity, and culture as assets for teaching and learning.

  3. Analyze data to ensure that each student has equitable access to effective teachers, learning opportunities, academic and social support, and other resources needed for college/career readiness.

  4. Develop and communicate expectations and codes of conduct to address student behavior in a positive, fair, and unbiased manner.

  5. Confront and alter institutional biases and eliminate barriers associated with race, class, culture and language, gender and sexual orientation, and disability or special status.

  6. Utilize a variety of strategies to examine and address assumptions and beliefs that may conflict with vision, mission, core values, and goals.

  7. Incorporate knowledge of the social, cultural, leadership, and political dynamics of the school community to cultivate a positive academic learning environment.

  8. Promote the preparation of students to live productively in and contribute to the diverse cultural contexts of a global society.

  9. Act with cultural competence and responsiveness in their interactions, decision making, and practice.

PSEL Standard 3 Summary

Standard 3 focuses on effective leaders becoming advocates for fairness and equity of all students, teachers and stakeholders. Effective leaders incorporates cultural responsiveness in everyday practices. Leaders must exemplify cultural awareness through the recognition of each student's strengths and weaknesses and use relevant information or data to inform educational practices. Leaders must promote a community that acknowledges cultural diversity and works to provide each student with the resources needed for academic success and promotes overall well being. Effective leaders create a forum that gives all staff members and stakeholders a voice towards creating a more culturally diverse community that meets the needs of all students.

Class Assignment = CA Practice-Based Experience = PBE

Artifact #1 Restorative Practice PD (PBE)

Artifact 1 is an outline for an agenda on Restorative Practice. I co-facilitated the presentation for new teachers.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWHrFV4_A6qqTbRfklpEMhC98aFA_DPEa0p8yo8Uj14/edit

Artifact #2 New Staff Retreat (Cultural Responsiveness & Restorative) (PBE)

Artifact 2 is regional staff retreat agenda which covered a range of topics. I was a co-facilitator for the restorative practices.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHYoBA7gnx9oUpnohz8s3hgnzm8yx0JyRoUOMhXIMHw/edit

Artifact #3 HomeVisits (PBE)

Article 3 outlines the protocol for Home Visits. New teachers and some returning teachers are required to complete home visits for new students. I served as a guide for some of the new teachers and also collected inquiries from parents and addressed any other concerns or questions based on the up and coming school year.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ra4HmKFjTIeQ8V2SqAckO8dgWfzw3rmiivKia120QFw/edit

Artifact #4 Creating Exemplar for Classroom Routines using School Values for New Teachers (PBE)

Article 4 shows a new routine and procedures initiative aligned with the social and emotional curriculum for new teachers. My role was to provide feedback and pose questions for honest measure.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xLVvrxBieTovkOXny6-oLfbfoLyGexWaptionr1IRxc/edit

Artifact #5-Equity and Cultural Responsiveness Article Analysis (CA)

Artifact 5 focuses on identifying areas of concern as it relate to cultural responsiveness. During the assignment, I was tasked with locating an article that was a direct reflection of PSEL Standard 3.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_avkNy5s16bN9ZZKtFMH7Gkwyzb2mSI1z0PemzF1Eqs/edit