Association of California School Administrators
Volume 47, No. 2 | November/December 2017
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To Our Readers
Fulfilling the promise of
equity for our students
means learning all we can
about challenges.
Educators must explicitly grant families of color authentic access to share their voices.
That includes not pulling rank by posture, tone or title.
By Tovi C. Scruggs-Hussein
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Asked & Answered
Why is listening to the voices
of students imperative to a
school’s mission?
Three student engagement
leaders share their insights.
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Transgender student rights in
the Trump administration
Pending court cases and
actions have challenged the
status of transgender rights
in federal law.
By Stephen McLoughlin, Mari-
lou Mirkovich and Eve Fichtner
Student voice and equitable
civic learning
Schools need to increase
opportunities for students to
develop their civic participa-
tion skills.
By Jennifer Elemen
Soft data cuts to the core of our actions
A focus on soft data can help school leaders and teachers identify
datasets on equity, access and opportunity that are often missed
but essential to student achievement.
By Cheryl James-Ward
Leadership
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Including queer voices in our equity dialogue
For individuals, schools and school systems, providing safer,
more inclusive school environments for LGBTQ+ youth can
be life or death work.
By James Hilton Harrell
16 Honoring African American parents as partners in education
By Lisa Marie Gonzales
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Do your grading practices undermine equity initiatives?
Public school grading practices exert enormous influence on how our students learn,
especially those who have been historically underserved.
By Joe Feldman
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Equity masterminds: Thinking together is the key to success
Educational equity is a big responsibility added to school leadership. Sharing the work
with colleagues and equity professionals provides new possibilities.
By Aliah K. MaJon
Why principals need a Black and Latino male student strategy
To combat the disconnect between theory and practice on the job, school leaders need
a Black and Latino male strategy that is clear, regularly discussed, and a part of the
school mission.
By Wil Greer and Tyrone Howard
Disrupting inequity through collaboration,
engagement and mindset
38 Preparing role models for a majority minority student body
Working together in teams to cultivate an equity mindset and
create lessons that resonate with students of color unites edu-
cators to meet the learning needs of all students.
By Brian Edwards
School leaders whose cultures match changing student demographics are much needed,
but so is providing major improvement in administrator preparation programs.
By Luis Mojica
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