Courageous Conversations with Glenn Singleton

Council of the ��Great City Schools��Annual Meeting��

Milwaukee, WI

Beyond the Pledge:Courage to Become

My Brother’s Keeper

Leading COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION & Systemic Racial Equity Transformation to

Improve Achievement of Males of Color

October 21, 2014

Facilitator:

Glenn E. Singleton President & Founder

Welcome and Introductions Race Matters… The Framework: Systemic Equity Transformation Versus Random Acts of Equity and Pockets of Excellence An Introduction to COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION and Mindfulness Theory to Practice: What’s Next for Me? Engaging Courageous Conversation and Systemic Equity Transformation In Your Leadership and Beyond…

Session Outline

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Council of the Great City Schools��Courage to Become My Brother’s Keeper��

Annual Meeting��October 21, 2014�

Courageous Conversations

Compass

Believing Thinking

Acting Feeling 2

RACE MATTERS...



Race Matters… "Race matters. Race matters in part because of the long history of racial minorities being denied access to the political process…Race also matters because of persistent racial inequality in society — inequality that cannot be ignored and that has produced stark socioeconomic disparities...This refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of racial discrimination...As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society.”

Hon. Sonya Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice (2014)

What resonates in this dissenting opinion for you?

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Annual Meeting��October 21, 2014

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Source: MORE Courageous Conversations About Race By Glenn E. Singleton, Copyright 2013 Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA

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We Believe…��Systemic Racism is the most devastating factor contributing to the diminished capacity of all children, especially Black, Brown and

American Indian children, to achieve at the highest levels and contributes to the fracturing of the communities that nurture and

support them.

We Envision… All learners, especially Black, Brown and American Indian

children, and their families, are emancipated in racially-conscious and socially-just political and educational systems that nurture

their spirit and infinite potential.

We Value… Consciousness

Equity Freedom

Interdependence Love

Pacific Educational Group, Inc. Revised Fall 2011

Glenn E. Singleton President & CEO

Pacific Educational Group

A Racial Autobiography

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I do not see how we will ever solve the turbulent problem of race confronting our nation until there is an honest confrontation with it and a willing search

for the truth and a willingness to admit the truth when we discover it.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Developing Racial Equity Leadership and Achieving Systemic Equity & Excellence for

Males of Color

Minimally Somewhat Significantly

Engage in a broader conversation and examination of how issues of race, language and culture affect the work of your district.

Ensure that its pre-school efforts better serve Males of Color and their academic and social development.

Implement elementary and middle school efforts to increase pipeline of Males of Color who are succeeding academically and socially and who are on track to succeed in high school.

Transform high schools with persistently low graduation rates of Males of Color.

Increase the number of Males of Color participating in AP, Honors and Gifted and Talented programs.

Adopt and implement promising and proving approaches to reducing absenteeism, especially chronic absenteeism among Males of Color.

District will maintain data on how teachers do with Males of Color.

Encourage (Collaborate with) Colleges of Education to (develop and) adopt curriculum that addresses the academic, cultural and social needs of Males of Color.

Develop initiatives and regularly report on progress in retaining Males of Color in schools and reducing disproportionate suspensions and expulsions rates.

Reduce as appropriate the disproportionate numbers of Males of Color in Special Education courses.

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SKILL:�We Must Learn How to Talk About Race!�

WILL:�Beliefs determine Behaviors which�drive Results�

CAPACITY:�Authorize Productive �Disequilibrium; Avoid “Quick Fixes” �

KNOWLEDGE:�Race Conscious, Equity-Centered Policies, Programs & Practices�

Pacific Educational Group’s�SYSTEMIC RACIAL EQUITY TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK�

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Overcoming Barriers to Developing Racial Equity Leadership and Achieving

Systemic Equity & Excellence

Minimally Somewhat Significantly

District philosophy and policies are intentionally designed and aligned to meet the needs of a racially diverse school community.

Programs and practices are intentionally designed and aligned to meet the needs of a racially diverse school community.

Adequate human and fiscal resources from a variety of departments (i.e. Equity, Instruction, Student Services, Human Resources, Categorical Programs, etc.) are intentionally dedicated and allocated to effectively achieving equity and excellence.

Multi-cultural, multi-racial perspective/experiences are present, expressed and developed among executive leadership.

Effective & increasing recruitment, retention and development of administrators/faculty/staff of color.

Course of study reflects increasing racial diversity as evidenced by intentional curricular choices and instructional practices.

Effective & increasing retention, promotion and graduation of African American/Latino/Native American/Southeast Asian students.

Student activities increasingly reflective of diverse cultural/racial needs of student body.

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•  Superintendent & Exec Team • Guiding Coalition for Systemic

Racial Equity Transformation • Data Analysis, Policy Review,

Accountability • District Equity Transformation Plan •  School Board Development

District Executive Team Development

(DELT) • District and School

Administrators • Theory to Action • Leading for Racial Equity

•  Site-Based, Distributive

Equity Leadership • Guided Professional

Learning •  School Culture, Policies &

Procedures

CARE Team Development

• Classroom Action Research • Culturally Relevant Teaching • Teacher Collaboration •  Instructional Coaching • Effective Instruction for Black

& Brown Students PASS Team Development

Student Leadership

Development

STOC • Staff of Color • Support • Empowerment • Collaboration

•  Parent/Community Engagement & Empowerment

• Home/School Partnerships •  Student Success

•  Students Organized for Anti-Racism (SOAR)

•  Leadership Development •  Student Equity Institute

Leadership Team Development

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Equity Team Development

Phase One Phase Two Phase Three

Phase Four

Phase Six

A Framework for Systemic Equity Transformation

Phase Five

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Chapter 11 EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS

A Case Study


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Chapter 11 EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS

A Case Study

The closer you get to equity, the sooner the rules change.

—Dr. Melissa Krull, Superintendent,

Eden Prairie Schools


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Our Stories… �The stories people tell �

have a way of taking care of them.�

�If stories come to you, �

care for them.�And learn to give them away where they are

needed.��

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food �

to stay alive.�That is why we put stories in each other’s memory.�

�This is how people care for

themselves.�Barry Lopez �

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My District Racial Equity Story�

SPPS’ Racial Equity Story�

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Saint Paul Public Schools Graduation RatesSaint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) - with an increase in graduation rates to 73% - is proud to be part of the largest graduation rate increases in Minnesota in more than a decade, as well as important reductions in the disparities in graduation rates between white students and students of color.

Most SPPS grad rates are equal to or higher than the state average

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Central(+3 % pts from 2012)

Highland Park(+4 % pts from 2012)

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Como Park(+5 % pts from 2012)

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Johnson(+8 % pts from 2012)

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Harding(+5 % pts from 2012)

SPPS grad rates for Black students are higher than the state average at all schools

SPPS grad rates for ELL students are higher than the state average at all schools

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Other highlights

The graduation gap between Black and White students at Como decreased from 19 percentage points in 2011 to 7 percentage points in 2013; a reduction in the gap of 12 percentage points.

Johnson saw noticeable increases in graduation rates from 2012 to 2013 for Asian students (15 percentage points), ELL students (14 percentage points), students on free/reduced lunch (9 percentage points).

Central Sr. saw noticeable increases in graduation rates from 2012 to 2013 for Hispanic students (13 percentage points).

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For more information, visit spps.org

Systemic Racial Equity Transformation: Board & Superintendent Vision for Equity And Excellence Inventing DELT: Racial Equity Plan, Policy and Programming Design and Implementation LEADS/E-Teams: Principals/Directors, Site/ Departments Development and Accountability CARE: Culturally Relevant Instruction PASS: Parents & Community Empowerment

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Courageous Conversation Protocol

Courageous Conversation is the utilization of the Four Agreements, Six Conditions and Compass in order to engage, sustain and deepen intra-racial, and inter-racial dialogue about race, racial identity and institutional Racism; and is an essential foundation for examining schooling and improving student achievement.

The (Six) Conditions

!  ENGAGE through your own PERSONAL racial experiences, beliefs and perspectives while demonstrating respectful understanding of specific historical as well as contemporary, local and immediate racial contexts.

!  SUSTAIN yourself and others in the conversation through mindful inquiry into those MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, beliefs and experiences that are different than your own.

!  DEEPEN your understanding of WHITENESS and interrogate your beliefs

about your own association with and relationship to racial privilege and power.



Race in my life? …how much is my life impacted by race?

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Six Conditions of Courageous Conversation 1. Establish a racial context that is personal, local and immediate. 15

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★  Race is...



Racial Consciousness (?)

Racial Impact (100)

To what degree am I conscious of the impact of race on my life?

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To what degree am I conscious of Race In My Life...

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Local, Immediate!

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What’s Next For Me? Theory to Practice: Engaging Courageous Conversation

and Systemic Equity Transformation In My Leadership and Beyond…



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October 25–29, 2014

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