Dismantling Disproportionality in Practice: A Guide to Fostering Culturally Responsive Districts and Schools

This resource provides culturally responsive processes and tools to address disproportionality and create more equitable schools, drawing on the authors' work with school districts to identify and tackle the root causes of disproportionalities. It includes chapters on the equity audit process, partnering with young people, and self-reflective work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2024
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

This resource provides culturally responsive processes and practical tools to address disproportionality and promote more equitable schools. The authors, who have worked with school districts, illustrate how a theory of change can address disparate outcomes in special education placement and exclusionary discipline for students of color. Educational institutions can use this application guide to enhance educators' capacity in culturally responsive-sustaining education (CR-SE), enabling them to better meet the needs of racially, culturally, and linguistically marginalized students, families, and communities. The book includes chapters dedicated to conducting an equity audit to identify and address the root causes of disproportionalities, as well as strategies for partnering with young people to create inclusive environments. It also addresses the critical self-reflective work necessary to transform the experiences and outcomes of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and multilingual learners, students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and students with intersecting identities. Use "Dismantling Disproportionality in Practice" to guide your work with district and school leaders, staff, teachers, families, and youth.

Book Features:

● This companion to "Dismantling Disproportionality: A Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Systems Approach" (2023) offers valuable lessons learned from a former state-funded technical assistance center.

● Applicable tools and processes to help school districts confront beliefs, policies, procedures, and practices that lead to disproportionate outcomes and experiences.

● A holistic perspective on what equitable and culturally responsive schools look like, along with actionable steps for creating these spaces.

● Tangible exercises and examples from two school districts that have successfully implemented culturally responsive practices.

By utilizing the resources provided in this book, educators, administrators, and community members can work together to dismantle disproportionality and create more inclusive and equitable schools.

Weight: 276g
Dimension: 228 x 156 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807769447