The Culturally Proficient School

Randall B. Lindsey is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has served as a teacher, an administrator, executive director of a non-profit corporation, as Interim Dean at California Lutheran University, as Distinguished Educator in Residence at Pepperdine University, and as Chair of the Education Department at the University of Redlands. All of Randy's experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. His Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University, his Master of Arts in Teaching is in History Education from the University of Illinois, and his B.S. in Social Science Education is from Western Illinois University. He has served as a junior high school and high school teacher and as an administrator in charge of school desegregation efforts. At Cal State, L.A. he served as Chair of the Division of Administration and Counseling and as Director of the Regional Assistance Centers for Educational Equity, a regional race desegregation assistance center. With co-authors he has written several books and articles on applying the Cultural Proficiency Framework in various contexts.Email - randallblindsey@gmail.comWebsite - CCPEP.orgTwitter - @RBLindsey41

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Forewords 1st edition-- Flora Ida Ortiz 2nd edition-- Sid SalazarAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionI. Cultural Proficiency and the Achievement Gap1. Culture Frames Achievement Gaps Getting Centered Cultural Proficiency Manages Change Our Invitation to You: From NCLB to Common Core The ¿Why¿ of This Book2. The Importance of Culturally Proficient Leadership The Case: Maple View Maple View School District Maple View: The People Leadership Action That Matters Invitation: Assess Your Receptivity Cultural Proficiency Receptivity Scale Going DeeperII. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency: An Inside-Out Change Process The Conceptual Framework is a Guide3. Overcoming Self-Imposed Barriers to Moral Leadership Getting Centered Maple View Discovers What it Cares About Entitlement and Privilege as Education History Transformative Leadership Facing Entitlement: The Conundrum of Anger, Guilt or Confidence Reflections on Entitlement: A Pine Hills Elementary School Conversation Reflections on Entitlement: Oppression, Entitlement, or Self-Determination and Personal Responsibility? Self Determination and Personal Responsibility: From Feelings to Action4. Cultural Proficiency in Practice: The Guiding Principles Sam Brewer: The Making of a Culturally Proficient Practice Mobilizing Communities to Make Progress - Without Easy Answers The Guiding Principles of Culturally Proficient Leadership Focus on Assets, Overcome Barriers Core Value Expressions in Maple View School District Applying Guiding Principles to Your Practice5. The Cultural Proficiency Continuum: Changing the Conversation Cultural Proficiency: A Transformative Approach Return to Maple View6. The Essential Elements as Standards of Leadership Behavior Tolerance for Diversity vs. Transformation for Equity Pine Hills High School's Leadership Approach to Cultural Proficiency Essential Elements as Standards for Leadership Behavior and School Policy Making Sense of the Elements, Standards, and Behavior Template for Strategic Planning Going DeeperIII. Professional Learning for Organizational Change7. Conversation: A Skill for the Culturally Proficient Leader Getting Centered Skillful Use of Communication Channels Organizations as Relationships The Essence of Communication: Co-constructing Meaning Modes of Conversing Practicing Conversation Skills8. Leading in a Culture of Learning and Transformative Change Learning How to be a Culturally Proficient Leader Transformative Learning A Transformative Vision of Maple View School District Our Wish to You and the Community You Serve Going DeeperResources Book Study Guide The People of Maple View Break Through Questions Matrix of Cultural Proficiency Books' and Essential QuestionsReferencesIndex