Engraving School Districts with the Cultural Wealth and Social Justice Advocacy of Latina/o/x School Leaders: Stories From the Field

Kendra Lowery; Silvia Romero-Johnson

doi:10.5771/9781793615275

Summary

The community cultural wealth that culturally responsive Latina/o/x school leaders bring to their profession has much to offer Latina/o/x students and families in particular, schools and communities generally, aspiring school leaders, and those who prepare them.

Engraving School Districts With the Cultural Wealth and Social Justice Advocacy of Latinx School Leaders examines the lived experiences of eight Latina/o/x school and district leaders, presented as testimonios. The authors explain how community cultural wealth, which is derived from critical race theory, informed professional motivations, leadership experiences, and advocacy actions. Key aspects of Latina/o/x school leadership include how leaders: dismantled deficit-based thinking; maintained high expectations; developed equitable relationships with students and families; acknowledged and valued Latino cultures and identities; and encouraged Spanish language. Connections between the leaders’ actions, culturally responsive leadership, and related concepts are drawn. The enactment of culturally responsive leadership combined with the centering of Latino cultures and language is evidence of Latino Educational Leadership.

The concept of “engraving” is introduced to consider ways in which districts and leader preparation programs can make enduring changes by embedding the culturally responsive practices of Latina/o/x leaders across all current and aspiring leaders. Therefore, the responsibility for creating equitable engagement and achievement for Latina/o/x students and families will not rest solely upon Latina/o/x leaders.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-1526-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-1527-5
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 104
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. The Urgent Need For Latina/o/x School Leaders No access
2. Purpose of This Book No access
3. Deficit- vs. Asset-Based Thinking No access
4. Why This Book Is Important No access
5. Positionality No access
6. Silvia No access
7. 1. Preferred Use of Terms No access
1. 1. Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) No access
2. Critical Race Counterstories (Counternarratives) No access
3. 1. Familial Capital No access
  2. Navigational Capital No access
  3. Linguistic Capital No access
4. 1. 1. Leadership on School Boards No access
5. Culturally Responsive School Leadership No access
6. 1. Books about Latina/o/x School Leaders No access
1. First Phase of Interviews No access
2. Second Phase of Interviews No access
1. 1. High Expectations No access
2. Content Question No access
3. Familial Capital No access
4. 1. Familial Capital and Immigration Experiences No access
5. 1. Linguistic Capital No access
6. Content Questions No access
7. 1. Questions to Consider About the Hiring Process No access
1. Motivations No access
2. 1. Uplifting High Expectations No access
  2. Eradicating Low Expectations No access
  3. Desire to Contribute Linguistic Capital As a Bilingual Educator No access
  4. Power to Enact and Influence Advocacy No access
  5. Increased Representation of Latinos in Leadership No access
3. Routes Taken to Leadership No access
4. Content Question No access
5. Reflection Questions for Learning from the Experiences of Latina/o/x Administrators: Engraving No access
1. 1. Identity-Consciousness and Power No access
  2. Identity, Representation, and Advocacy No access
2. High Academic Expectations No access
3. 1. Centering Race, Culture, and Language in Institutional Changes and Decision-Making No access
4. Parent and Family Engagement: Working Alongside Parents/Families No access
5. Content Questions No access
6. Reflection Question for Learning from the Experiences of Latina/o/x Administrators: Engraving No access
1. 1. Honoring and Celebrating Identity No access
  2. Shared Experience No access
  3. Role Models/Representation No access
2. Community Cultural Wealth No access
3. Linguistic Capital: Upholding Bilingualism within Schools No access
4. Asset-Based Family and Community Engagement No access
5. Social Justice Advocacy No access
6. Content Question No access
1. 1. Recruitment and Retention of Latina/o/x School Leaders No access
2. 1. Promising Practices for Being a Student of the Community No access
  2. Social Justice Advocacy No access
3. Conclusion No access
Afterword No access Pages 91 - 92
References No access Pages 93 - 100
Index No access Pages 101 - 102
About the Authors No access Pages 103 - 104