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The Mid-Atlantic Equity Center
Promoting the Achievement of Students of Color:
A Practitioner’s Approach
April 20, 2007
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student
Achievement
Dr. Rita L. Robinson
National 4-H Conference Center
7100 Connecticut Avenue – Chevy Chase, MD 20815
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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We will review what the research says about the achievement of students
of color.
We will discuss the role of the administrator in promoting achievement in
students of color.
We will discuss how policies and procedures impact and promote
achievement in students of color.
We will discuss how attitudes and expectations of administrators impact
achievement in students of color.
We will discuss strategies for identifying and promoting achievement in
students of color.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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We will review what the research says about the achievement of students
of color.
We will discuss the role of the administrator in promoting achievement in
students of color.
We will discuss how policies and procedures impact and promote
achievement in students of color.
We will discuss how attitudes and expectations of administrators impact
achievement in students of color.
We will discuss strategies for identifying and promoting achievement in
students of color.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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Findings from Research
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Role of the Administrator
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Implementation of Policies and Procedures
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Attitudes and Expectations of Stakeholders
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Strategies for Promoting Achievement in
Students of Color
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Summary
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
Five core competencies are essential to success in effectively
teaching minority and low-income students.
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Intercultural communication.
Prejudice Reduction.
Establishing culturally supportive learning environments.
Designing curriculum and instruction for education that is
multicultural and accelerating minority achievement.
Test, management, and assessment of achievement equity.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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LEAD BY EXAMPLE
Personal:
Know and Monitor
Cognitive:
Openness for Learning
Social:
Communicate and Interact
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Personal:
Learning and Examining
Cognitive:
Revising and Reviewing
Social:
Opportunities for Growth
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS
Personal:
A Shared Vision
Cognitive:
Communicate Expectations
Social:
Feedback Sessions
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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Eliminate cultural conflict between home and school
environment by improving communications.
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Develop communication channels for minorities to
voice concerns.
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Participate in professional growth activities, attend
professional meetings, read professional journals, take
classes, or attend seminars on relevant topics.
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Provide in-service training for teachers to increase their
effectiveness in working with students of color.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
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Review and monitor educational programs to ensure that
they meet various students needs.
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Implement programs to provide additional instruction to
students who do not pass minimal competency tests.
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Monitor the racial/sexual composition of student groups and
the compliance of the school with the provisions of Title IX.
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Identify and observe teacher behaviors that increase
students’ willingness to take intellectual risks and develop
self-efficacy in academic achievement.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
In summary, the administrator is a major stakeholder and cheer leader in
promoting student achievement. Teachers, parents, community leaders, school
boards, are also essential players. However, there are five steps of continuous
improvement that have great potential for facilitating the achievement of
students of color.
1. Strong committed effective leadership
2. School community of core beliefs and shard vision
3. Effective use of data for determining gaps between shared vision and
reality.
4. Relevant innovations that will improve instruction.
5. Implement, monitor and evaluate action plans.
The Administrator:
Key Factor in Student Achievement
1.
ETMA Network (2005), A Practical Guide to Accelerating Student
Achievement Across Cultures: Strategies for Administrators, Teachers,
Students and Parents. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland State Department
of Education.
2.
Glanz, Jeffrey (2002), Funding Your Leadership. Alexandria,VA:
Association for Supervisions and Curriculum Development.
3.
National Association of Elementary School Principals (2001), Standards
for What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do: Alexandria VA
4.
Smith, Wilma (1989), Instructional Leadership: How Principals Make A
Difference. Alexandria,VA: Association for Supervisors and Curriculum
Development.
5.
Zamuda, Allison (2004). Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of
Continuous Improvement. Alexandria,VA: Association for Supervisions
and Curriculum and Development.