Baila Conmigo: Mentoring Latinas as School Leaders

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The nation is currently facing an unprecedented challenge with ensuring a fair and just society. These issues have heightened questions about racial and gender equality for Latinas which no longer can be ignored. Many organizations enable the status quo by not confronting these issues and have perpetuated marginalizing the Latina voice. This session is a result of a co-edited book, Baila Conmigo: Mentoring Latinas as School Leaders that is essential for Latina educational leadership. Presenters identify unique mentoring needs of Latina leaders and offer a mentoring framework, so that Latinas can occupy leadership roles and remain true to their roots. These roots are evidenced throughout the which includes the use of dichos (proverbs), testimonios (personal narratives) and consejos (recommendations).

Sub Unit

• SIG-Latina/o/x Research Issues

Chair

• Sonia Rodriguez, National University

Papers

• Our Consejos for Theoretical, Empirical, and Conceptual Understanding of Latina Leadership - Sonia Rodriguez, National University; Noni Mendoza-Reis, San José State University; Mariela Aime Rodriguez, University of Texas - San Antonio

• It Takes Two to Tango - Melissa A Holguin, Trinity University

• Understanding Unrecognized Latina Leadership - Blanca Tavera, San Jose State University

• Latinas Persisting in the Urban Principalship: Drawing From Their Community Cultural Wealth - Argelia Lara, Santa Clara University

• (Re)Examining Latina Principal Cultural Wealth Through a Critical Race Theory - Patricia M. López, Fresno Pacific University

• And Still, I Rise: Madres Poderosas in the Pursuit of Work-Life Justice Educational Leadership Roles - Janet OSEGURA VALENCIA

Discussant

• Noni Mendoza-Reis, San José State University