Coaching for Equity in California’s Leadership Preparation Programs

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium follows an adapted consultancy protocol to examine individual coaching for equity in three leadership preparation programs in California. The authors, all program directors and coaches of leadership candidates, will each briefly present research on their work, addressing: (1) the impact of individual coaching on Latina candidates’ sense of agency, leadership presence, and ability to lean into conflict; (2) a coaching framework designed to empower new school leaders to effectively address inequity; and (3) professional learning spaces designed to support the continual development of coaches. The audience and the discussant will have the opportunity to ask questions in the middle. The discussant, a high-level state official, will provide additional perspective, and we will end with reflection from the authors.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 4: Policies, Mattering, and Praxis

Chair

• Jennifer Goldstein, California State University - Fullerton

Papers

• “Calladita Te Miras Mas Bonita”: Coaching Latinas Into Their Leadership in a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program - Jennifer Goldstein, California State University - Fullerton

• Reciprocal Learning Partnerships for Equity: Leading for Equity - Tonikiaa Orange, University of California - Los Angeles

• Building Capacity and Courage: Professional Learning for Equity-Centered Leadership Coaches - Soraya Sablo Sutton, University of California - Berkeley

Discussant

• Mary Vixie Sandy, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing