Growing and Sustaining Equity-Centered Leaders: Reimagining Professional Learning and Coaching

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Our vision of an equity-centered school leader is one who cultivates prosperity and liberation for students and staff, particularly those from historically marginalized populations, by increasing access and inclusion, building trusting relationships, removing barriers, and creating a shared culture of accountability. In this session, we share how we’ve approached the development of equity-centered leaders for all of our 550 principals and assistant principals in the District and what we’ve learned about reimagining professional learning and coaching in the process.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Leadership for Social Justice

Chair

• Michael Farrell, The School District of Philadelphia

Papers

• The Evolution of our Equity PD Pathways for School Leaders - Katie Pak, The School District of Philadelphia

• Coaching the Person and not the Problem - Kwand T. Lang, The School District of Philadelphia

• System-Level Supports and Conditions - Megan MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania; Lauren Overton, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant

• Aliya Catanch-Bradley, Temple University