Deepening Understandings of Collective Leadership Practices that Support Black Student Success

• In Event: Student-Focused Leadership for Equity and Justice

Abstract

Historically, and contemporarily, schools have struggled to meet the needs of Black students, which has led to inequitable learning outcomes and opportunities. This study focuses on providing nuance and specificity to existing research that highlights broad bins of race-conscious equity work necessary to support Black youth. This critical qualitative study purposefully selected six schools that serve predominately Black students and outperform similar schools in meeting the educational needs of Black learners. Through our analysis of observational and interview data, we offer collective leadership practices and activities across schools that center instructional equity, race-conscious culture and climate improvement work, out-of-school time leadership, and responsive community and family engagement. Implications of this work include a granular understanding of race-conscious leadership practices

Authors

• Jason Salisbury, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Decoteau J. Irby, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Devin Swartley, Chicago Public Schools

• David Mayrowetz, University of Illinois at Chicago