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Using Equity Audits to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools
Edited by:
- Linda Skrla - Texas A&M University, USA
- Kathryn Bell McKenzie - Texas A&M University, College Station & California State University, Stanislaus - Professor Emerita
- James Joseph Scheurich - Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA
Foreword by Judith Richardson, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Urban Initiatives, NASSP
Other Titles in:
School Change, Reform, & Restructuring | School Management | Teaching Diverse Students
School Change, Reform, & Restructuring | School Management | Teaching Diverse Students
July 2009 | 152 pages | Corwin
Practical information for school leaders on how to close the achievement gap is in short supply. This book contains practical tools and strategies that make intuitive sense to educators and are easy to apply in reducing inequities in schools. The authors offer a manageable set of indicators to highlight inequities and that can be used in flexible ways for approaching the unique circumstances of any school. Full of charts, graphs, tools, and support materials, readers will move from an understanding of why equity audits are imperative to an understanding of how to do them and how to narrow the teacher quality, programmatic, and achievement gaps in their schools.
Foreword by Judith Richardson
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Background and Context for Equity Audits
1. Introduction
2. The Case for Systemic Equity
3. History and Overview of Equity Audits
Part II. The Equity Audit Process for Schools and Districts
4. Teacher Quality Equity
5. Programmatic Equity
6. Achievement Equity
7. Equity Audits at the School District Level
Part III. Equity Audit Follow-Up Actions and Strategies
8. Becoming an Equity-Oriented Change Agent
9. Increasing Equity Consciousness
10. Developing High-Quality Teaching Skills
11. Avoiding Equity Traps and Developing Equity Skills
12. Conclusion
References
Index
