The Impact of YOUR School Leadership
Creating an Inclusive School
Scott Friedman - Associate Director
Association of Washington School Principals
scottf@awsp.org | @irishscott | 509-279-9555
Resources
School Leader Paradigm Placemat - https://bit.ly/awspslplacemat
Leadership Framework - https://bit.ly/awsplf30
Evidence of Impact Form - https://bit.ly/awspeoi3
Leadership for Inclusion Action Planning - https://learn.awsp.org/courses/34477
Interactive Resources - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxUWcdd2uKIYMJ4cbJRzAhk20NsNSKua4TmraQCxzls/edit?pli=1
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP MATTERS
We exist to ensure schools have a culture of hope,
systems to support that culture,
and collaborative learning and leadership
among students and adults.
OUR WHY
AWSP EQUITY STATEMENT
Educational disparities based on race, economics and other dimensions of difference are eliminated.
Positive school outcomes are distributed equitably across all demographic and identity groups.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Partner with other organizations to identify, recruit, and develop future school leaders
with a focus on underrepresented groups.
GROW
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Equip all school leaders with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to foster positive school culture, build equitable systems, and lead learning in their respective school contexts
and communities.
SUPPORT
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Support all principals in their capacity to be effective long-term leaders, specifically in highly impacted schools where strong and consistent leadership is needed most.
SUSTAIN
How do you define inclusion?
What would you want your students definition of inclusion to be?
What does it mean to have an inclusionary leadership lens?
Becoming an Inclusionary Leader
The number of criterion inclusion or inclusionary work can be found? (1 - 8)
8
What is your role in creating HOPE in your school for both kids and adults?
How do inclusionary practices creat hope for students?
Leadership Supports
Leadership is an art, a delicate balance between “becoming while doing.”
What we know about school leadership…
Culture
Systems
Learning
Leader Actions
Lead by creating CULTURE
Lead by building SYSTEMS
Lead by leading LEARNING
“Culture, like trust, must start on day one, takes years to build, and only seconds to lose.”
“Systems can often remain untouched through the constant change of leadership.”
“Without a positive school culture, and systems to support that culture, historically inequitable gaps will persist.”
The Art of Leadership
HOPE
What do you know about the school and individual context regarding inclusion?
What do you know about the community and political context regarding inclusion?
The Impact of YOUR School Leadership
Creating an Inclusive School
Scott Friedman - Associate Director
Association of Washington School Principals
scottf@awsp.org | @irishscott | 509-279-9555