Importance of Inclusiveness in Our School Identity: A Leadership Team Activity
Inclusivity means not just “we’re allowed to be there,” but we are valued. I’ve always said: smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things.
– Claudia Brind-Woody
INTRO
This activity will help you examine your leadership team makeup, decision-making practices and protocols, as well as communication strategies.
OBJECTIVES
- Focus on leadership practices that make a difference in terms of school change
- Examine your leadership team makeup, decision-making practices and protocols, as well as communication strategies
WATCH
- The above 6-minute video resource link
REFLECT: Connecting the video to your school
- Consider the ways you think the school benefitted from this community of mothers.
- What might be some ways, even if unintentional, that could have made these mothers feel their values and beliefs were not important or included in the school’s identity?
- What were some ways that the women’s values and beliefs could be part of the school’s shared identity?
REFLECT: Expanding ideas of inclusivity within your school’s identity
- What groups do we have in our school that may not have a voice or feel included? Think about all the different groups. Explain.
- What might be some ways, even if unintentional, that could have made these mothers feel their values
TIPS
- We recommend that (if you have the time), you complete this activity on your own before presenting it to your team, or at least watch the video and familiarize yourself with the reflection prompts ahead of the team activity time.
- Feel free to use (or not use) the provided worksheet doc for reflections.
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