School Leadership: Educational Debt, Race, Social Class, and Change
Chapter 1: Leading Equity Starts With “Why”
Chapter 2: The Cultural Proficiency Framework: Research and Planning
Chapter 3: The Intersectionality of Race and Social Class
Chapter 4: Individual and Organizational Change Leadership
The Framework of Cultural Proficiency
Chapter 5: Overcoming Barriers to Cultural Proficiency
Chapter 6: Relying on Our Inclusive Core Values: The Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency for Organizational Change
Chapter 7: Telling Our Stories and Changing the Conversations: The Cultural Proficiency Continuum
Chapter 8: Committing to Standards of Equity-Focused Change Through Improvement and Growth With the Essential Elements
Commitment to Planning, Collaboration, Growth, and Improvement
Chapter 9: Implementation: Planning for Challenges Along the Journey
Chapter 10: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for School Leaders
Chapter 11: Implementation and Sustainability: Commitment to Action Planning
Chapter 12: Sustainability: Commitment to Ensuring Equitable Outcomes.

Leading Change through the Lens of Cultural Proficiency is rooted in the proven tools of Cultural Proficiency and a case study of an actual P-12 school district that contended with its own approach to teaching and valuing students of diverse backgrounds. Using vignettes focused on community engagement, leadership, implementation frameworks, and collaborative professional learning communities, the authors demonstrate and recommend organizational changes necessary for uncovering and remedying inequities like those described above. The book is designed to support school leaders in developing policies and fostering practices that respond to the educational and social needs of all students.