In this session, participants will learn How Cultural responsiveness, Affirmation, Relationships, and Empowerment can promote student success. The results-driven, high-achievement-at-all-costs cultures that plague many learning communities fuel educational inequities and harm students. In particular, students of color and other marginalized student groups like diverse learners, multilingual learners (MLs), and students living in poverty find themselves victims of school practices and cultures that fail to meet their needs adequately. In this session, the first turnaround principal in Illinois, Dr. Lionel Allen, Jr., will share how establishing and maintaining a culture of C.A.R.E. can address the academic failure and social exclusion that often characterize marginalized students’ experiences. Participants will learn how to establish a culture built on Cultural responsiveness, Affirmation, Relationships, and Empowerment that will improve experiences and outcomes for our students.
