Be the Driving Force

"Inclusive school environments don't just happen-they require continual fine-tuning to ensure every educator and student feels heard and valued. As school leaders, principals hold a crucial position within a school's structure that determines its success or failure to create an equitable school climate. Without sound leadership, teachers can flounder amidst the myriad inequalities facing their students-from racial and gender identity, socioeconomic barriers, homelessness, abuse, and neglect. A principal's devotion to actively understanding and counteracting these inequities-enacting practices that address them-is the vehicle for school-wide change, that can either propel, or bring to a halt, a school's culture of safety, opportunity, and inclusion. In Be the Driving Force: Leading Your School on the Road to Equity, Don Parker provides a roadmap for principals aspiring to refine their leadership practices so that they can best lead their teachers in tackling the disparities in their students' opportunities and experiences. Equipped with discussion questions, surveys, and practical action plans, principals will feel more prepared to embody their impactful role with strength, integrity, and unwavering commitment"--