ED X385.1 - Theories of Leadership: Equity and Access
Course Description
Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC) Program Continuing Education Units
If you are interested in earning academic credit from UCSB PaCE for the professional development courses you are completing, please review the following
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This course focuses on candidates using data, contemporary research, and case studies of equity to begin to develop a vision for leadership. Candidates are exposed to effective dispositions/approaches for allocating resources in an equitable, ethical, and legal fashion. To help support the development of the vision, candidates address the issue of institutional bias created by the structure and institutional culture of schools today. Through planned experiences, candidates begin to examine their own biases, share their cultural background, and explore cultural proficiency. Candidates begin to explore personal attitudes towards race, gender, and socio-economic status as they learn ways to examine and confront issues related to race, equity and diversity. Furthermore, candidates embrace the challenge of including multiple perspectives from the community in building consensus. This course emphasizes focusing on barriers to learning such as discriminatory practices, personal and institutional bias, and steps to minimize or eliminate barrier.
Prerequisites
This course is part of the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program for Las Virgenes Unified School District. For any information regarding this program, please contact Ashley Wenter, awenter@lvusd.org.