1. Opening Doors for Diversity, Equity and Access
Trudy T. Arriaga, Ed. D.
SAI Conference, Des Moines, IA
August 3-4, 2016

2. The Framework for Cultural Proficiency Uses Four Unique Tools
The Barriers
Caveats that assist in responding effectively to resistance to change
The Guiding Principles
Underlying values of the approach
The Continuum
Language for describing both healthy and non-productive policies, practices and individual behaviors
The Essential Elements
Five behavioral standards for measuring, and planning for, growth toward cultural proficiency
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3. What Frames Me? Political Social Familial Sexuality Ethnicity
Recreation, physical, mental ability
Service
Language
Social Class
Age
Education status
Family status
Health status
Skills, talents
National, regional, geographical location
Occupational status
Military experience
Customs
Style
Gender
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4. In order to fit in, belong, connect, succeed…take away one…take away another one…take away one more.
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5. Do our students and families ever have to give up one…two…all of their identities to fit into our system?
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6. Cultural Proficiency
What does it feel like from a student’s perspective……
How does it impact the student and her / his family?
How does it impact the future?
Cannot be mandated…but can be modeled and nurtured
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7. Questions that Guide our Work
What are your, your school’s, and the board’s core values that support equitable learning outcomes for students?
What standards do you, district/school use to ensure equitable learning outcomes for students?
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8. Questions that Guide Our Work
What barriers to student learning exist within the district, our schools, and us?
What examples do you have for healthy and unhealthy language, behaviors, policies and practices used by you and your board and school colleagues?
To what extent are you satisfied with student learning outcomes in your school and in your board?
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9. Suspension Incidents by Gender
HS Valedictorian/Salutatorian by Gender

11. Tool #3: The Continuum Cultural destructiveness
Cultural incapacity
Cultural blindness
Cultural pre-competence
Cultural competence
Cultural proficiency
Where are you?
There are six points along the cultural proficiency continuum that indicate unique ways of perceiving and responding to differences.
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12. DO WE HAVE THE WILL AND THE VISION TO OPEN DOORS THAT ARE CLOSED?
Cultural Proficiency
Are we escorting students through open doors?
Cultural Competence
Is the door wide open?
Cultural Pre Competence
Is the door opening?
Cultural Blindness
Is the door cracked open?
Cultural Incapacity
Is the door partially closed?
Cultural Destruction
Is the door slammed closed?
DO WE HAVE THE WILL AND THE VISION TO OPEN DOORS THAT ARE CLOSED?
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13. Actions and Values “Don’t tell me what you value…show
me what you do and I’ll tell you what
you value.”
Do our actions reflect our values?
Do our values reflect our actions?
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14. District XX SAMPLE Vision Statement
We will inspire all students to excel academically
We will honor the unique qualities and diverse backgrounds of all students.
We will embrace families and community as partners in education.
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15. We Will Inspire All Students to Excel Academically……
Have we disallowed students into GATE, Honors or AP classes?
Have we supported referrals to special education assessment before all alternatives have been explored?
Have we employed grading practices that do not accept late work?
Have we denied students the opportunity to stay at the school that’s been “home” because they no longer live in the attendance area or no longer need the level of Special Education services?
Have we disallowed students the opportunity to go through promotion ceremonies based on behavior?
Do we shorten the days of our credit deficient students?
Do we assign the class of “office assistant” to our struggling students?
Do we have the will and vision to open the doors that are closed?
If the answer is yes…

16. Now What?
Examine practices, policies and procedures as they relate to Cultural Proficiency?
Are there practices that would benefit from intentional changes now to open doors and ensure that all students walk forward?
Dialogue and share Or SING…
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