Lincoln Public Schools

 

Multicultural Education

18th Annual Multicultural Leadership Institute: Understanding Ourselves as We Travel the Road of Cultural Proficiency.

Date and Times

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Southwest High School

The A.M. session will be held from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The P.M. session will be held from 12:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. There is a 550 person registration limit per session.

Registration

An A.M. and P.M. session will be offered, please register for ONE session only.

IF APPROVED BY PRINCIPAL OR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, 3.5 HOURS OF DISTRICT FLEX OR BUILDING FLEX CAN BE OFFERED.  1.4 PROFESSIONAL GROWTH POINTS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN.

Register online through the Lincoln Public Schools staff development website.

Credit

If approved by principal or district administrator, 3.5 hours of district flex or building flex can be offered. 1.4 professional growth points will also be given.

Questions?

Please contact Lameakia Collier (lcollie@lps.org) in the LPS Multicultural Department. Her phone number is 402-436-1605.

Our Speakers

Culturally Proficient Practice: Being Mindful of Our Actions.

The 18th Annual Multicultural Leadership Institute speaker Dr.  Randall B. Lindsey is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has a practice centered on educational consulting and issues related to diversity. He has served as a teacher, an administrator, executive director of a non-profit corporation, as Interim Dean at California Lutheran University, as Distinguished Educator in Residence at Pepperdine University, and as Chair of the Education Department at the University of Redlands. Prior to that he served for seventeen years at California State University, Los Angeles in the Division of Administration and Counseling. All of Randy’s experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings.

His Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University, his Master of Arts in Teaching is in History Education from the University of Illinois, and his B.S. in Social Science Education is from Western Illinois University. He has served as a junior high school and high school history teacher and as an administrator in charge of school desegregation efforts.

Randy publishes regularly and makes presentations to professional organizations. With co-authors Kikanza Nuri & Raymond Terrell, he published, Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders 1st, 2nd  & 3rd editions (1999, 2003, 2009). His most recent book is co-authored with Franklin CampbellJones and Brenda CampbellJones, The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change (2010).

Delores B. Lindsey, Associate Professor at Cal States San Marcos, San Marcos, CA served as a middle grades and high school teacher, assistant principal, principal, and county office of education administrator.  She is co-author ofCulturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting educators to create equitable schools,(2007), and Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting inequities through collaborative inquiry, (2009) and Culturally Proficient Practice: Supporting Educators of English Learning Students (In press: Corwin).

Dr. Lindsey facilitates educators to develop their own inquiry and action research. Her favorite reflective question is: Are we who we say we are? She is also a Training Associate for Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.

Contact

Thomas Christie
Multicultural School/Community Administrator
Phone: 436-1604

Multicultural Education at LPS

Multicultural Education in Lincoln Public Schools is described in district policy as:

Multicultural education is the identification, selection and infusion of specific knowledge, skills and attitudes for the purpose of: Affirming the culture, history and contributions that shall include but not be limited to African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans; Challenging and eliminating racism, prejudice, bigotry, discrimination and stereotyping based on race; Valuing multiple cultural perspectives and Providing all students with opportunities to “see themselves” in the educational environ- ment in positive ways and on a continuing basis.

To promote and support multicultural education within Lincoln Public Schools, it shall also be the policy and practice of this district to create opportunities to achieve academically and socially in an educational environment in which all students and staff understand and respect the racial and cultural diversity and interdependence of members of our society.

Approved by the Lincoln Board of Education on April 6, 1993.

The district’s plan to implement Rule 10/LB 922 is as follows:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Infusion: This component will identify (a) the curricu- lum objectives related to African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans; (b) the curriculum objectives related to human relations; (c) the skills which staff will need to teach from multiple cultural perspectives.

2. Climate and Environment: This component will focus on assessment, improvement and maintenance of a multicultural climate and environment in each building in the district.

3. Staff Development: This component will provide support to all aspects of the multicul- tural effort, including the creation of a foundation multicultural experience which will be expected of all LPS staff. Additionally, the staff development component will create a human relations module focusing on the skills and knowledge necessary to “place special emphasis on human relations and sensitivity toward all races,” a requirement of Rule 10.

4. Assessment: This component will provide ways to review the progress toward the goals of all components of the plan by collecting, analyzing and publishing a broad variety of data.