https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw en-us 2023-10-18 19:21:29 UTC 2023-10-19 21:46:55 UTC hello@padlet.com nlimperopulos https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753306401 Please capture a summary of your group's responses to the following questions:

• How do history, policy, practice and identity impact a school’s culture? 
• How could inclusionary and exclusionary practices be influencing school culture within your context?

]]> 2023-10-18 19:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753306401 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753472315 Marginalized identities and the intersectionality of identities does impact the school culture if students don't feel a sense of belonging based on their identity.
Stories and community engagement.  Some stories ignore the tensions in the communities.  African Americans and Latinx are seen as villains and often isolated and kept out of programs. The expectations and the way teachers treat students are based on the historical assumptions. Policies and practices are not automatically part of the structure so we go into with a deficit lens.]]> 2023-10-18 22:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753472315 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753472372 The systems and historical policies in place were intentional to the demongraphics/certain races to marginalize them. 


On a district level, considering the culture of whiteness: the teaching staff is majority white and the teachers look nothing like the students. There is a disconnect with what families want and need and there are exclusionary practices. There is a lack of policy and lack of “family-first/people-first” practices.


]]> 2023-10-18 22:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753472372 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753473985 Educators water down the work and don't have high expectations of students and it's often racially driven.  In segregated schools they had African American teachers that fostered their dreams despite societal limitations.]]> 2023-10-18 22:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753473985 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753474933 Due to residential redlining, schools or families from white wealthy neighborhoods often have resources that African American and Latinx low-income students do not have. Parents will often have families that can pay for external resources like tutoring as well which can fill gaps.]]> 2023-10-18 22:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753474933 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753478605 It takes a good school leader who is inclusive. Who is at the table when decisions are being made and it should consist of staff that is representative of our staff, students, families, etc. Inclusionary and exclusionary practices are also top down and staff of color are also excluded from positions of power, which directly impacts students.]]> 2023-10-18 22:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753478605 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753478845 The communities we serve often determine those we place(hire) in our school or those who are selected to lead a school. 

Exclusionary/Inclusionary: 
Structural- Public School is based on policies, UFT and stakeholders. School leadership determines it this in itself may produce either one.

Inclusionary:
Communication: Written/Verbal, in all native languages. Accessibility is available to all stakeholders when help is needed. 

Exclusionary:
Leaders falling blind to a disconnect between their vision/mission and not always reflecting. Forgetting what the classroom is like.


]]> 2023-10-18 22:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753478845 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753479039 Gerard, David, Susanne

History can play a role in the perspectives and as a result the buy in of individuals in the school. 
History can impact a schools culture, particularly if there are stakeholders that feel that leadership is avoidant or reluctant to acknowledge or glean anything from the history to inform its practices, procedures, policies, or identity.
Policy and practice can impact the ways that staff feel they are able to maneuver in schools.


]]> 2023-10-18 22:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753479039 https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753479064
Increasing points of contact between individuals can replicate culture. Inclusionary practices can impact the ways that staff interact with one another facilitating a stronger school culture.]]> 2023-10-18 22:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nlimperopulos/h4sznnpi4xez5lvw/wish/2753479064