Scenario #7 by Constance Darshea Collins https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h en-us 2021-04-28 09:07:23 UTC 2026-02-09 09:34:11 UTC hello@padlet.com An educator asks why there aren't more people of color in leadership and a colleague responds, "There just aren't enough qualified." https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468856699 2021-04-28 13:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468856699 The pool of candidates of color is too small to make an effort to even find. Even if there are people of color applying for a leadership position, they probably wont meet the high standards that we have at an International School bc they most likely wont have previous International School experience. They might be from another country that doesn't go by our Anglicised , Western curriculum. https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468858041 2021-04-28 13:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468858041 The current state of leadership in international schools - predominantly white and male reflects this. We are who hire - white and in many cases, male..although that has changed in recent years. https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468872509 People feel comfortable with what has been the norm and feels familiar.


]]> 2021-04-28 13:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468872509 There is favoritism that has been cultivated by the good ol' boys network. https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468886032
Perhaps leaders of color have not had opportunities that would have given them more exposure to schools like ours.

We are a school that is based on American School Model


]]> 2021-04-28 13:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468886032 A white, male School Director and all white divisional leaders and most directors (T & L, Tech) https://padlet.com/constancedarshea/yzey3261a35hzo2h/wish/1468900661 We still recruit within the network.

The pool within our own faculty is small.   We are still very much a predominantly white faculty. How many people of color do we have on our staff that we could elevate into leadership? 


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