Carol Droz, Teacher Gillian Dyall, School Counselor NW PBIS Conference February 28, :00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

 I will develop my own level of understanding as I reflect and discuss the concept of White Privilege.  I will consider and compare how White Privilege affects me and another person not of my race.  I will help to generate ideas for ways to create a school and classroom culture of inclusion, enabling all students to feel welcome and able to learn.  I will know how to make a difference at my own school site by beginning a discussion of awareness of culturally responsive practice.

1. Who we are 2. What McKay Elementary looks like 3. Article “White Privilege in Schools” 4. Questions for small group discussion/share out 5. Beyond Diversity: White Privilege Questionnaire 6. McKay Matrix of Teacher Expectations forCulturally Responsive Classrooms 7. Chalk Talk on matrix charts to add suggestions forputting it into practice. 8. Discuss ideas from charts 9. Stories from McKay Elementary School

Article: “White Privilege in Schools” by Ruth Anne Olson  Please take your time to read and reflect.  Feel free to mark up and write comments in the margins.

Discussion Questions: 1.Can you think of other privileges that could be added to this list? 2.What are the implications for children of color if Whites have these privileges? 3.How can the system be changed so that these “privileges” become rights for everyone? 4.What actions can you take to help the system change?

Beyond Diversity: White Privilege Questionnaire Please follow the instructions to complete both sides of the questionnaire. (You will not be required to share your score.) Answer how true the statements are for you, based on your race only, not based on other reasons.

Beyond Diversity: White Privilege Questionnaire, Part 2: Consider a school parent or friend that you know: How true are the statements for a person of a race not my own? What do you think their score would be?

At our Beyond Diversity seminar the distribution of scores were as follows: Whites, all ages, scored White & Hispanic bi-racial male, 50s, scored 124 South Asian (India) female, 40s, scored 93 Hispanic female, 40s, scored 75 Hispanic female, 40s, scored 66 Hispanic male, 30s, scored under 30 Black male, 40s, scored under 30 These were all educated colleagues working for school districts

 Equity: preventing the social dominant from continuing to marginalize the non-dominant in our setting  Assimilation vs. Navigation  Culturally Responsive

Time for “chalk talk!” How do we put these culturally responsive expectations into practice?  Think of examples or suggestions for putting the specific elements of the matrix into practice.  Grab a marker and write on the chart that relates to your idea.

Let’s talk about your good ideas! We will also share several photo and video stories from McKay school.

“Tears have no color.” -Donny Moore

Questions?