1. Generation Next Leadership GRESA
Facilitator
Anita Richardson
Learning and Teaching Director
Henry County Schools

2. Cultural Proficiency

3. Cultural Proficiency Objectives:
Define Cultural Proficiency and its impact on student achievement
Assess individual culture and its effects on school culture
Examine strategies to manage difference, biases, and stereotypes
Develop a plan of action to improve cultural proficiency in the work/school environment
Goals

4. Cultural Proficiency Participants introductions: Name
Organization/School
Role
One thing about yourself no one knows or would know simply by looking at you

5. Cultural Proficiency Expectations/Concerns Instructions:
On one side of the card write the word “Expectation.” Write some expectations you have of this learning experience.
On the opposite side of the card, write the word “Fear’” Name one fear you have about participating in this learning opportunity.

6. Ground Rules RESPECT

7. Multicultural Greetings
Cultural Proficiency
Multicultural Greetings

8. What is Cultural Proficiency?

9. Cultural Proficiency
Honoring the differences among and within cultures, viewing diversity as a benefit, and interacting knowledgeably and respectfully among a variety of cultural groups.
Lindsey, R., Roberts, L.N., & Campbell Jones, F. (2005). The Culturally Proficient School An Implementation Guide for school Leaders, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

10. Cultural Proficiency
Five behavioral standards for measuring and planning for growth toward cultural competency are:
Assessing Culture: Name the Difference
Valuing Diversity: Claim the Difference
Managing the Dynamics of Difference: Reframe the Conflicts Caused by differences
Adapting to Diversity: Change to Make a Difference
Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge: Train About Difference
Lindsey, R., Roberts, L.N., & Campbell Jones, F. (2005). The Culturally Proficient School An Implementation Guide for school Leaders, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

11. Assessing Culture: Claim the Difference

12. Groupness Age Language Birth Order Mannerisms
Conflict Management Style
Decision Making
Ethnicity
Gender
Geographic area
Height IQ
Kinesthetic Learning Style
Language
Mannerisms
Nationality
Principles/Practices
Race
Recreation
Sexual Orientation
Significant Life Events
Technological Skills
Socio-economic Class

13. Cultural Proficiency
Identity
Molecules

14. Four A’s Text Protocol

15. Break

16. Cultural Proficiency
Let’s Get Real
One Person Many Roles

17. Valuing Diversity:
Name the Difference

18. Cultural Proficiency
F Card

19. Lunch Break

20. Cultural Proficiency
Developing Cultural Proficiency Plan

21. Cultural Proficiency

22. Cultural Proficiency
Evaluations

23. Cultural Proficiency Generation Next Leadership Griffin RESA
Facilitator
Anita Richardson
Learning and Teaching Director
Henry County Schools