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ERIC Number: ED661067
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 214
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3840-7283-6
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The Influence of Principal Leadership on Outcomes for Latinx Students: A Look at Disproportionality in Special Education
Nicole M. Hernandez
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
This research study was a qualitative narrative inquiry study guided through two theoretical frameworks, LatCrit and DisCrit. The experiences of six Latinx elementary school principals as students, educators, and leaders were researched to see how their experiences and knowledge influence their leadership while leading at a predominantly Latinx school. As the Latinx population grows in the state of California, understanding the educational outcomes for Latinx students becomes increasingly important. In the state of California, during the 2022-2023 school year, 114 school districts were identified as significantly disproportionate in special education. Of those 114 school districts, 73 school districts were significantly disproportionate in a category area that includes Latinx students, and 69 of those school districts were identified as significantly disproportionate in identifying Hispanic (Latinx) students with Specific Learning Disability (SLD). The literature highlighted the need for educators to engage in culturally responsive leadership practices, utilizing RTI to determine eligibility for a learning disability, and the work to address the issue starts in administrator and teacher preparation programs. The participants spoke about the influence their families' experiences immigrating to the United States had on their role as school leaders and understanding the communities they were serving with empathy, care and connection, and commitment to ensuring their students were successful and understood their possibilities through evidence based instructional practices and structured collaboration structures. It is recommended that school leaders and leadership teams immerse themselves in learning about culturally responsive school leadership, focus on first, best instruction in the general education classroom using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) instructional framework, establish professional learning communities (PLCs) and identify priority standards, and provide intervention supports to students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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