You” create and communicate anti-racist constructions and systems, and disrupt oppressive systems”
A Minnesota school district is looking for an assistant superintendent who is “actively listen for both spoken and unspoken cultural concerns” and “examine the appearance and function of” Whiteness” in networks and institutions.
The candidate for the St. Louis Park Public Schools place also needs to be “open to comments regarding their own cultural blind spots” and” find several cultural ideas.”
Further, the student must “foster pleasure” and” foster a culture of responsibilities for systemic racial collateral transformation”.
As noted by , Alpha News, the position — which has a” significant influence in how the school district operates” — pays between$ 134, 000 and$ 201, 000 per year.
According to employment posting’s” Summary of Responsibilities”, the assistant. the superior will also do.
actively work with the Superintendent to develop and communicate anti-racist structures and systems, interrogate oppressive systems, and act as a model for historically related pedagogy.
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Additional needs include:
— “demonstrat]es ] leadership for racial equity”
— is “racially aware”
— “prioritize]s ] their own racial equity journey”
— makes use of “effective therapeutic exercise techniques”
St. Louis Park’s March 18 announcement of Carla Hines ( pictured ) as its new superintendent notes that her “vision for racial equity transformation is impressive”.
As assistant. Hines was a leader in the cultural expansion of city schools and was the district’s superintendent of innovation and researchers. She noted that “targeted questions” for teaching candidates during interviews “help separate those who’ll work successfully with students of color—and other communities—from those who wo n’t”.
Eden Prairie has several racial “affinity” groups for its school leaders, including those for black men and women, Asian- American women, and biracial individuals.
Hines ‘ new district of St. Louis Park is a little over half white, 21 percent black, and 12 percent Hispanic. Five out of its students are proficient in math, with five percent proficient in reading.
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