[…] words will be added as time goes on and possibly be altered as new information becomes available. For example, years ago, we primarily used the term “ LGBT.” Today we use “LGBTQ+,” “LGBTQIA,” “LGBTQIA+,” and other terms. Updates need to be incorporated as needed. The second step is to write down all the terms […]
Social Justice Training to Combat Inequities
Social Justice Training to Combat Inequities
[…] words will be added as time goes on and possibly be altered as new information becomes available. For example, years ago, we primarily used the term “ LGBT.” Today we use “LGBTQ+,” “LGBTQIA,” “LGBTQIA+,” and other terms. Updates need to be incorporated as needed. The second step is to write down all the terms […]
NASSP News: October 2020
NASSP Launches Support Network for LGBTQ+ School Leaders October marks LGBT History Month, which was founded in 1994 by a Missouri high school history teacher named Rodney Wilson. School leadership can often feel isolating, especially for principals and assistant principals who are LGBTQ+. NASSP announced during Pride Month in June the creation of a […]
Module 4 Resources
[…] 2102, 38. Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria G. Dove, “Collaborative Practices to Support All Students,” Principal Leadership, February 2012, 40. Principals Respond to New GLSEN Survey Report on Harassment of LGBT Students, September 28, 2016 “The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research Pathways and Progress,” College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2011. Melanie […]
Activity 6: What Keeps You Up at Night?
[…] 21st-century student learning and produce outcomes so as not to “keep administrators up at night.” Materials Discussion Prompts Topics and Resources Topic Resources for Presentation and Discussion LGBT Issues Levin-Epstein, Michael (2015). Navigating LGBT issues. Principal Leadership, 16(4), pp. 32–37. Retrieved from https://www.nassp.org/2015/12/01/navigating-lgbt-issues/ NASSP (2016). Position statement on transgender students. Retrieved from https://www.nassp.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/position-statements/transgender-students NASSP (2019). New Developments in Transgender […]
What the Research Shows
[…] several important resources that can assist principals and other school leaders in the developing and implementing school or district plans to improve and address the needs of LGBT students and their families.Visit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) website Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). (2009). Shared differences: The experiences of lesbian, […]
Read This, Save Lives: Creating Safer Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Students
[…] classroom signs. Clarify how students can report incidents and when teachers and staff should intervene in cases of bullying. Celebrate national events like Day of Silence, National LGBT History Month, National Coming Out Day, and Spirit Day. Modify the curriculum so it’s 2020-ready: Make health and sex-ed more LGBTQ+ inclusive. Include figures like Alan […]
Legal Matters: December 2019
[…] Associated Press. Moya-Smith, S. (Aug. 28, 2014). Navajo kindergartner sent home from school, ordered to cut hair. Indiana Country Today. Newport, F. (2018). In U.S., Estimate of LGBT population rises to 4.5%. Gallup. Persch, J.A. (Sept. 8, 2013). School that barred 7-year-old’s dreadlocks changes dress-code policy. Today. Title IX of the Education Amendments of […]
Principals Respond to New GLSEN Survey Report on Harassment of LGBT Students
[…] recent survey remind us why such statements are needed and, despite our progress, how far have far we have to go to eliminate the harassment of our LGBT students. No one is more sensitive than principals to the consequences of harassment: With each passing day, the report indicates, chronic attendance rates rise and educational […]
What the Research Shows
[…] This is the full report of the only national study that for over a decade has consistently examined the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT) students in America’s.Download the article: The 2011 national school climate survey. The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth Oxley, D. (September 2008). Creating instructional […]