Leading for Change: Implementing an Anti-Racist Curriculum in a K-12 Public School System
Abstract
During the summer of 2020, and at the height of the pandemic as well as civil unrest across the country, I interned with the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). I applied strategic and instructional leadership to the development of a district-wide initiative for implementing an anti-racist, equity-focused curriculum in high school United States history courses for the 2020-2021 school year. In practical terms, I developed a district-wide plan for implementing an anti-racist, equity-focused curriculum in 6-12 humanities classes for the 2020-2021 school year. The OEI wanted to implement Nikole Hannah Jones’s The 1619 Project, sponsored by The New York Times and The Pulitzer Center. Over the course of the summer, I collaborated with district-level leaders from the OEI and the Instructional Services Division (ISD) to create a curriculum implementation plan and a professional learning plan that would foster the effective implementation of The 1619 Project and other anti-racist curricula.
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Recommended Citation
Martin, Shauna, "Leading for Change: Implementing an Anti-Racist Curriculum in a K-12 Public School System" (2021). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 18.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2021/2021/18
Leading for Change: Implementing an Anti-Racist Curriculum in a K-12 Public School System
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During the summer of 2020, and at the height of the pandemic as well as civil unrest across the country, I interned with the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). I applied strategic and instructional leadership to the development of a district-wide initiative for implementing an anti-racist, equity-focused curriculum in high school United States history courses for the 2020-2021 school year. In practical terms, I developed a district-wide plan for implementing an anti-racist, equity-focused curriculum in 6-12 humanities classes for the 2020-2021 school year. The OEI wanted to implement Nikole Hannah Jones’s The 1619 Project, sponsored by The New York Times and The Pulitzer Center. Over the course of the summer, I collaborated with district-level leaders from the OEI and the Instructional Services Division (ISD) to create a curriculum implementation plan and a professional learning plan that would foster the effective implementation of The 1619 Project and other anti-racist curricula.
