Disruptive Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo to Become an Inclusive Leader and a Disruptor of Inequity
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Stephen F. Austin State University
First Presenter’s Email Address
summerpannell@gmail.com
First Presenter's Brief Biography
Dr. Summer Pannell currently serves as Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University and as Director of the National Institute for Restorative Discipline. She has over two decades of experience as an educational leadership faculty member and P-12 administrator and teacher. During her tenure as principal, she received a Champion of Change Award for her school closing achievement gaps and served on collaborative committees to develop statewide principal and teacher evaluation systems. Dr. Pannell holds superintendent, principal, and teacher certification in multiple states and is a certified trainer in Restorative Discipline Practices, Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (NLP), and Behavior Threat Assessment.
Second Presenter's Institution
Georgia Southern University
Second Presenter’s Email Address
jmcbrayer@georgiasouthern.edu
Second Presenter's Brief Biography
Dr. Juliann Sergi McBrayer is an Associate Professor in Educational Leadership at Georgia Southern University and Co-Director of the National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center centered around scholarly practitioners and interdisciplinary research via community partnerships. She holds a Doctorate and Educational Specialist from Georgia Southern University, a Master’s degree from Ohio University, and a Bachelor's degree from SUNY College at Buffalo. She has served over 20 years as an educational leadership associate and assistant professor, educational program coordinator, instructional school leader, professional development and federal programs coordinator, classroom teacher, and teacher leader. As a scholarly practitioner, her research interests include the development, implementation, and assessment of educational leadership and teacher preparation programs with a focus on purposeful, collaborative, and sustainable professional learning and programming to ensure effectiveness and accountability while emphasizing community partnerships.
Third Presenter's Institution
Stephen F. Austin State University
Third Presenter’s Email Address
uriegasb@sfasu.edu
Third Presenter's Brief Biography
Dr. Uriegas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services and Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University where he teaches in their M.Ed. and Ed.D. programs. Prior to his arrival at SFA, Dr. Uriegas spent 17 years as a teacher, coach, and principal in Texas public schools. Dr. Uriegas holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Brian’s research interests are centered on rural education with foci on post-secondary readiness, students of poverty, career and technical education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, school leadership and advancement for Latinx students and faculty in higher education. Dr. Uriegas recently completed his term as Chair of the SFA Faculty Senate.
Location
Session Eight
Strand #1
Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
Strand #2
Heart: Social & Emotional Skills
Relevance
Attention to diversity is more than measuring the numerical representation of different groups in the ranks of leadership. We require a paradigm shift in our frameworks of leadership to incorporate how dimensions of diversity shape our understanding of leadership and influence styles of leadership and followership, and how bias influences the exercise of leadership.
Brief Program Description
This session will explore the inequities and biases present in today’s schools and examine the elements of inclusion that can assist a leader in bridging these equity gaps. Further, this session will explore the thoughts and actions inclusive leaders avoid in building an inclusive team. Participants will explore the three dimensions of leadership as they relate to inclusivity and walk away with strategies to align their mindset and behaviors with the foundational elements of inclusive leadership.
Summary
Inclusive leaders are individuals who are aware of their own biases and actively seek out and consider different perspectives to inform their decision-making and collaborate more effectively with others. Inclusive leadership also means that leaders commit to ensuring all team members are treated equitably, feel a sense of belonging and value, and have the resources and support they need to achieve their full potential.
According to Travis et al. (n.d.), 45% of employee experiences of inclusion are explained by their managers' inclusive leadership behaviors. Given the increasing diversity in our school systems, it is imperative our school leaders embrace and model inclusive leadership to become a constant role model for inclusive behavior.
This session will explore the inequities and biases present in today’s schools and examine the elements of inclusion that can assist a leader in bridging these equity gaps. Further, this session will explore the thoughts and actions inclusive leaders avoid in building an inclusive team. Participants will explore the three dimensions of leadership as they relate to inclusivity and walk away with strategies to align their mindset and behaviors with the foundational elements of inclusive leadership.
Evidence
Inclusive leadership and stakeholder experiences of inclusion are intertwined. Indeed, the more leaders engage in inclusive leadership behaviors, the more stakeholders feel valued, trusted, authentic, and psychologically safe at work. It is a profound connection. Travis et al. (n.d.) found that for every one-unit change in inclusive leadership, there was a 2/3 positive uptick, or step up, in respondents’ experience of inclusion.
Learning Objective 1
Explore the inequities in today’s society
Learning Objective 2
Identify the elements of inclusion
Learning Objective 3
Identify the signature traits and elements of inclusive leadership
Keyword Descriptors
school leadership, inclusivity, cultural competence
Presentation Year
2024
Start Date
3-6-2024 9:15 AM
End Date
3-6-2024 9:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Pannell, Summer; McBrayer, Juliann; and Uriegas, Brian, "Disruptive Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo to Become an Inclusive Leader and a Disruptor of Inequity" (2024). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 79.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2024/2024/79
Disruptive Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo to Become an Inclusive Leader and a Disruptor of Inequity
Session Eight
This session will explore the inequities and biases present in today’s schools and examine the elements of inclusion that can assist a leader in bridging these equity gaps. Further, this session will explore the thoughts and actions inclusive leaders avoid in building an inclusive team. Participants will explore the three dimensions of leadership as they relate to inclusivity and walk away with strategies to align their mindset and behaviors with the foundational elements of inclusive leadership.