Opening Doors

Dr. Trudy T. Arriaga currently serves as the Dean of Equity and Outreach in the Graduate School of Education at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. She continues to contribute to the field of education through keynote speeches, workshops, leadership and equity institutes, and professional development collaborations. Trudy has enjoyed a 40-year career in education, including 14 years as the first female superintendent for Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) before retiring in July 2015. Her early roles include working as a bilingual paraeducator, teacher, assistant principal, principal, and director. In recognition of her service, VUSD named its district office the VUSD Trudy Tuttle Arriaga Education Service Center. Dr. Arriaga is also a co-author of two books, "Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity" and "Opening Doors: An Implementation Template for Cultural Proficiency." Randall B. Lindsey is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has served as a teacher, an administrator, executive director of a non-profit corporation, as Interim Dean at California Lutheran University, as Distinguished Educator in Residence at Pepperdine University, and as Chair of the Education Department at the University of Redlands. All of Randy's experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. His Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University, his Master of Arts in Teaching is in History Education from the University of Illinois, and his B.S. in Social Science Education is from Western Illinois University. He has served as a junior high school and high school teacher and as an administrator in charge of school desegregation efforts. At Cal State, L.A. he served as Chair of the Division of Administration and Counseling and as Director of the Regional Assistance Centers for Educational Equity, a regional race desegregation assistance center. With co-authors he has written several books and articles on applying the Cultural Proficiency Framework in various contexts. Email - randallblindsey@gmail.com Website - CCPEP.org Twitter - @RBLindsey41

Dedication Acknowledgment Publisher's Acknowledgments Foreword About the Authors Prologue Chapter 1 - What Frames Us, Defines Us Getting Centered Going Deeper Chapter 2 - Culturally Proficient Leadership Fosters Transformative Change Getting Centered Going Deeper Chapter 3 - Change Begins with Core Value and Belief Statements Getting Centered Going Deeper Activity 3.1 - Can You Believe? Activity 3.2 - Walking Forward Part I Chapter 4 - Yes, We Actually Live Our Values Getting Centered Going Deeper Activity 4.1 - Walking Forward Part II Activity 4.2 - I Am Activity Chapter 5 - Continuous Learning Involves Deconstructing our Learning Getting Centered Going Deeper Activity 5.1 - The Power of Us Activity 5.2 - Opening Doors for Students - Do Our Actions Reflect Our Values? Part 1 Activity 5.3 - Opening Doors for Students - To What Extent are We Escorting Students Through the Doors? Part 2 Activity 5.4 - Data that Demonstrates Areas of Need Activity 5.5 - Book Club Epilogue Resources Resource A - Book Study Guide Resource B - Cultural Proficiency Books' Essential Questions Resource C - 3-Year Implementation Journey Resource D - A Cultural Proficiency Implementation Model References

This powerfully insightful and thought provoking book, takes us on a journey to culturally proficient actions. -- Rosemary Papa, Professor The authors challenge districts to examine practices that create inequity. -- Lorie Henderson, Superintendent of Educational Services and Programming Endeavors toward culturally proficient values are critical in a time where we struggle to answer 'Why can't we close the educational gap? -- Miriam Ezzani, Clinical Associate Professor in Educational Leadership This book provides inspiration for those institutions that are examining and asking the difficult question of, "Where do we even begin?" -- Lori Piowlski, Assistant Professor "The authors' have provided the most comprehensive blueprint for starting or revamping an institution's program for cultural proficiency by allowing one to start with self-understanding before addressing others. Emphasizing that changes happen when leaders use cultural proficiency to do their work!" -- Thomas Christie, Multicultural/Community Administrator If your school or district is ready to move from "talking the talk" to "walking the walk" this text will assist you in your journey. -- Melissa Nixon, Director of Title I School Leaders will be inspired and understand the urgency of putting a plan into action. -- Cesar Morales, Superintendent It is exuberating to see how Ventura Unified School District brought theory into practice that directly influenced the individual and organizational core values to benefit their students! -- Joseph M. Domingues, Principal Her book will be at the top of my list as a must read recommendation for all my colleagues at the District Office. -- Peter Flores III, Director of Student Services The book is full of compassion, conviction and hope-pure heart, pure corazon-in the quest to tackle inequality and the opportunity gap head on. -- Gilberto Q. Conchas, Professor of Educational Policy and Social Context Every level of the organization, led by the superintendent and the school board, engage in courageous examination of data and reflection to create continuous improvement, close opportunity gaps, and lead the district to improved outcomes for students. -- Maria Ott, Professor of Clinical Education