Cultural+Proficiency

In the[| Data Coach's Guide] There are five guiding principles of Culturally Proficient Leadership. (p. 93, The Data Coach's Guide)

 * 1) ==Culture is a predominant force in people's lives.==
 * 2) ==The dominant culture serves people in varying degrees.==
 * 3) ==People have both personal identities and group identities.==
 * 4) ==Diversity within cultures is both vast and significant==
 * 5) ==Each individual and each group has unique cultural values and needs.==

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 * This is an interesting video with implication for our work in examining data. What are the implications of our educational culture?**

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 * The following TED talk really resonates with me and has implications for how we might look at discipline and special education data about boys in particular.**