Education Leadership

Education Leadership for Breaking Poverty Barriers

This session is designed to give leaders step-by-step methods for creating a school climate where students living in poverty can thrive. This climate requires advanced leadership with specific skills targeted toward eradicating poverty impacts on learning. Inspite of good intentions and lots of caring, students who live in the crisis of poverty continue to be the least likely to become educated. Education ends up being an added stress to students and families in poverty. Educators are often overwhelmed with the complexities of poverty, its impacts on learning, and at a loss for how to make a difference for their students. There has never been a more opportune time for leaders to provide a blueprint for change. What would that change look like in your school? What skill sets do you need? Dr. Beegle will demonstrate proven skills and actions necessary for providing leadership that makes a difference. Participants will gain three new tools and the ability to apply the tools in their school setting.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss three different skills needed to be a leader who changes the static that students in poverty do not get educated.
• Understand the top seven ways that poverty impacts learning.
• Describe seven ideas for eradicating poverty impacts on learning in your school.
• Provide examples of 10 proven actions that you can do in your school to close the achievement gap.