Standard 3
Equity, Inclusiveness & Culture Responsiveness
Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments
necessary to develop and maintain a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive
school culture.
Artifacts
Thought Exchange Results
As the head of the Mascot Committee, we reviewed the thought exchange results to finalize our public-facing mascots and logos in partnership with our district communications office.
Athletic Director Branding Meeting
The athletic director expressed concerns about the launch and how we can be inclusive for all sports, boys and girls, during this process.
Mascot Committee Meeting Minutes (Identity)
This document will outline one of our more animated and passionate meetings that I had as the facilitator of the Mascot committee.
CLNA Stakeholders Meeting Participant
I was asked to be a KCKPS representative in the Annual CLNA v Perkins meetings that help determine how funds are allocated to CTE departments across the state of Kansas.
Thought Exchange Results
Collecting community data was essential to the mascot redesign because the school’s identity belongs to the whole community — students, staff, alumni, and neighbors — and a thoughtful rebrand must reflect shared values. During our meeting with District Communications about the Mascot Thought Exchange, we prioritized inclusive outreach and transparent procedures so every stakeholder understood how their input would be used. Gathering broad, representative feedback helped us balance competing perspectives, center student and staff needs, and avoid decisions driven solely by a vocal subset of participants.
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The volume and quality of responses validated the process: the district received over 28,000 submissions and concluded that our outreach met procedural expectations and inclusivity standards. That robust dataset allowed us to identify common themes, preferences, and concerns rather than rely on anecdote, and gave the committee evidence-based direction for the graphic artist’s brief. Ultimately, community data strengthened the legitimacy of the final designs, increased public trust in the outcome, and ensured the new mascot felt meaningful to the widest possible audience.
Mascot Committee Meeting Minutes
As Acting Administrator during my internship and as head of the Mascot Committee, I facilitated the April 17, 2025 meeting to guide a focused, respectful conversation about the cultural and inclusive implications of our rebrand. I opened the session by reframing the discussion around values and intended symbolism rather than emotive labels, then ensured that student and staff voices—those most affected by daily use of the mascot—were given priority. When concerns arose about descriptors like “aggressive” or “nasty,” I paused the group to redirect attention to actionable criteria for an acceptable mascot. I also facilitated candid dialogue about gendered language, centering the lived experiences of female athletes who felt uncomfortable competing under the name Stallions.
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Throughout the meeting, I kept the group on task by documenting key themes, summarizing points of agreement and disagreement, and translating the complex, sometimes political issues into next steps the committee could pursue. I communicated the district’s current stance (no official name change at this time), acknowledged differing viewpoints, and assigned follow-up tasks to gather targeted feedback and craft inclusive design principles. By leading with structure, transparency, and empathy, I helped the committee move from heated debate back to productive planning while safeguarding student-centered concerns for any future rebrand work.
CLNA Stakeholders Meeting Agenda
I participated in the Kansas City CLNA Comprehensive Review meeting as part of my administration internship and in my capacity as a CTE instructor to contribute to the state Perkins fund planning process. Invited as an Admin Intern, I joined district and community partners to review how Perkins funds are allocated to support K–12 CTE programs, ensure equitable access, and align workforce needs with student opportunities. My role included representing school‑level priorities, sharing barriers students face (transportation, uniforms, credential costs), and learning best practices for leveraging Perkins funding to remove those barriers.
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During the meeting, we focused on strengthening partnerships with local employers to expand internship and work‑based learning pathways for students. We identified several supportive corporations willing to provide internships that could lead to family‑sustaining careers, discussed strategies to address logistical barriers, and explored targeted uses of Perkins funds to support transportation, appropriate work attire, and certification costs. The work reinforced the goal of increasing equitable access to higher‑paying jobs for students and using CTE pathways as a lever to help reverse cycles of poverty in our community.
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Meeting with Athletic Director about new Brand (Wrestling)
I met with the Athletic Director as part of my administration internship and in my role as head of the logo redesign committee to plan the athletic rollout of our new brand. We reviewed presentation options to share with students and staff and identified specific sport‑level assets the Athletic Department needed—jersey and helmet mockups, warm‑up graphics, and court/field marks—so I will coordinate with the graphic artist to produce those renderings. We discussed how each treatment should align with the brand standards and remain flexible for different sports while preserving a consistent visual identity.
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We prioritized a culturally responsive, accessible reveal that invites broad participation to build genuine buy‑in across teams, families, alumni, and staff. From this meeting, we developed a phased launch schedule and immediately created an official launch poster for the Wrestling team using the new brand standards as a pilot. The wrestling rollout will serve as a model for subsequent team launches, allowing us to test applications, gather feedback, and refine assets before a full athletic unveiling.