The Inclusive Leadership Practices Starter Kit and Companion Guide presents 5 Focus Areas to examine inclusive practices within your school, district, or state. These Focus Areas are based on empirical research of best practices for inclusive leadership. An example of this research includes the work of Hitt and Tucker (2016)2 as they reviewed 56 studies and three major leadership frameworks in an attempt to name a unified model of effective leader practices. These practices included:
- establishing and conveying vision, goals, and expectations;
- building professional capacity by leading teaching and learning development;
- creating a supportive organization for learning;
- facilitating a high-quality learning experience for students; and
- connecting with external partners.
Inclusion Facilitators may find this tool kit useful in supporting administrators and supervisors in learning about the best ways to implement inclusion. Be sure to take advantage of the resources within each focus area. The videos and articles demonstrate and describe the important concepts.