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School sponsored events School sponsored events can be utilized to communicate mission and vision of the institution (Clemente & Clemente, 2022) School sponsored events can be utilized to build relationships with all stakeholders Mentoring programs that align with mission and vison of the school can be introduced during school sponsored events Strategies for communicating the […]

Establishing core values that align with mission and vision Clarifying core values enables embodying what the institution stands for (Allen et al., 2018) Core values will guide conduct of all participants associated with the institution Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… It is possible to express the institution’s mission and vision through activities

Soliciting leadership support Leadership support is crucial for maintaining a positive culture within the institution (Jensen et al., 2018) Personal and professional support should be availed to all staff to facilitate actualization of organization mission and vision Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… The story of the school, including its goal, standards, and

Involving all stakeholders All stakeholders ought to be aware of the mission and vision All stakeholders ought to be interested and involved in strategic direction of the school Involvement of everyone ensures that all school participants are on the same page (Allen et al., 2018) Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… When there

Hiring staff that share vision and mission (Şenol & Lesinger, 2018) This avoids cultural misfit It further strengthens organizational values Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… Involving all stakeholders ensures; discussing the strategy for the school board with the kids, parents, and other individuals who are supportive of the school board, and bringing

Helping students establish career goals Students will be encouraged to work hard to actualize the goals Successful careers enable students to become productive members of the society (Şenol & Lesinger, 2018) Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… Finding and employing the appropriate faculty members is possibly the single most significant factor that will

Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… Strategy 1 Communication Repetitive communication of the mission and vision ensures it is embedded (Jensen et al., 2018) Communications will target all stakeholders Technology tools will be used to facilitate communication to all stakeholders Strategies that embed the mission and vision cont… A well-defined statement that provides

Informal Assessment Teachers ask students questions during class as a way of informal assessment. However, cultural differences exist in the function of questions. In African and Asian cultures, children are expected to listen and not to ask questions (Ner- 136 | International Journal of Critical Pedagogy | Vol. 6 No. 2, 2015 love & Snipper,

Other Sources of Bias While significant progress has been made in development of unbiased tests, other sources of bias may present an obstacle to educating culturally diverse stu- dents. Teachers’ different expectations for students of various racial or social class- es are correlated with less effective instructional practice (Leacock, 1969; Murray, 1996). Teachers lack the

Cultural Biases of Placement in Special Education Key educational and life decisions, such as placement in special education classes, are based on the results of standardized tests (Gopaul-McNicol & Ar- mour-Thomas, 2002). Unjustifiable reliance on IQ and other evaluation tools (Losen & Orfield, 2002) has been cited as one of the factors contributing to the