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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need to put their money where their mouth is an hire African American Latinx etc lead teachers and administrators and a Cultural Competency person.  
They need to learn how to reach kids of all colors and SES levels.  No matter the color kids that have possible come from a very structured school or lack of free choice and self motivated learning situation will need extra help to adjust.   
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They have at least two African American leads on the Brookland campus, as well as a newly hired Director of Equity who I think came from LAMB?[/quote]

Two out of how many leads in the classroom? 7 or 8?[/quote]

I wonder if part of the challenge is finding a diverse pool of Montessori-trained educators. This could be a situation where a teaching fellows program like what IT and Appletree have would be useful.[/quote]

Bingo!
You want diverse, trained and amazing educators no? A lot of POCs who would theoretically have the chops go straight into other fields. A school based program that lured them in and trained them (hopefully for free)is smart. You all know how low paid teaching starting salaries are ... you have to up the offer to find these amazing diverse teachers. Btw, everyone else is competing for them as well . 
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Why are they so rare?[/quote]

Also, I think white people who have the potential to become amazing educators are more likely to have family money to offset the low salaries.  Their AA counterparts are less likely to have family money, and so may look to more lucrative fields to enter.[/quote]

Traditionally, Montessori teachers worked in preschools and private schools, where salaries are low. You take those jobs if you are young and single  or if you marry a banker. I grew up middle class, and I would never have thought I could take a job like that and eat regularly.[/quote]

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