Diversity and Advocacy
(a) Knowledge:
(A) Understands the cultural, ethical, economic, legal, and political issues surrounding diversity, equity, and multicultural excellence in terms of student learning; (B) Identifies community, environmental, and institutional opportunities that enhance, as well as barriers that impede, the academic, career, and personal and social development of students; (C) Understands the ways in which educational policies, programs, and practices can be developed, adapted, and modified to be culturally congruent with the needs of students and their families; and (D) Understands multicultural counseling issues, as well as the impact of ability levels, stereotyping, family, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual identity, and their effects on student achievement. |
(b) Skills and Practice:
(A) Demonstrates multicultural competencies in relation to diversity, equity, and opportunity in student learning and development; (B) Advocates for the learning and academic experiences necessary to promote the academic, career, and personal/social development of students; (C) Advocates for school policies, programs, and services that enhance a positive school climate and are equitable and responsive to multicultural student populations; and (D) Engages parents, guardians, and families to promote the academic, career, and personal and social development of students. |
Stat. Auth.: ORS 342
Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120–342.430, 342.455-342.495, 342.553
Hist.: TSPC 4-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-18-12