The AFT and the Schlechty Center have been working with three local unions and their members to determine how to use resources to leverage social justice work underway now and to design, develop and implement culturally responsive systems. Through a customized approach, such support met unions and union leaders where they are in their work, while building sustainable systems that engage union members, administrators, school boards, students, families and school communities.
Schlechty Center consultant Monica Solomon designed and facilitated a customized approach with union leaders that included process agendas, planning guides, surveys, sharing protocols, interview protocols, and systems for tracking progress. Examples of these collaborative tools and resources are provided throughout this guide. This is an excellent example of the way Schlechty Center frameworks can be used with districts.
This publication was produced by AFT and will be distributed at the AFT annual conference in Boston July 14-17, 2022.