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Anti-Racism Resources

School counselors are leaders in the school community who advocate for all students. Our students benefit when their schools create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive culture and dismantle unjust systems. The Ï㽶ÊÓƵEthical Standards for School Counselors and the Ï㽶ÊÓƵProfessional Standards & Competencies guide all school counselors in working toward ethical, equitable and inclusive school environments and addressing the critical issues of systemic and institutional racism. The following resources are helpful in addressing issues of systemic and institutional racism with students. Additional resources are regularly added.

Getting Started with Anti-Racism Efforts

  1. Review existing school data to identify achievement and opportunity gaps. (See the school data summary template.)
  2. Review policies and procedures to identify barriers to learning and access to opportunities, particularly for students of color.
  3. Identify indirect student services, including leadership, advocacy and collaboration to address gaps and barriers. 
    • Collaborate with administrators, school staff and families to increase awareness of the impact of racism and bias.
    • Advocate for changes to policies and procedures that have created barriers for students.
  4. Create classroom/small-group and closing-the-gap action plans (see templates) and include ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success that are needed to create school cultures where everyone is included, including M 2., B-LS 9., B-SS 2., B-SS 7. and B-SS 10.
  5. Monitor progress by collecting participation, mindsets & behaviors and outcome data.  
  6. Repeat the cycle.

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Professional Development

Town Halls

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Statements & Standards

Articles

Talking About Race and Racism

  • ADL: Fighting Hate for Good: 
  • Alliance for Resource Equity:
  • Center for Racial Justice in Education:
  • CNN:
  • Facing History and Ourselves:
  • Future of Learning:
  • Learning for Justice:
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  • Medium Lion's Story:
  • NAEYC:
  • National Geographic: and
  • National Museum of African American History & Culture:
  • National Network of State Teachers of the Year:
  • NEA Ed Justice:
  • New York Times:
  • Race Forward: 
  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: and
  • Special Olympics:
  • Youth Communication:
  • 2U:

Standards, Guidelines and Resources

  • Association of Educational Service Areas:
  • ASCD:  
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  • Education Trust:
  • Sarah Kirk, elementary school counselor:
  • Learning for Justice:
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  • Medium:
  • NEA EdJustice:
  • NASP:
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Data and Policy

  • ACLU:
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  • Forward Promise:
  • KY Dept of Ed:
  • TNTP:

Trauma and Mental Health

  • APA Stress in America Report:
  • Chalkbeat: 
  • Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health: 
  • Learning for Justice:
  • Medium:
  • The Lancet:

Podcasts and Blogs

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  • MESA Blog: 
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Reading List