LeAnne Salazar-Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and Ramona Esparza will present at the Learning and Justice for all Conference, hosted by Nevada Association of School Administrators (NASA).

Invited Lecture: "Coloring Outside the Lines: Diversfying the Educational Pipeline"

The session discussed how we can identify and prepare statistical outliers whom aspire to administrative positions and superintendency for the ascension through the leadership pipeline. We will provide a brief overview of critical strategies for supporting and building a more diverse leadership pipeline including systems and practices for holding top leadership accountable, as well as strategies for changing organizational cultures. Finally, the session will discuss how leaders and organizations can better collaborate to support recruitment and retention of more diverse school administrators and its impact upon overall student success.