School leaders assert and regularly reinforce the importance of ensuring that all students achieve at high levels.
Leaders interact respectfully with all faculty members and make a special effort to engage those who may feel less comfortable or more vulnerable.
School leaders acknowledge differences among racial and ethnic groups at the same time that they encourage recognition of common values.
Leaders reinforce, by word and deed, the importance of intergroup collaboration.
Leaders ensure that efforts to improve interracial and intercultural understanding and competence are integral to core efforts to improve teaching and learning.
School leaders take prompt action to understand and deal with the root causes of racial and ethnic conflict among faculty or students.