California Association of Professors of Educational Administration - Promoting Equity and Excellence in Educational Leader Preparation - Volume 25 - March 2014

Oct 15, 2026

California Association of Professors of Educational Administration (CAPEA) describes a shift from a primarily policy-driven organization lacking diverse members and perspectives to a values-driven community committed to equity and cultural competency. The feature article chronicles the organization’s evolution through initiatives formed by its Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice Committee and through conferences aligned with equity-centered visions. It distinguishes equity from mere equality, emphasizing equal outcomes, accountability, and leadership practices that support rigorous, culturally responsive learning for all students.

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Promoting Equity and Excellence in Educational Leader Preparation

CAPEA’s Values Shift: From Equality to Equity

CAPEA History with Diversity and Equity Issues

Conferences Aligned with Equity and Cultural Competency

California Association of Professors of Educational Administration: Promoting Equity and Excellence in Educational Leader Preparation Franca Dell’Olio Loyola Marymount University Albert Jones California State University, Los Angeles Susan Jindra California State University, San Bernardino Linda Jungwirth Pepperdine University Delores B. Lindsey California State University, San Marcos Randall B. Lindsey California State University, Los Angeles Philip Mirci University of the Redlands Linda Purrington Pepperdine University Thelma Moore-Steward California State University, San Bernardino Chris Thomas University of San Francisco Cheryl Ward California State University, San Diego Peg Winkelman California State University, East Bay Don Wise California State University, Fresno Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development Volume 25, March 2014 ISSN 1532-0723 © 2014 California Association of Professors of Educational Administration This feature article charts the efforts of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration (CAPEA) to move from primarily a policy-driven organization that lacked a significant number of diverse members and perspectives to a values-driven organization committed to equity and cultural competency. This is a chronicle of the journey as the organization moved with a newfound direction, passion, and commitment in a quest for equity to be “the innovators of change in practice that is focused on creating social justice leaders for the future.” The article was developed during the spring and summer of 2013 by members of the Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice Committee of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration. The California Association of Professors of Educational Administration (CAPEA) views educational equity as a paradigm well beyond diversity and equal treatment. Equal access– even to rigorous, relevant, and culturally responsive curriculum and learning experiences–isnot synonymous with equity in education. Equity in education is about equal outcomes. Equity-principled leaders ensure that all students are provided with the individual support they need to reach and exceed high levels of achievement and well-being. Equity-principled leaders assume responsibility and accountability for the success of all students in school and in preparation for their lives and futures. Equity-practicing leaders are instrumental to helping individuals and institutions make the paradigm shift from equality to equity through the promotion and support of policies and practices that are based on equity-principled beliefs, values, and assumptions. The article begins with a brief history of CAPEA from its humble beginnings and lack of organizational focus, to various steps forwards and backwards in the direction of equity, toa newfound purpose and invigorated core. The evolution in the organization´s membership from a predominantly white male organization to a greater balance of gender and the increasing membership of professors of color helped CAPEA to begin to see itself differently and to work towards a vision of cultural competency. Recent CAPEA conferences have been aligned with that vision. In 2011, a day-long preconference included visits to two elementary schools that were high poverty, high minority population, and high student achievement. The conference then opened with a keynote presentation by Tim Wise, nationally renowned speaker on racial and diversity issues. A panel of minority superintendents shared their views of leading culturally diverse organizations. In Spring 2012, the CAPEA Conference theme was Leading Equity-Principled Communities of Practice with keynote speakers Etienne Wenger and Linda Lambert leading the membership to reflections on building a strong culture within the organization. In the fall of 2012, the CAPEA Conference theme was Equity and Excellenc

FAQs

What change did CAPEA describe in its organizational direction?

CAPEA describes moving from a primarily policy-driven organization with limited diversity to a values-driven organization focused on equity and cultural competency.

How does the article define educational equity compared with equality?

It states that equal access is not the same as equity, and that equity requires equal outcomes, with leaders supporting students’ achievement and well-being through accountability.

What conference activities did CAPEA align with its equity vision?

Recent conferences included a preconference with visits to high-poverty, high-minority elementary schools, keynote addresses on racial and diversity issues, themed conferences focused on leading equity-centered communities, and doctoral poster sessions showcasing research on diversity and equity.

Oct 15, 2026

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