Delores B. Lindsey

Dr. Delores B. Lindsey retired as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at California State University San Marcos; however, she has not retired from the education profession. Her primary focus is developing culturally proficient leaders. She helps educational leaders examine their organizations’ policies and practices, and their individual beliefs and values about cross-cultural communication. Her message to her audiences focuses on viewing, creating, and managing socially just educational practices, culturally proficient leadership practice, and diversity as an asset to be nurtured. Her favorite reflective question is: Are we who we say we are? Delores and husband Randall, her favorite Sage/Corwin author, continue to co-write about the application of the four Tools of Cultural Proficiency. Her most recent publication, which is on the Bestseller list from Corwin, is Leading While Female, A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity, with Trudy Arriaga and Stacie Stanley.

Expertise

Leadership
Cultural Proficiency

Workshops

Workshop

Cultural Proficiency: These sessions introduce the Tools of Cultural Proficiency as a shared commitment to excellence and equity for all students. The consultants engage participants using strategies and tools needed for districts to embed Cultural Proficiency into schools’ academic cultures. Upon completion of the sessions, participants will understand and know how to apply the 4 Tools: the Guiding Principles, Essential Elements, Continuum, and Barriers related to Cultural Proficiency. Participants in these interactive sessions will explore the best ways to weave these tools into the fabric of their schools.

What People are Saying

“Delores Lindsey’s courageous leadership, authenticity, passionate delivery, and in-depth knowledge of the Inside-Out model and the Four Tools of Cultural Proficiency transformed our participants in a 2-year Trainer-of -Trainer model of professional development in Marin County, CA. Delores is deliberate in her support of a transformative model to ensure equity, connectedness, and self-reflection to achieve true systemic change. The combination of her warm, welcoming style, depth of understanding, ability to apply knowledge, and engagement with the audience is exceptional in my experience. Delores makes such an impression that she is often quoted as implementation of the t-f-t models in four districts is occurring. Delores epitomizes courageous leadership and encourages others to do the same.”

- Dr. Jan LaTorre-Derby, PreK-3 Initiative Coordinator in Marine County Office of Education

“Delores Lindsey is an expert on cognitive coaching and cultural proficiency. She is able to translate her expertise, connect with her audience and through her finely tuned facilitation skills helps them to become confident and highly skilled leaders and coaches. Delores is one of those rare individuals who has valuable information to share but more importantly knows how and when to ask just the right questions to support individuals as they develop thoughtful and insightful leadership skills.”

- Brenda Hall, Director of the North County Professional Development Federation

Certified In

Cultural Proficiency

Books

My Leading While Female Journey

A Guided Reflective Journal

By: Trudy T. Arriaga, Stacie L. Stanley and Delores B. Lindsey

Leading While Female

A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity

By: Trudy T. Arriaga, Stacie L. Stanley and Delores B. Lindsey

Culturally Proficient Coaching

Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools

By: Delores B. Lindsey, Richard S. Martinez, Randall B. Lindsey and Keith Myatt

Cultural Proficiency

A Manual for School Leaders

By: Randall B. Lindsey, Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Raymond D. Terrell and Delores B. Lindsey

Culturally Proficient Leadership

The Personal Journey Begins Within

By: Raymond D. Terrell, Eloise K. Terrell, Randall B. Lindsey and Delores B. Lindsey

Culturally Proficient Inclusive Schools

All Means ALL!

By: Delores B. Lindsey, Jacqueline S. Thousand, Cynthia L. Jew and Lori R. Piowlski

Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Outcomes

By: Delores B. Lindsey, Randall B. Lindsey, Shirley M. Hord and Valerie von Frank

A Culturally Proficient Response to the Common Core

Ensuring Equity Through Professional Learning

By: Delores B. Lindsey, Karen M. Kearney, Delia Estrada, Raymond D. Terrell and Randall B. Lindsey

A Culturally Proficient Response to LGBT Communities

A Guide for Educators

By: Randall B. Lindsey, Richard M. Diaz, Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Raymond D. Terrell and Delores B. Lindsey

Culturally Proficient Practice

Supporting Educators of English Learning Students

By: Reyes L. Quezada, Delores B. Lindsey and Randall B. Lindsey

Culturally Proficient Instruction

A Guide for People Who Teach

By: Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Delores B. Lindsey, Randall B. Lindsey and Raymond D. Terrell

Culturally Proficient Learning Communities

Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity

By: Delores B. Lindsey, Linda D. Jungwirth, Jarvis V.N.C. Pahl and Randall B. Lindsey