The 78.9%: Contextualizing White Teacher Experiences in Seattle Public Schools through a Theoretical Framework for Anti-Racist Professional Development

Abstract

This study utilizes a grounded analysis approach to explore how Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has supported white teachers through anti-racist professional development (PD). I employ a combination of anti-racist frameworks to ultimately create The Umbrella of White Teacher Professional Development Framework to best analyze teacher interviews and understand their experiences with PD. I argue that through this framework, it can be seen how SPS is failing to provide white teachers with ample and sufficient trainings and support. This study goes further to provide considerations for SPS and other districts looking to best support teachers through anti-racist PD.