ABSTRACT
This case study highlights the culturally responsive practices of a Latinx principal in a Midwestern, predominantly Latinx urban charter high school. As new immigrants from Cuba, Mexico, and Central America moved into the neighborhood, the principal faced the challenge of adapting to changing student demographics. Blending the cultural and academic needs of both returning and new immigrant students within this historically tight community, steeped in second- and third-generation Mexican-American cultural values, presented multiple learning opportunities. The challenge was to create an inclusive, stable academic environment for newly relocated students with distinctly different needs. This principal implemented two culturally responsive initiatives to support the diverse needs of students and their families in his community: home visits and full wraparound services provided by collaborative community agencies.
