Candidates will learn the leadership characteristics and behaviors to initiate, nourish, and maintain a culture in the school community that is responsive to the needs of children and youth in confronting trauma and that instructs them in ways that are welcoming to all the cultures in a pluralistic society. District, building, and teacher leaders will learn how to make each level of the learning organization a place that is responsive and grounded in quality relationships among staff and students, and one where students feel supported and respected, and that they belong and are safe in a responsive school environment.