I conducted in-depth interviews with ten Midwest principals all of whom
contended with similar educational circumstances germane to urban areas: majority Black
students, majority White teachers, and a high percentage of students who received
subsidized meals. I used a similar set of questions, as identified in the interview guide
(see Appendix C) with each principal during the first two interviews. I developed
participant-specific questions for the third interview with the intention of delving deeper
into the participant’s experiences in and understanding of his or her high-racial-difference
(HRD) school