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CREATING A SCHOOL CULTURE THAT WORKS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
This document discusses creating a positive school culture for student success. It outlines several key principles for developing culture, including that every teacher is a character formator. The principal plays a key role as the "chief culture shaper" in planning, monitoring, modeling, and reinforcing the school's culture through recognition and willingness to confront issues. A healthy culture is marked by collaboration, a shared mission and focus on student learning. The document provides examples of ways to build positive culture, such as classroom compacts, traditions, innovation, and assessing the existing culture. An effective culture can unify people and focus them on growth and the school's future.
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- 1. Creating School Culture ThatWorks for Student Success Mann Rentoy, Executive Director
- 2. Our Principles •Every Teacheris a Character Formator •Not just another subject •Education is not just covering curriculum
- 3. Our Principles •No otherbetter way to teach character than through the power of our example •The teacher is the most important teaching tool •The school is only as good as its teachers.
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- 9. Tells people whatis truly important Tells people how they are to act
- 10. Norms Beliefs Values that makeup the Rituals Persona of the school Ceremonies Symbols Stories
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- 21. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E Leadership If a school is a vibrant, innovative, child- centered place; if it has a reputation for excellence in teaching; if students are performing to the best of their ability; one can almost always point to the Principal’s leadership as the key to success. -U.S.Senate Resolution 359
- 22. *What does theprincipal plan for? *What does the principal monitor? *What does the principal model? *What does the principal reinforce through recognition and celebration? *What behavior is the principal willing to confront?
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- 28. * Are visibleto all stakeholders * Communicate regularly and purposefully * Never forget that they are role models * Are passionate about their work * Accept responsibility for the school’s culture
- 29. * Are organized *Exhibit a positive outlook * Take pride in the physical environment of the school * Empower others appropriately * Demonstrate stewardship – they protect their school and its people
- 30. A Formal Culture job descriptions,traditions, mission statement values, defined by symbols [school mascot, song]
- 31. An Informal Culture how peopleinteract with each other, share information, how work gets done and by whom
- 32. Sub cultures grade levels,departments, young teachers, old teachers, non-academic staff, millennial teachers
- 33. The Markers of SchoolCulture
- 34. The mission statement Studentprograms Programs for teachers The physical building (the learning environment)
- 35. Culture is themost powerful source of leverage for bringing about change in a school – or any organization, for that matter.
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- 38. Teachers and administrators share theirknowledge and develop plans together to achieve organizational goals
- 39. Principals work with teachers– they have a shared mission and vision
- 40. Principals and teachers focuson student learning
- 41. The school is aligned….goalsand objectives are consistent with the mission
- 42. THE SCHOOL “WAY” Is developed with input (voice) from staff, students, and parents Expresses the school’s core moral values (respect, kindness, etc.) and performance values (doing our best, never giving up…) Is written in the “We” voice. 42
- 43. THE PLACE WAY AtPlace School, we pursue excellence in scholarship and character. We celebrate and honor each other by being respectful, honest, kind, and fair. We give our best inside and outside the classroom. This is who we are, even when no one is watching.
- 44. THE ROOSEVELT WAY (Greenbelt,MD High School, 3000+ students) There’s a way that students here are expected to act, and a way that they expected not to act. It’s defined by “The Roosevelt Way.” —Counselor
- 45. Classroom Compacts forExcellence 1. All teachers work with their students during the first 3 weeks of school to create a classroom Compact for Excellence. 2. The Compact shapes the classroom culture. It lays the foundation for everything else. 45
- 46. “To be aPeaceful & Productive Class” Classmates work in groups of 4 to fill in: To help everyone feel To help everyone respected & cared about: do their best work: Students will: Students will: The Teacher will: The Teacher will: 46
- 47. The Compact forExcellence . . . Communicates what our school values: doing our best and being our best. Sends the message that teachers have high expectations of students, but … “We are all in this together. We are all trying to do our best and be our best.” 47
- 48. What A Healthy Culturecan Achieve
- 49. *Unify people withinthe school and its many communities
- 50. *Assist with establishment ofa plan for school improvement
- 51. *Focus people onthe future and point to what the school wants to become
- 52. *Promote growth inthe folks who work there
- 53. four types oflearning environments * student- or learner-centered * knowledge-centered * assessment-centered * community-centered
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- 56. the prevailing atmosphere inyour school will affect everything that goes on inside its walls
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- 59. * staffs areextremely fragmented * the purpose of serving students has been lost to the goal of serving the adults * where negative values and hopelessness reign Realizing a Positive School Culture, 1998
- 60. “staff fails to figureout what's needed to cultivate the characteristics necessary for student growth and learning." Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staf
- 61. 11 Proven Ways toBuild a Positive School Culture
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- 64. 3. Establish schoolnorms that build values
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- 66. 5. Model thebehaviors you want to see in your school
- 67. 6. Engage students in waysthat benefit them
- 68. 7. Create rituals and traditionsthat are fun for students and teachers
- 69. * First DayTreat * Teachers Day * Family Day * Christmas Program * Love in Action Day * 100 Days of Kindness * Pep Rally
- 70. * Parents’ Day *Grandparents’ Day * Medical Mission for Families of Auxiliary Staff * Thanksgiving Day * Open House * Alumni Day * Principal’s Day
- 71. 8. Encourage innovationin the classroom
- 72. 9. Professional development forteachers
- 73. * Monthly Seminars/PDS *Class Observation with Post-Observation Chat * Mentoring * Reading and Video Resources * Recollection * Guided Prayer * Holy Mass * Retreat
- 74. 10. Maintain the physicalenvironment of your school
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- 77. The quality of interactionsin the teacher’s lounge
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- 81. How easy itis for students, teachers to interact with one another informally (size of school affects this)
- 83. “Positive learning canonly take place in a positive culture. A healthy school culture will affect more student and teacher success than any other reform or school improvement effort currently being employed.” -Gary Phillips
- 84. * Student andteacher learning * Rich sense of history and purpose * Core values of collegiality, performance, and * improvement centered around quality, achievement, and learning for ALL students * Positive and Proactive Approaches for staff
- 85. TO IMPROVE YOUR CULTURE…YOU MUST FIRST ASSESS YOUR CULTURE!
- 86. “Self-renewing school cultures arecollaborative places where adults care about one another, share common goals and values, and have the skills and knowledge to plan together, solve problems together, and fight passionately but gracefully for ideas to improve instruction.” -Robert Garmston & Bruce Wellman
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- 88. Promote your mission,vision, values and goals.
- 89. CEP Framework for EffectiveCharacter Education The Eleven Principles Family & Community Partners 10 Comprehensive Intentional Proactive 3 Meaningful Academic Curriculum 6 Self Motivation 7 Thinking (Cognitive) Staff Learning Community 8 Caring Community 4 Moral Action 5 Shared Moral Leadership 9 Feeling (Affective) Acting (Behavioral) 2 Character Formation Assessment 11 1 Core Values
- 90. 90 Promotes core ethicaland performance values 1.1: Stakeholders select core values 1.2: Core values guide everything 1.3: Core values are visible Principle 1
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- 92. 92 Creates a caring community. 4.1:Student – staff relationships 4.2: Student – student relationships 4.3: Peer cruelty prevention 4.4: Adult relationships Principle 4
- 93. Sustain the culturethrough communication.
- 94. 94 Fosters shared leadership andlong-range support of the character initiative. 9.1: Leaders champion effort 9.2: Leadership group plans 9.3: Student leadership Principle 9
- 95. 95 Engages families and communitymembers as partners in the character- building effort 10.1: Engages families 10.2: Communicates with families 10:3: Involves community Principle 10
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- 97. 97 Assesses school culture/climate, staff’s functioning,and students‘ character 11.1: Assesses culture/climate 11.2: Staff report on progress 11.3: Assesses student progress / behavior Principle 11
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- 105. Hire Staff who Sharethe Values of the Culture
- 106. Use History to Fortifyand Sustain Values and Beliefs
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- 113. NAME & TITLEOF THE SEMINAR [email protected]
- 114. FOR HANDOUTS, please joinus in FaceBook: GROUP: The Professional Teacher
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- 118. 497 Full ColorGlossy Pages on the 11 Principles
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