Culture

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What can a principal do to promote positive school culture?

What an administrator can do…

Expectations

Effectiveness

Celebration

Training

Support

Curriculum

Conferences

Communication

Safety-net

A toxic school culture is full of taters.

• Dictators
• Commentators
• Agitators
• Spectators

"The only guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat."
Rowing is a team sport. If everyone isn't in sync, and trying to go the same destination, life in the boat will be very rough.

Compliment

Smile

Pep

Creativity

Out of this world

Fun

Love school

Achieve

Tests

Recognition and Money

Provide More

The Achievement Gap

Teacher Morale
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School Success

As a brand new principal, what would you focus on first in order to create a positive school culture?

“Positive learning can only 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