School CultureHow to Grow Yours(or it’s really all about RELATIONSHIPS!) Schools with New Leaders – Summer 2014

Climate vs. Culture

How are they linked?

How do you know what yours is?

How do you “grow a culture”?

Identifying your new school’s culture

Wagner’s School Culture Triage Survey

• Available online Wagner's Tool for Assessing & Improving Culture

• Only for teachers & administrator

• Distribute without the scoring page

• Involve teachers in the scoring & tabulation

• Share results with staff

Manage by walking around

Set the VISIONTemplate for creating your

vision

Your idealStaff Culture

Measures Action Steps Timeline

How do you want staff to describe their school. List 3 things you’d hope they say.

How will you know you’re meeting these goals? What will it look like? Can you measure it?

For each ideal staff goal, list 5 action steps you will take to foster the culture you want.

When will each happen?

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Get the RIGHT people on the BUS

Crucial to HIRE the right people

Must be a “fit” with your mission

Your VISION should be driving the bus!

Put a STAKE in the GROUND

First 2 weeks are KEY

How to create the culture

Team building activities

Staff meetings

Communications

School Theme

Keep your EAR to the RAIL

Staff meetings

Check-ins

“Touch-base” meetings

Be PROACTIVE – Know your drama queens and make special effort to being them back to the mission

Lather, Rinse & Repeat

School culture is incredibly FRAGILE

COMMUNICATION is key

Keep an OPEN FACE

LISTEN First

WAIT before responding (especially with email)

It’s not about me….it’s WE!

You can never say THANK YOU enough….messaging, messaging, messaging

How much meaning is conveyed in the actual words you say?

Face to face:

_____ of meaning in words(verbal)

_____ of meaning is paralinguistic(vocal)

_____ of meaning is body language(visual)

How much meaning is conveyed in the actual words you say?

Face to face:

7% of meaning in words(verbal)

38% of meaning is paralinguistic(vocal)

55% of meaning is body language(visual)

Lather, Rinse & Repeat

School culture is incredibly FRAGILE

COMMUNICATION is key

Keep an OPEN FACE

LISTEN First

WAIT before responding (especially with email)

It’s not about me….it’s WE!

You can never say THANK YOU enough….messaging, messaging, messaging

Change is Good…You Go First!