This resource provides tools, case studies, strategies, and implementation plans to help educators create an "intentional school culture" that fosters excellence, builds character, and improves academic achievement.
When we interviewed teachers at both Harris and McKinley, Cook and Wilson were described by teachers in similar ways. Of Cook, a third-grade teacher said: “He's great at what he does for us. I stay to the pacing guide because of him, ...
After reading this book, you'll see why culture makes the difference between a school that enables success for all students and a school that merely houses those students during the school day.
Research demonstrates that children of poverty need more than just academic instruction to succeed.
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For education leaders at all levels, this book delivers a compelling message: Understanding and harnessing the transformative power of school culture can propel your school into the kind of place where teachers want to work, administrators ...
This book is a must-read for any school leader who yearns for something more than the day-to-day frustrations of the work." —PAUL HOUSTON, executive director, emeritus, American Association of School Administrators and president, Center ...
In this groundbreaking book, education experts Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker offer tools, strategies, and advice for defining, assessing, and ultimately transforming your school's culture into one that is positive, forward-looking, and ...
Drawing from the authors' extensive experience and research, Committing to the Culture - Unpacks questions around the nature of culture, including the importance of vision and climate and how the tension between the past and the future can ...
When the bestselling books Shaping School Culture and The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook were first published, Kent D. Peterson and Terrence E. Deal described the critical elements of school culture the purposes, traditions, norms, and ...
Coherent School Leadership will show you how to combine the components of Fullan's Coherence Framework (the Framework) with Kirtman's 7 Competencies for Highly Effective Leaders (the Competencies) to drive coherence—the shared depth of ...