Tag: school culture

February 10, 2023

As some states begin to see signs of a worsening teacher shortage, the SchoolCEO survey provides district leaders with a glimpse of what matters most to teacher applicants. The survey polled more than 1,000 teachers from 300 randomly selected districts. […]

October 17, 2022

Schools improve when teachers are supported in ways that enable them to do their best work in the classroom. We know teachers have the greatest impact on the success of every student’s learning journey and creating a healthy school culture […]

October 5, 2021

Staff meetings are a great platform to encourage teacher voice, which can go a long way toward improving school culture. To do this, meeting leaders should strive to create a climate of trust that fosters and supports teachers’ belief in […]

May 4, 2021

Before the pandemic, the school I work for, located about 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C., had rituals and traditions that defined our school culture and aimed to bring a holistic approach to learning, like having students work in small […]

October 8, 2019

Building and maintaining a positive school culture can be an uphill battle for many principals and superintendents. Once attained, however, it has shown to have a significant impact in areas of concern including student academic performance and teacher retention. Recently, […]

August 9, 2019

Developing a strong school culture benefits students, staff and the community, so cultivating a culture of inclusivity is worth the effort. According to Psychology Today, about one-third of students at any given high school are considered popular. Another half of […]

September 7, 2018

More schools are looking to restorative justice practices to curb suspension rates and narrow the school-to-prison pipeline. There is much to commend the practice in terms of helping students realize the consequences of their actions, accept responsibility, and repair the […]

July 31, 2018

Several studies have shown that minority students perform better when they have a teacher like themselves. Another Urban Institute report has indicated behavior problems decrease, graduation rates go up and the school culture improves with a diverse staff. A series […]

July 12, 2018

Many school leaders are faced with consequences of low teacher retention rates, especially during this time of year when they spend time and money recruiting new teachers and pouring over test data that reflects teacher dissatisfaction. Low teacher retention rates […]

June 14, 2018

Teachers have awesome ideas but it can be challenging for school systems to surface them and turn them into reality. In my previous column, I looked at two school systems that created structures that did just that. Gwinnett County Public […]

May 2, 2018

Adults in the workplace understand the power of praise. A person may be hired to do a job and may do the job well in order to earn a regular paycheck. But a word of praise from a boss or […]