PRINCIPAL LINK | AUGUST 2016

STOP TRYING TO FIX YOUR CULTURE

If you're focusing on the overall culture, you might be focusing on the wrong thing.

Focusing on changing the culture of the school is like attempting to lose weight by reading weight loss books and attending support groups while eating delicious donuts. Losing weight is an outcome of eating less calories than you burn up in a day. Diet and exercise is the lever that leads to the desired outcome. Similarly, cultural change is what you get after you and your staff tackle tough challenges like student achievement or teacher retention. The culture evolves as you continually gather your team together to do important work.

So let's say you determine you have a culture problem. What are the "levers you need to pull" to change it?

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Cesar E Chavez Community School determined they had a challenge with school culture. Watch "the levers they pulled" to solve that challenge.

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ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP SUPPORT

The Instructional Coaching Series brings coaches together for four days of learning, reflection, and personal goal setting, with ample opportunities between workshop dates for practicing skills and implementing goals. With each workshop, coaches will reflect on and share experiences, while also receiving feedback from colleagues. The Coaching Series topics include: Building Coaching Relationships, Coaching Communication Skills, and Principal-Coach Partnership Agreements.

Cost: $400

September 2, September 23, October 14, October 28

More Information and Registration

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