3a: Focus on Collaborative Work Environment
The principal/assistant principal understands and acts on the understanding of the positive role that a collaborative work environment can play in the school’s culture.
3b: School Culture and Identity
The principal/assistant principal develops and uses shared vision, values and goals to define the identity and culture of the school.
School Identity Events
- Developing mission & vision with a large group of stakeholders
- Community Rally to support those impacted by Hurricane Matthew
- School bus rides & community visits
- Beginning of School Year Pep Rally
3c: Acknowledges Failures; Celebrates Accomplishments and Rewards
The principal/assistant principal acknowledges failures and celebrates accomplishments of the school in order to define the identity, culture and performance of the school.
WAAG Shout Outs
Each week, the administrative team sends out the Week at a Glance. Each WAAG includes shout outs to various stakeholders in the school community. See examples below.
Commitment to Continuous Improvement
After sending out a staff survey on the administrative team's performance, my principal and I created the video below to celebrate strengths as noted by the staff as well as to communicate our greatest areas of growth and our plans to make improvements.
3d: Efficacy and Empowerment
The principal/assistant principal develops a sense of efficacy and empowerment among staff which influences the school’s identity, culture and performance.
In order to increase efficacy throughout the school, we have continued collaboration with and created several teams of teachers to drive decisions for important initiatives. These teams include:
I have partnered closely with our School Improvement Team chair to support her in facilitation of School Improvement Team meetings. She is now creating dynamic agendas that increases engagement of all SIT members and gathers feedback from the team on the process and outcomes of meetings.
When staff members or students approach with ideas that we think are best for kids, we empower them to move forward with their ideas and provide whatever supports they request. For example, two teachers were the driving forces behind out Community Rally after Hurrican Matthew; all we had to do was say yes and follow their lead. When a group of students recently requested a senior privilege, again, we just said yes and are following their lead to make it happy. The students are presenting the plan they've developed with the senior class in mid-March.
- School Improvement Team
- Innovative Scheduling Team
- Opportunity Culture Design Team
- PBIS Committee
I have partnered closely with our School Improvement Team chair to support her in facilitation of School Improvement Team meetings. She is now creating dynamic agendas that increases engagement of all SIT members and gathers feedback from the team on the process and outcomes of meetings.
When staff members or students approach with ideas that we think are best for kids, we empower them to move forward with their ideas and provide whatever supports they request. For example, two teachers were the driving forces behind out Community Rally after Hurrican Matthew; all we had to do was say yes and follow their lead. When a group of students recently requested a senior privilege, again, we just said yes and are following their lead to make it happy. The students are presenting the plan they've developed with the senior class in mid-March.