Nichole Cailler
The culture of a school starts with administration and staff. Correlational research conducted between 2000 and 2020 found that school climate and classroom climate had significant correlation to academic achievement (Erdem, & Kaya, 2023). The culture of a school impacts student learning. School administration culture has the second greatest effect on student success because they provide vision, develop staff, and organize staff to implement the vision. In addition, they oversee the academic programs (Neufeld, 2019). School culture encompasses organizational learning, relational trust, accountability, and teacher effectiveness (Kaplen & Owings, 2013).
This session will start with an overview of the research outlining how positive staff culture promotes higher student outcomes. In addition, participants will gain a solid understanding of the underpinning to creating a positive culture. Strategies for implementation and how to foster positive staff culture will be discussed, along with how to problem solve contentious staff interactions and chemistry.
