A Refresher is Good! What I learned this summer? A Refresher is Good!

Gradual Release Instructional Focus (Student Accountability)

Don’t Let Complacency Kill Your Established Success

Objective Eyes

HOME/ WORK Life Balance

DON’T CANCEL YOUR HAIRCUT “We've all had situations where we have to cancel activities in our personal lives, like sacrificing a much needed haircut. There are times when these situations can't be avoided. But letting work rule your life is a one-way ticket to being overcommitted and eventual burned out. The most successful teams are made up of professionals who are as passionate about delivering flawless work products as they are about living full and productive lives outside of work.” - Victor Haseman

You need it and I need it! Diversity Trust Collaboration

What I assume about people is what I look for. What I look for is what I find. What I find influences my response. Therefore, negative assumptions about others will stimulate negative leadership of them, negative communication with them, and negative relationships with them. – John Maxwell

Presenter: Ms. Barnett How To Maintain An Excellent School Culture and Climate

Using Visual Dialogue to Stimulate Reflection Example: Not planning for instruction!! In Development Examples of concepts, programs, ideas and /or strategies that you can build on to help your students grow academically. (Revitalization) Review and rejuvenate traditional concepts, programs, ideas, and /or strategies you are using to help your students. Question: Does this work with my current students in the original format? Some Tangible Gains Examples of growth in your data regardless of how large or small based on the implementation of required concepts, programs, and /or strategies. Celebrate Your Successes! Examples: Planning for instruction and reading related books/ literature Innovative ideas, concepts and/ or strategies Dodge Elementary (August 6, 2014) Ms. Barnett Assistant Principal August, 2014

the history School Culture is over a period of time…the history perceptions/emotions Climate is now, it’s the perceptions/emotions being evoked Culture and Climate

School culture district and the school level. School culture helps establish boundaries. School culture is the shared beliefs and attitudes at the district and the school level. School culture helps establish boundaries. School climate “feel” School climate is at the school building and classroom level. It refers to the “feel” of a school. Culture and Climate

Group Dynamics

TRUST EACH OTHER “A team without mutual trust is simply a collection of individuals in the same room. Create a team culture where you have each other’s backs even when you are not in the same room. If you can do so, you’ll be able to take on the biggest challenges.” – Jennifer Burnham

Group Dynamics

Todd Whitaker The Ball Todd Whitaker The Ball

Name of the Group Total Years of Work Experience for the Group (Volunteer and Paid Experiences) Types of Work Experiences Total Education for the Group[ (Years, Special Courses, etc.) Interest/ Hobbies