1. Portfolio requirement: Initial core values are due May 1.
Final Core values are due June 30.

2. Kotter’s 8 Step Process for Change
Create a Sense of Urgency
Build the Powerful Guiding Team
Get the Vision Right
Communicate for Buy-In
Empower Action
Create Short-Term Wins
Don’t Let Up
Make Change Stick

3. Kotter’s 8 Step Process for Change
Create a Sense of Urgency
Build the Powerful Guiding Team
Get the Vision Right
Communicate for Buy-In
Empower Action
Create Short-Term Wins
Don’t Let Up
Make Change Stick

4. Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words.
Your words become your actions.
Your actions become your habits.
Your habits become your values.
Your values become your destiny.
- Mahatma Gandhi

5. Beliefs Values Vision Mission
Beliefs and values define what
the organization stands for
and how it will behave.
Values
The vision describes the
organization in a future
successful state.
Vision
The mission explains how the organization will achieve the ideal vision.
Mission

6. Positive School Culture

7. Core Beliefs What do we believe about our students and ourselves?
(Hope-filled)
Share with team and agree on
3 common beliefs.
Write one belief per YELLOW sticky note.

8. Our values serve
as our
compass

9. Why Do We Need to Define Our Core Values?
Define our purpose
Support positive decision making
Give us confidence
Make life simpler

10. Relationships
Honesty
Authenticity
Trust

11. Steps to Identify Individual I want to be ______________.
Core Values
I want to be ______________.
Using the adjectives generated to complete the sentence stem, brainstorm a list of personal core values.
Determine top 3 personal core values. Write one core value per PINK sticky note.

12. Share personal core values with teammates.
Table Talk
Share personal core values with teammates.
Determine top 3 personal core values. Write one core value per PINK sticky note.

13. Organizational Core Values
Foundation for our work and conduct 
Basic elements of
how we do our work 
Practices we use
(or should use)
in everything
we do

14. I want us to be ______________.
Steps to Identify Team
Core Values
I want us to be ______________.
Using the list of adjectives generated to complete the sentence stem, write 3- 4 core values. Write one core value per BLUE sticky note.

15. Group core values by similarity.
Table Talk
Share core values.
Group core values by similarity.
Agree on 5 team core values. Write one team core value per BLUE sticky note.

16. The Acid Test If we believe (insert belief) and we want to be
(insert a team core value),then we should be:
DOING (actions in alignment with core value)
SEEING (responses to actions in alignment with
core value)
CREATING (results/outcomes)

17. The Acid Test (sample)
If we believe all teachers want the very best for our students and we want to be honest and transparent then we should be:
DOING Talking about our strengths and
weaknesses
SEEING Honest dialogue and collaboration
CREATING A space to take risks, fail, and get
back up

18. The Acid Test If we believe (insert belief) and we want to be
(insert a team core value),then we should be:
DOING (actions in alignment with core value)
SEEING (responses to actions in alignment with
core value)
CREATING (results/outcomes)

19. Next Steps
Discuss your school’s core values. List what work needs to be done.
Make a plan to define, revisit, or recommit to school wide core values.
Consider the process provided as possible
next steps.
Keep the conversation going, expand the audience, and invite stakeholders.

20. Timeline
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug

21. Establishment of Core Values
Determine a common set of core values amongst the staff
Action Item #1
At faculty meeting discuss the core values that leadership team selected
Action Item #2
Create a survey for all staff members for input

22. Development of Instructional Strategies
Develop a list of best practice instructional strategies with staff input
Action Item #1
Leadership team work together to kick-off the grant
Action Item #1
Mr. Johnson, Principal
Ms. Simmons, Assistant Principal
Ms. Armstrong, Teacher Leader
Mr. Schuelke, Grants Coordinator
Action Item #1
February 1, 2016
Action Item #1
-Handouts
-Calendars
-Lesson Plans

23. Feb March April May June July Aug
Action Item #2
Ms. Armstrong, Teacher Leader
Mr. Holiday, Teacher Leader
Action Item #1
Mr. Johnson, Principal
Establishment
of core values
Determine a common set of values amongst the staff
Action Item #2
Deploy Survey
February 8, 2016
Action Item #2
Survey Monkey
Action Item #2
Create a survey for all staff members for input
Action Item #1
At first faculty meeting talk with staff about best practice instructional strategies
Action Item #1
-Handouts
-Calendars
Action Item #1
February 1, 2016
Draft Calendars for Portfolio Completion
March 29
STAAR Testing
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Spring Break
March 13th -17th
Implementation Readiness
Portfolio
June 30

24. He who has a why can deal with any what
or how.
- Stephen Covey

25. Yvonne Ceynow 512-919-5422 yvonne.ceynow@esc13.txed.net