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What to do to create culture

Know who you are and why you are in this

Critical circles

About me presentations -

Form team

Transparency

Golden circle

Belonging

Family community liaison (bringing parents in)

Build connections

Genuinely seek the input of the community

Change starts to happen in layers as soon as you start!

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Julie was a highlight of tonight.  Building positive school culture is so important.   

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Julie was a highlight of tonight.  Building positive school culture is so important.   

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Lots of models of change to choose from...gotta catch 'em all?

"Are we being thoughtful?" - are we doing these practices in our own microcosms in classrooms and departments? It's easy to critique, tougher to walk the talk and not just talk the talk.

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I loved Julie's energy and the background that supports how she became a leader and who she is. The 6 circles model is so relative to what I teach students regarding the iceberg model - you have to dig below the surface and find the root cause in order to get to the work/change

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Building trust and culture are vital steps. Without culture of trust and support no initiative can be truly successful.

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Relationships, relationships, relationships...  Building relationships is the foundation for any change. Time invested in fostering collaborative, productive, mutually beneficial relationships will always pay off in spades.

Julie showed that a leader can be humble, compassionate, and successful. I liked how she started with "To be a leader, you have to know yourself very well."

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Relationships, culture, buy-in, ownership from everyone, check-ins, adjustment.

Doing the right thing for the right reasons isn't enough if everyone doesn't know the what (right thing) and the why (right reasons).

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There is an increasing body of evidence that supports the idea that turning around a school and moving on can be considered success.

I loved Stefanie's question.

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1. Love Julie. I want to talk more to her.
2. From Julie...define your identity and make time for culture---relationships!

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Relationships. Take the time to build them and (although we didn't talk about this) nuture them. In 2 or the 3 case studies, the common denominator leading to failure or problems was the lack of relationship building.

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every good change starts somewhere it is the way in which we follow through.

Culture and people are the key to open up opportunities with in our schools

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I enjoyed learning about Meg Wheatley's work. I see that all 6 circles depend on each other. Structures succeed when we collaborate. Strategies work when convey information about them. We can find patterns in the why of our work.