school culture

11/13

After completing the school culture survey I was not suprised by my responses. I have felt/sensed and observed a culture that is adequate but not necessarily inviting and overally positive when you enter our building. From a physical stand point we need to get a face lift! We need to make the front of our building/yard look like a groomed golf course. We have a generic sign board out front that constantly is losing letters when the wind blows! Our school is located on the main road coming into town. It would be a great recruiting tool for families and business that are thinking about moving there to see a well kept building with a modern electronic board to advertise the good things that are happening in our district and building. The climate on the inside is adequate at best. Our buiding leadership is under restructuring due to the lack of leadership last year. The only way to create a better culture is to find another building leader that has proven experience and leadership ability. There was a sense of excitement last year but if fizzled quickly because the leadership was fake and self centered. A great leader will deflect all praise to their teachers and students and not talk about their accomplishments as though they did them on their own.