School Culture Recharged: Strategies to Energize Your Staff and Culture
About this ebook
Written as a standalone guide, School Culture Recharged clarifies the difference between culture and climate and zeroes in on key school improvement efforts, including
- Moving from the culture you have to the culture you want;
- Using the school's culture to improve teaching, job satisfaction, and morale;
- Maximizing the intentions of professional learning communities; and
- Developing organizational habits--rules and rituals--that can contribute to positive change.
For education leaders at all levels, this book delivers a compelling message: Understanding and harnessing the transformative power of school culture can propel your school into the kind of place where teachers want to work, administrators can focus on what matters most, and students can thrive.
About the author
Steve Gruenert is a professor at Indiana State University. He has studied organizational culture and climate for more than 20 years and continues to learn and collaborate with other researchers as these concepts evolve. Steve is the coauthor of School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It and Minds Unleashed: How Principals Can Lead the Right-Brained Way. He and his wife have three daughters, Jennifer, Mackenzi, and Madison. His wife Emily also works at Indiana State University as a student advisor.
Todd Whitaker has been fortunate to be able to blend his passion with his profession. He is a leading presenter in the field of education. Todd is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. He has worked as teacher and a principal and is the author or coauthor of more than 40 books, including School Culture Rewired, What Great Teachers Do Differently, Your First Year, and Shifting the Monkey. Todd and his wife Beth have three children: Katherine, Madeline, and Harrison.
