Saturday, April 4, 2015

WHAT SCHOOLS REALLY NEED TO SUCCEED. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing

WHAT SCHOOLS REALLY NEED TO SUCCEED. | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing:

WHAT SCHOOLS REALLY NEED TO SUCCEED.



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 Recently, Peter De Witt reported this: Russ Quaglia and his group at Teacher Voice and Aspirations International Center released the Teacher Voice Report.The participants were 8,053 non-administrative school staff consisting of:

  • 73% classroom teachers
  • 14% certified support staff
  • 12% support staff
According to their 4-year study from 2010 to 2014, Quaglia and his group found there are 8 conditions that are vital to every successful school climate. Notice none of them are about money or other rewards.
Belonging:
  • A sense of community and participation
  • All participants in the educational process are valuable members
  • All employees can be fully active, contributing participants in the life of the school.
  • Staffs are appreciated as members of the school community as a whole, and for their individual contributions.
Heroes:
–   Highly motivated school employees who set and meet high aspirations form meaningful relationships with others in the school and in the profession.
  • Mutual respect and commitment to one another are the hallmarks of a staff dedicated to system-wide school improvement.
  • Collaborative support replaces adults isolated from one another in a culture dominated by individual competition.
Sense of Accomplishment:
  • Effort, perseverance, and citizenship are recognized and appreciated.
  • Highly dedicated employees make contributions beyond the “call of duty.”
  • The school encourages effort as well as end products.
  • When recognized for their effort, staff members are more motivated to persevere through difficult tasks and to create a healthy work environment through hard work and dedication.
Fun and Excitement:
  • Interest and engagement in one’s work
  • Enjoyment improves one’s effectiveness
  • When staff are excited, they are eagerly engaged, actively involved, and they contribute more.
  • If we expect all employees to be enthusiastic about coming to school, we must provide diverse, interesting, challenging and enjoyable work experiences.
Curiosity and Creativity:
  • Allowing and encouraging all the participants in the school building to question and explore.
  • Staff should be encouraged to trust and nurture their own curiosity and creativity.
  • Limitation of mundane routine that can set in day after day, term after term, year after year.
  • All staff members are open to the same growth and change we expect of students.
Spirit of Adventure:
  • Supporting healthy risks
  • Trusting that it is all right to make mistakes and knowing there is something to be learned from any consequence–positive or negative.
Leadership and Responsibility: