Culture Keepers: Leaders Creating a Healthy School Culture (a Comprehensive Guide to Transform School Culture)

In Culture Keepers, renowned educator and author Anthony Muhammad compiles essays from leading names in education on how to build and sustain a strong school culture. Contributors provide guidance on how to transform school culture post-pandemic, how to confront staff resistance and chronic absenteeism, and how to address achievement gaps in English learners schoolwide, among other pertinent topics.

K-12 school and district leaders will:

• Understand how to approach school culture transformation post-pandemic
• Identify and confront implicit bias
• Navigate common roadblocks with tried-and-true protocols
• Address staff resistance, chronic absenteeism, and other challenges
• Commit to practices that foster motivation, empathy, and a focus on goals and values

Contents:
Foreword
Chapter 1: Developing Collective Commitment to Mission, Vision, and Values
Chapter 2: Transforming Post-Pandemic School Culture
Chapter 3: Addressing Implicit Bias Using a School Discussion Protocol
Chapter 4: Getting School Boards on Our Side
Chapter 5: Exploring a Leadership Model to Address Chronic Absenteeism
Chapter 6: Using a Four-Step Process to Create a Thriving School Culture
Chapter 7: Starting a PLC and Its Effects on School Culture
Chapter 8: Engaging Adult Learners to Improve Student Outcomes
Chapter 9: Igniting and Sustaining Teacher Motivation
Chapter 10: Responding Collectively to Deficits in English Learner Achievement
Chapter 11: Turning Around a Culture of Complacency
Chapter 12: Fostering a Collaborative Culture Through Differentiated Staff Evaluation