With our colleague Ian Pumpian, we recently identified five pillars that ground leaders» efforts to establish, improve, and maintain a growth -
producing school climate and culture.1
Not exact matches
But the
produce - or - else testing
culture that she fostered — tying portions of some evaluations to growth in scores
and securing commitments from principals to hit numerical targets — created a
climate of fear, in the view of many
school employees.
Several other characteristics of more effective
schools include features that are also linked to the
culture of the
school and leadership: maintaining focus on learning,
producing a positive
school climate, setting high expectations for all, developing staff skills
and involving parents.