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Failure is NOT an Option

Failure is NOT an Option. Chapter 5 Principle 1 Common Mission, Vision, Value and Goals. Culture. “School culture is the set of norms, values, and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies, symbols and stories that make up the ‘persona’ of the school”

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Failure is NOT an Option

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  1. Failure is NOT an Option Chapter 5 Principle 1 Common Mission, Vision, Value and Goals

  2. Culture “School culture is the set of norms, values, and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies, symbols and stories that make up the ‘persona’ of the school” Peterson(2002), Is Your School Culture toxic or positive? Education World (6)2

  3. Culture • The key to creating a school where Failure is NOT an Option is transforming school culture. • The most common word used to describe school culture is “toxic.”

  4. What is a “toxic” culture in education? Toxic cultures believe that student success is based solely upon a students’ level of concern, attentiveness, prior knowledge and willingness to comply with the demands of the school, and they articulate that belief in overt and covert ways. Educators create policies and procedures and adopt practices that support their belief in the impossibility of universal achievement. S. Cromwell (2002) – “Is your School Culture Toxic or Positive?”

  5. What is a “healthy” culture in education? Healthy school cultures have an unwavering belief in the ability of each student to achieve success and they pass that belief on to others in overt and covert ways. Educators create policies and procedures and adopt practices that support their belief in the ability of every student. S. Cromwell (2002) – “Is your School Culture Toxic or Positive?”

  6. Culture What one word would you use to describe the culture of your school? productive, toxic, healthy, blaming, energized, problematic, blame, hopeless, determined, accountable

  7. Mission • Why do you exist as a learning organization? • What do you come to school to do everyday? Is your mission statement like having cotton candy for lunch? You are happy, but still hungry for the real meal!

  8. Mission – Critical Questions • If we expect all students to learn, what is it we expect them to learn? • How will we know if they are learning it? • How will we ensure an engaging, relevant pedagogy? • What will we do when they don’t learn?

  9. Which Mission Statement(s) answers the Critical Questions? Activity

  10. It’s not about us! It’s about them…

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