What you'll learn

I can describe the strategic planning process.

I can explain how progress monitoring is vital to maintaining a healthy school culture and climate.

I can synthesize key points pertaining to staff well-being and retention to formulate a plan for fostering a more positive work environment.

I can demonstrate my cumulative learning in this module via a summative assessment.

Requirements

There are no prerequisites. Learners must be willing to honestly examine their leadership strengths and weaknesses with regard to continuous school improvement and long-term school sustainability.

Description

This course is intended for school building administrators, teacher leaders, and district human resources staff. In this course, participants will learn practical strategies on how to assess school culture and climate, along with how to establish a healthy school culture and climate where staff turnover is not the norm.Staff mental health, the labor shortage, and staff retention are major concerns right now in schools and school systems all over the world. Hiring and retaining high quality staff greatly impacts student outcomes and is often the greatest leverage point for school improvement. This course will also dive into adult social emotional learning and practical strategies for not only retaining your staff, but positioning them to be their best. When teachers are doing well mentally and emotionally, everyone benefits, especially their students.This course is brought to you by Mirror Start Educational Consulting. We are a consulting firm committed to disrupting cycles of inequity that have existed in schools and educational systems for far too long. With a combined 25+ years of experience as K-12 practitioners across teaching, pupil services and administration, having held various leadership positions, we specialize in supporting school and district leaders with leading for change and achieving more equitable student outcomes.

Overview

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Section 1: Module 1: Strategic Planning & Progress Monitoring

Lecture 2 Module 1.1: Understanding the Strategic Planning Process

Lecture 3 Readings

Lecture 4 Module 1.2: Keeping a Steady Pulse on Progress

Lecture 5 Readings

Lecture 6 Module 1.3: Understanding When to Stay the Course or to Pivot

Lecture 7 Readings

Section 2: Module 2: School Culture & Climate

Lecture 8 Module 2.1: Understanding School Culture & Climate

Lecture 9 Readings

Lecture 10 Module 2.2: Monitoring the Health of Your School’s Culture & Climate

Lecture 11 Readings

Lecture 12 Module 2.3: Addressing School Culture & Climate Needs

Lecture 13 Readings

Section 3: Module 3: Adult Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Lecture 14 Module 3.1: Understanding Emotional Intelligence

Lecture 15 Readings

Lecture 16 Module 3.2: Measuring Adult Social-Emotional Learning

Lecture 17 Readings

Lecture 18 Module 3.3: Addressing Adult Social-Emotional Learning Needs

Lecture 19 Readings

Section 4: Module 4: Retaining High Quality Staff

Lecture 20 Module 4.1: Understanding Intrinsic Motivations for Teachers

Lecture 21 Readings

Lecture 22 Module 4.2: Understanding the Art of Active Listening

Lecture 23 Readings

Lecture 24 Module 4.3: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Micromanaging

Lecture 25 Readings

Section 5: Summative Project & Course Conclusion

Intended learners primarily include school building administrators, teacher leaders, and district human resources staff, but can be impactful for practitioners across all professional sectors.