Developing a Positive School Climate

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Developing a Positive School Climate

• NAD Marketing Seminar
• Corpus Christi, TX
• February 14, 2007

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you
are.

• Theodore Roosevelt

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It is good to have an end to journey toward but
it is the journey that matters in the end.

• Ursula K. Le Guin

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Six key thoughts
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Key thought 1Keep in Contact

• Building a positive school climate starts the day
  after the school year ends.
• As summer recruitment begins, visit your current
  student.

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• Send postcards to students especially if you
  are going out-of-the country.
• Send a letter three weeks before school starts.

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Key thought 2Plan for success

• As a staff, you may want to choose a theme for
  the school year.
• Academies should bring in their student officers
  early.
• Prepare your school and classroom.

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Key thought 3The First Day

• First Day is the most important day of the year.
• You set the tone for the entire school year on
  the first day.
• Be ready to greet your students and parents on
  the first day.

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• Have an all school assembly the first day.
• Have a grand welcome to welcome back students and
  staff.
• Have a special hot lunch that day.

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Key thought 4Keep the momentum rolling

• Choose a student- of-the-week.

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Student-of-the-WeekAbigail Smith

• Favorite color Blue
• Favorite food Corn
• Favorite Ball Team
• STL Cardinals
• Favorite hero Grandpa

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Key thought 4Keep the momentum rolling

• Choose a student of the week.
• Have a monthly birthday luncheon.
• Birthday cards.
• Celebrate achievement testing.
• Publish articles about student achievement.

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• Recognize students during church for some
  achievement.
• Have a bulletin board in the church dedicated to
  school news and happenings.
• Weeks-of-prayer
• School spirit weeks
• January snow festival
• Begin some school traditions

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Key thought 5 Get parents and constituents
involved

• Have parents or church members do
  weeks-of-prayer.
• Enlist room-parents to help with special
  occasions and field trips.
• Have parents or constituents give classroom
  worships, teach a class or give a presentation.

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Key thought 6Practice genuine caring

• Students dont care how much you know until
  they know how much you care.
• Take every opportunity to show students that you
  care about them personally.
• Take every opportunity to show staff that you
  care about them personally.

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6 keys to developing a positive school climate

• Keep in Contact
• Plan for success
• The First Day
• Keep the momentum rolling
• Get parents and constituents involved
• Practice genuine caring

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
single step.

• Confucius

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A journey toward a positive school year begins
with a single step.

• Confucius Joseph